Multiplication and division

game

Sumo

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

A number game requiring a strategy.
problem
Charitable pennies

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
problem
Surprising split

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Does this 'trick' for calculating multiples of 11 always work? Why or why not?
game

Ducking and dividing

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Your vessel, the Starship Diophantus, has become damaged in deep space. Can you use your knowledge of times tables and some lightning reflexes to survive?
problem
Looking at Lego

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This task offers an opportunity to explore all sorts of number relationships, but particularly multiplication.
problem
Tables teaser

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?
problem
Birthday sharing

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

It's Sahila's birthday and she is having a party. How could you answer these questions using a picture, with things, with numbers or symbols?
problem
Bundles of cubes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?
problem
Gabriel's problem

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?
problem
Six numbered cubes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.