Being curious

  • Rational request
    problem

    Rational request

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you make a curve to match my friend's requirements?

  • Table patterns go wild!
    problem

    Table patterns go wild!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.

  • Partly Painted Cube
    problem

    Partly painted cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Jo made a cube from some smaller cubes, painted some of the faces of the large cube, and then took it apart again. 45 small cubes had no paint on them at all. How many small cubes did Jo use?

  • Square Pair
    problem

    Square pair

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Explore the shape of a square after it is transformed by the action of a matrix.

  • Three Dice
    problem

    Three dice

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?

  • Shifting Times Tables
    problem

    Shifting times tables

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a way to identify times tables after they have been shifted up or down?

  • How much can we spend?
    problem

    How much can we spend?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A country has decided to have just two different coins, 3z and 5z coins. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?

  • Nice or Nasty
    problem

    Nice or nasty

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

  • Strike it out
    problem

    Strike it out

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.

  • Coded hundred square
    problem

    Coded hundred square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?