Exploring and noticing

This challenge involves eight three-cube models made from interlocking cubes. Investigate different ways of putting the models together then compare your constructions.

"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.

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

In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.

Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?