Exploring and noticing

Want some suggestions about where to go next with the game?

If you'd like to explore the game freely, without any nudges from us, choose this version.

Like a bit of help getting into the game? Then have a look at this.

What is the largest 'ribbon square' you can make? And the smallest? How many different squares can you make altogether?

Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.

In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?

Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?

With access to weather station data, what interesting questions can you investigate?

How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?