Being resourceful

  • Diminishing Returns
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    Diminishing Returns

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How much of the square is coloured blue? How will the pattern continue?

  • Shifting Times Tables
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    Shifting Times Tables

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find a way to identify times tables after they have been shifted up or down?

  • Mixing Lemonade
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    Mixing Lemonade

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you work out which drink has the stronger flavour?

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    How Would You Score It?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Invent a scoring system for a 'guess the weight' competition.

  • A ring of Jacks, Queens and Kings on a green table.
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    Sociable Cards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Move your counters through this snake of cards and see how far you can go. Are you surprised by where you end up?

  • What does random look like?
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    What Does Random Look Like?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Engage in a little mathematical detective work to see if you can spot the fakes.

  • Place your orders
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    Place Your Orders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?

  • Shape Products
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    Shape Products

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the multiplication sums to work out what they are?

  • Fractions Rectangle
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    Fractions Rectangle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The large rectangle is divided into quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the ten numbered shapes?

  • Number Families
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    Number Families

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many different number families can you find?