Conjecturing and generalising

  • Multiply Multiples 3
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    Multiply Multiples 3

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    7 to 11
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    Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?

  • Division Rules
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    Division Rules

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    7 to 11
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    This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.

  • Name That Triangle!
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    Name That Triangle!

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    7 to 11
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    Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

  • Guess What?
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    Guess What?

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    7 to 11
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    Can you find out which 3D shape your partner has chosen before they work out your shape?

  • Diagonally Square
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    Diagonally Square

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    7 to 11
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    Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?

  • Seeing Parallelograms
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    Seeing Parallelograms

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    7 to 11
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    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.

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    Round and Round the Circle

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    7 to 11
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    What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.

  • Making Boxes
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    Making Boxes

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    7 to 11
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    Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's Dominoes

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    7 to 11
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    Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?

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    Reach 100

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    7 to 11
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    Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.