Counting

There are 92 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Counting
swimming pool
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swimming pool

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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In this problem, we're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water?
Picture a Pyramid ...
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Picture a Pyramid ...

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Imagine a pyramid which is built in square layers of small cubes. If we number the cubes from the top, starting with 1, can you picture which cubes are directly below this first cube?
Alien Counting
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Alien Counting

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the different ways these aliens count in this challenge. You could start by thinking about how each of them would write our number 7.
100 Square Jigsaw
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100 Square Jigsaw

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you complete this jigsaw of the 100 square?
Cunning Card Trick
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Cunning Card Trick

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Delight your friends with this cunning trick! Can you explain how it works?
Diagonal Sums Sudoku
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Diagonal Sums Sudoku

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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Solve this Sudoku puzzle whose clues are in the form of sums of the numbers which should appear in diagonal opposite cells.
Stone Age Counting
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Stone Age Counting

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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What could these drawings, found in a cave in Spain, represent?
Queue
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Queue

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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25 students are queuing in a straight line. How many are there between Julia and Jenny?
Ladybird Count
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Ladybird Count

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Some children were playing a game. Make a graph or picture to show how many ladybirds each child had.
Amazing Card Trick
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Amazing Card Trick

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How is it possible to predict the card?