Collecting data

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    Three Ball Line Up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.

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    In the Playground

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What can you say about the child who will be first on the playground tomorrow morning at breaktime in your school?

  • Real Statistics
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    Real Statistics

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

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    The Car That Passes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?

  • The hair colour game
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    The Hair Colour Game

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The class were playing a maths game using interlocking cubes. Can you help them record what happened?
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    Reaction Timer

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    This problem offers you two ways to test reactions - use them to investigate your ideas about speeds of reaction.

  • Hourglass with blue sand.
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    Estimating Time

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.

  • Two and One
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    Two and One

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Terry and Ali are playing a game with three balls. Is it fair that Terry wins when the middle ball is red?
  • Birds in the Garden
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    Birds in the Garden

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This activity asks you to collect information about the birds you see in the garden. Are there patterns in the data or do the birds seem to visit randomly?
  • Compare the Squares
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    Compare the Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this problem you will do your own poll to find out whether your friends think two squares on a board are the same colour or not.