Exploring and noticing

  • Fence it
    problem
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    Fence It

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?

  • Strange Bank Account
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    Strange Bank Account

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Imagine a very strange bank account where you are only allowed to do two things...

  • Up, down, flying around
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    Up, Down, Flying Around

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Play this game to learn about adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers

  • Add to 200
    problem
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    Add to 200

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    By selecting digits for an addition grid, what targets can you make?

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards Add Backwards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?

  • About Average
    problem
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    About Average

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Half a minute
    problem
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    Half a Minute

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?

  • Beach Huts
    problem
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    Beach Huts

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?

  • Growing Surprises
    problem
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    Growing Surprises

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the connections between linear and quadratic patterns?

  • Polygon Rings
    problem
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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?