Being resourceful

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    Domino patterns

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?

  • Domino sets
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    Domino sets

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How do you know if your set of dominoes is complete?

  • Dice in a Corner
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    Dice in a corner

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden squares

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

  • Doing and undoing
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    Doing and undoing

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.

  • Constructing Triangles
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    Constructing triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

  • Snail One Hundred
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    Snail one hundred

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.

  • Can you do \it too?
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    Can you do it too?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.

  • Now and Then
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    Now and then

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

  • Olympic Starters
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    Olympic starters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at some of the results from the Olympic Games in the past. How do you compare if you try some similar activities?