Being resilient

  • Triangles all Around
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    Triangles all around

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?

  • Board Block Challenge
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    Board block challenge

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?

  • Curious number
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    Curious number

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?

  • Dice in a Corner
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    Dice in a corner

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

  • Ribbon Squares
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    Ribbon squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest 'ribbon square' you can make? And the smallest? How many different squares can you make altogether?