Conjecturing and generalising

  • Changing areas, changing perimeters
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    Changing Areas, Changing Perimeters

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    How can you change the area of a shape but keep its perimeter the same? How can you change the perimeter but keep the area the same?

  • Two white rectangles on a wooden background, arranged like an equals sign.
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    Can They Be Equal?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?

  • Summing Consecutive Numbers
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    Summing Consecutive Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?

  • Magic Letters
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    Magic Letters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

  • Constructing Triangles
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    Constructing Triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter Possibilities

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Strange Bank Account
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    Strange Bank Account

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Imagine a very strange bank account where you are only allowed to do two things...

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards Add Backwards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?

  • About Average
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    About Average

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Beach Huts
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    Beach Huts

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?