Being resourceful

  • Product Sudoku
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    Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

  • Warmsnug Double Glazing
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    Warmsnug double glazing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How have "Warmsnug" arrived at the prices shown on their windows? Which window has been given an incorrect price?

  • Litov's Mean Value Theorem
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    Litov's mean value theorem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Start with two numbers and generate a sequence where the next number is the mean of the last two numbers...

  • Semi-regular Tessellations
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    Semi-regular tessellations

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Semi-regular tessellations combine two or more different regular polygons to fill the plane. Can you find all the semi-regular tessellations?

  • Up and across
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    Up and across

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.

  • Speeding up, slowing down
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    Speeding up, slowing down

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its speed at each stage.

  • How far does it move?
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    How far does it move?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects the distance it travels at each stage.

  • Two Clocks
    problem

    Two clocks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?

  • Little Man
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    Little man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

  • 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?