Being resourceful

  • Same Length Trains
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    Same length trains

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?

  • Number Balance
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    Number balance

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

  • Sizing them Up
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    Sizing them up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.

  • Clapping Times
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    Clapping times

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    If you count from 1 to 20 and clap more loudly on the numbers in the two times table, as well as saying those numbers loudly, which numbers will be loud?

  • Turning Man
    problem

    Turning man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivity to find out how many quarter turns the man must rotate through to look like each of the pictures.

  • Matching Triangles
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    Matching triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you sort these triangles into three different families and explain how you did it?

  • Inside Triangles
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    Inside triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many different triangles can you draw which each have one dot in the middle?

  • Number Lines
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    Number lines

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?

  • Repeating Patterns
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    Repeating patterns

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?

  • Two-digit targets
    problem

    Two-digit targets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?