Exploring and noticing

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    Doughnut Percents

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make doughnuts by matching these fractions, decimals and percentages?

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    Counting Cogs

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in Multiplying Madness?

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

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    Three Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

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    Inky Cube

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?

  • Factors and Multiples Game
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    Factors and Multiples Game

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

  • Xavi's T-shirt
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    Xavi's T-Shirt

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How much can you read into a T-shirt?

  • Almost One
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    Almost One

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Choose some fractions and add them together. Can you get close to 1?

  • Angles inside
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    Angles Inside

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Draw some angles inside a rectangle. What do you notice? Can you prove it?

  • Climbing Complexity
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    Climbing Complexity

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In the 2020 Olympic Games, sport climbing was introduced for the first time, and something very interesting happened with the scoring system. Can you find out what was interesting about it?