Being resourceful

  • More Fraction Bars
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    More fraction bars

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What fraction of the black bar are the other bars? Have a go at this challenging task!

  • Extending Fraction Bars
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    Extending fraction bars

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you compare these bars with each other and express their lengths as fractions of the black bar?

  • A4 Fraction Subtraction
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    A4 fraction subtraction

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This task offers opportunities to subtract fractions using A4 paper.

  • Gabriel's Problem
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    Gabriel's problem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?

  • Growing Surprises
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    Growing surprises

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the connections between linear and quadratic patterns?

  • Multiplication arithmagons
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    Multiplication arithmagons

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the values at the vertices when you know the values on the edges of these multiplication arithmagons?

  • Reversals
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    Reversals

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Where should you start, if you want to finish back where you started?

  • Beach Huts
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    Beach huts

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?

  • Unequal Averages
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    Unequal averages

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...