Exploring and noticing

There are 412 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Exploring and noticing
Curve Hunter
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Curve hunter

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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This problem challenges you to sketch curves with different properties.

Charitable Pennies
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Charitable pennies

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
Sticky Dice
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Sticky dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Throughout these challenges, the touching faces of any adjacent dice must have the same number. Can you find a way of making the total on the top come to each number from 11 to 18 inclusive?
Magic Crosses
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Magic crosses

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find examples of magic crosses? Can you find all the possibilities?

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?
Oldest and Youngest
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Oldest and youngest

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Edith had 9 children at 15 month intervals. If the oldest is now six times as old as the youngest, how old is her youngest child?
Suit Sequence
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Suit sequence

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A pattern repeats every six symbols. What are the 100th and 101st symbols?
Knockdown
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Knockdown

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 51 - 2016
Pegs numbered 1 to 50 are placed in a row. Alternate pegs are knocked down, and this process is repeated. What is the number of the last peg to be knocked down?
How many Rectangles?
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How many rectangles?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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By drawing 5 horizontal and four vertical lines, one can form 12 rectangles. What is the greatest number of rectangles that can be formed by drawing 15 lines?
Strike it out
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Strike it out for two

Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?