Odd and even numbers

There are 70 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Odd and even numbers
What Do you Need?
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What Do you Need?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Four of these clues are needed to find the chosen number on this grid and four are true but do nothing to help in finding the number. Can you sort out the clues and find the number?
Numbers as Shapes
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Numbers as Shapes

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use cubes to continue making the numbers from 7 to 20. Are they sticks, rectangles or squares?
Domino Sorting
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Domino Sorting

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Try grouping the dominoes in the ways described. Are there any left over each time? Can you explain why?
Seven Flipped
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Seven Flipped

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
Domino Pick
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Domino Pick

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Are these domino games fair? Can you explain why or why not?
Odds and Evens
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Odds and Evens

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Are these games fair? How can you tell?
Crossings
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Crossings

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this problem we are looking at sets of parallel sticks that cross each other. What is the least number of crossings you can make? And the greatest?
Number Differences
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Number Differences

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the squares below so that the difference between joined squares is odd. How many different ways can you do this?
More Numbers in the Ring
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More Numbers in the Ring

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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If there are 3 squares in the ring, can you place three different numbers in them so that their differences are odd? Try with different numbers of squares around the ring. What do you notice?
Ring a Ring of Numbers
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Ring a Ring of Numbers

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.