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  • Instant Insanity
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    Instant Insanity

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
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    We have a set of four very innocent-looking cubes - each face coloured red, blue, green or white - and they have to be arranged in a row so that all of the four colours appear on each of the four long sides of the resulting cuboid.
  • Geometry and Measure - Short Problems
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    Which Face?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Which faces are opposite each other when this net is folded into a cube?

  • Platonic Planet
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    Platonic Planet

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Glarsynost lives on a planet whose shape is that of a perfect regular dodecahedron. Can you describe the shortest journey she can make to ensure that she will see every part of the planet?
  • All is Number
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    All Is Number

    Read all about Pythagoras' mathematical discoveries in this article written for students.

  • Thinking 3D
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    Thinking 3D

    How can we as teachers begin to introduce 3D ideas to young children? Where do they start? How can we lay the foundations for a later enthusiasm for working in three dimensions?

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