Exploring and noticing

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    Factor-multiple chains

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?

  • Route Product
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    Route product

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?

  • Four Go
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    Four go

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?

  • Table patterns go wild!
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    Table patterns go wild!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.

  • Next size up
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    Next size up

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The challenge for you is to make a string of six (or more!) graded cubes.

  • Factor track
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    Factor track

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Factor track is not a race but a game of skill. The idea is to go round the track in as few moves as possible, keeping to the rules.

  • Now and Then
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    Now and then

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

  • Daisy
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    Daisy

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game for two players, take it in turns to shade one petal, or two petals next to each other. Is it better to go first or second?
  • Through the Window
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    Through the window

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?

  • Bundles of Cubes
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    Bundles of cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?