Being resourceful

  • Multiple Surprises
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    Multiple Surprises

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sequences of multiples keep cropping up...

  • Countdown fractions
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    Countdown Fractions

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here is a chance to play a fractions version of the classic Countdown Game.

  • Parallelogram It
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    Parallelogram It

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a parallelogram.

  • A blue map of electronic connections between people.
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    Connecting Averages

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The number in the square is the mean of the four numbers surrounding it. Can you find the missing numbers? 

  • Same length
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    Same Length

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?

  • Robotic Rotations
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    Robotic Rotations

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How did the the rotation robot make these patterns?

  • Funny Factorisation
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    Funny Factorisation

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Using the digits 1 to 9, the number 4396 can be written as the product of two numbers. Can you find the factors?

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    Marbles in a Box

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How many winning lines can you make in a three-dimensional version of noughts and crosses?

  • Product Sudoku
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    Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

  • A Connect Four game with red and yellow counters placed.
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    Connect Three

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?