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  • What an odd fact(or)
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    What an Odd Fact(or)

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    11 to 14
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    Can you show that 1^99 + 2^99 + 3^99 + 4^99 + 5^99 is divisible by 5?
  • Writing Digits
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    Writing Digits

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    5 to 7
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    Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?

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    Two-Digit Targets

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    5 to 7
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    You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?

  • Our Numbers
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    Our Numbers

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    5 to 7
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    These spinners will give you the tens and unit digits of a number. Can you choose sets of numbers to collect so that you spin six numbers belonging to your sets in as few spins as possible?

  • Snail One Hundred
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    Snail One Hundred

    Age
    5 to 7
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    In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.

  • Two Spinners
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    Two Spinners

    Age
    5 to 7
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    What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?

  • 6 Beads
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    6 Beads

    Age
    5 to 7
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    If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?

  • Light the Lights
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    Light the Lights

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    5 to 7
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    Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

  • Magnifying glass
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    Number Detective

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Follow the clues to find the mystery number.

  • Dicey Addition
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    Dicey Addition

    Age
    5 to 11
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    In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.