Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    To Run or Not to Run?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

    If an athlete takes 10 minutes longer to walk, run and cycle three miles than he does to cycle all three miles, how long does it take him?

  • More Number Sandwiches
    problem

    More Number Sandwiches

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    When is it impossible to make number sandwiches?

  • The Triangle Game
    game

    The Triangle Game

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    Can you discover whether this is a fair game?

  • Classifying Solids using Angle Deficiency
    problem

    Classifying Solids Using Angle Deficiency

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    Toni Beardon has chosen this article introducing a rich area for practical exploration and discovery in 3D geometry

  • Where are the primes?
    problem

    Where Are the Primes?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    What can we say about all the primes which are greater than 3?

  • Three consecutive odd numbers
    problem

    Three Consecutive Odd Numbers

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    How many sets of three consecutive odd numbers can you find, in which all three numbers are prime?

  • Adding odd numbers
    problem

    Adding Odd Numbers

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    Is there a quick and easy way to calculate the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?

  • Cyclic Quadrilaterals Proof
    problem

    Cyclic Quadrilaterals Proof

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level

    Can you prove that the opposite angles of cyclic quadrilaterals add to $180^\circ$?

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