Being curious

  • A wooden noughts and crosses game, with three crosses in a diagonal row.
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    First Connect Three

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    Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?

  • Sea Level
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    Sea Level

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    What numbers would you put on this number line as it goes under the sea level?

  • Coded hundred square
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    Coded Hundred Square

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    7 to 11
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    This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?

  • Nice or Nasty
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    Nice or Nasty

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    There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

  • Three Dice
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    Three Dice

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    7 to 11
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    Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?

  • Follow the numbers
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    Follow the Numbers

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    7 to 11
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    What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules.

  • Bryony's Triangle
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    Bryony's Triangle

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    7 to 11
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    Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?

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    The Domesday Project

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    Take a look at these data collected by children in 1986 as part of the Domesday Project. What do they tell you? What do you think about the way they are presented?

  • Going for Gold
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    Going for Gold

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    Looking at the Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?

  • Olympic Starters
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    Olympic Starters

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    7 to 11
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    Look at some of the results from the Olympic Games in the past. How do you compare if you try some similar activities?