Counting

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Binomial coefficients

An introduction to the binomial coefficient, and exploration of some of the formulae it satisfies.
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Snail one hundred

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

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.
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How would we count?

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.
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Some secret codes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you follow the rule to decode the messages?
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All change

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?
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Jumping squares

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.
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Pairs of legs

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?
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Incey Wincey Spider

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?
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Dotty six

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.
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Count the digits

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?