Being curious

  • Three Dice
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    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?

  • The Numbers give the design
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    The numbers give the design

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.

  • Follow the numbers
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    Follow the numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?

  • Take three numbers
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    Take three numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

  • Olympic Starters
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    Olympic starters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?

  • A yellow bag containing some threes.
    problem

    Play to 37

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game the winner is the first to make the total 37. Is this a fair game?

  • Division Rules
    problem

    Division rules

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.