Being resourceful

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number Lines in Disguise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

  • A chopped carrot beside a whole carrot. The carrot top sits away from the chopped carrot.
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    Remainders

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?

  • Diagonal Sums
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    Diagonal Sums

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this 100 square, what is the sum of the numbers that are diagonally opposite each other?

  • Eight hidden squares
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    Eight Hidden Squares

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?

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    Doughnut Percents

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make doughnuts by matching these fractions, decimals and percentages?

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    Counting Cogs

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in Multiplying Madness?

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

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    Three Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

  • Cubes within Cubes
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    Cubes Within Cubes

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    We start with one cube and build around it. Then we build around that. How many cubes have we used?

  • Ten Hidden Squares
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    Ten Hidden Squares

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?