Being resourceful

  • Odds, Evens and More Evens
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    Odds, Evens and More Evens

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    11 to 14
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    Alison, Bernard and Charlie have been exploring sequences of odd and even numbers, which raise some intriguing questions...

  • Constructing Triangles
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    Constructing Triangles

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    Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden Squares

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

  • Cryptarithms
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    Cryptarithms

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    11 to 14
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    Can you crack these cryptarithms?

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards Add Backwards

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    11 to 14
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    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?

  • About Average
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    About Average

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Half a minute
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    Half a Minute

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    11 to 14
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    Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?

  • Beach Huts
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    Beach Huts

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

  • Growing Surprises
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    Growing Surprises

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

  • Gabriel's Problem
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    Gabriel's Problem

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