Being resourceful

  • Times Tables Shifts
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    Times tables shifts

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this activity, the computer chooses a times table and shifts it. Can you work out the table and the shift each time?

  • Shifting Times Tables
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    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?

  • Tower of Hanoi
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    Tower of Hanoi

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The Tower of Hanoi is an ancient mathematical challenge. Working on the building blocks may help you to explain the patterns you notice.

  • How much can we spend?
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    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. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?

  • Nice or Nasty
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    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
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    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?

  • Calculus Countdown
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    Calculus countdown

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you hit the target functions using a set of input functions and a little calculus and algebra?

  • Baravelle
    problem

    Baravelle

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?

  • The not-so-simple pendulum 2
    problem

    The not-so-simple pendulum 2

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Things are roughened up and friction is now added to the approximate simple pendulum