Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Colourful Cube
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    Colourful Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A colourful cube is made from little red and yellow cubes. But can you work out how many of each?

  • Gabriel's Problem
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    Gabriel's Problem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?

  • Polygon Rings
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    Polygon Rings

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Join pentagons together edge to edge. Will they form a ring?

  • Star Polygons
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    Star Polygons

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Draw some stars and measure the angles at their points. Can you find and prove a result about their sum?

  • Legs Eleven
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    Legs Eleven

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?

  • Think of Two Numbers
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    Think of Two Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?

  • Children at Large
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    Children at Large

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are four children in a family, two girls, Kate and Sally, and two boys, Tom and Ben. How old are the children?

  • An Unusual Shape
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    An Unusual Shape

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you maximise the area available to a grazing goat?

  • More Number Pyramids
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    More Number Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    When number pyramids have a sequence on the bottom layer, some interesting patterns emerge...

  • Seven Squares - Group-worthy Task
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    Seven Squares - Group-Worthy Task

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?