Estimating and approximating

  • A jar of teddies
    problem

    A jar of teddies

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many teddies are in the jar? How many teddies could you fit in your classroom?
  • Dicey Operations
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    More Dicey operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In these multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Almost One
    problem

    Almost one

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Choose some fractions and add them together. Can you get close to 1?

  • Place your orders
    problem

    Place your orders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?

  • Can you Make 100?
    problem

    Can you make 100?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many ways can you find to put in operation signs (+, −, ×, ÷) to make 100?

  • Olympic Measures
    problem

    Olympic measures

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?

  • All in a jumble
    problem

    All in a jumble

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.

  • Where am I?
    problem

    Where am I?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?

  • More or less?
    problem

    More or less?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Are these estimates of physical quantities accurate?