Squares

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden Squares

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

  • On the Edge
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    On the Edge

    Age
    11 to 14
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    If you move the tiles around, can you make squares with different coloured edges?

  • Square coordinates
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    Square Coordinates

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    11 to 14
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    A tilted square is a square with no horizontal sides. Can you devise a general instruction for the construction of a square when you are given just one of its sides?

  • Squares in rectangles
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    Squares in Rectangles

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    11 to 14
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    A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares and a 3 by 4 rectangle contains 20 squares. What sizes of rectangle contain exactly 100 squares? Can you find them all?

  • Opposite vertices
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    Opposite Vertices

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Can you recreate squares and rhombuses if you are only given a side or a diagonal?

  • LOGO Challenge 5 - Patch
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    Logo Challenge 5 - Patch

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Using LOGO, can you construct elegant procedures that will draw this family of 'floor coverings'?

  • Square It
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    Square It

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

  • LOGO Challenge 4 - Squares to Procedures
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    Logo Challenge 4 - Squares to Procedures

    Age
    11 to 16
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    This LOGO Challenge emphasises the idea of breaking down a problem into smaller manageable parts. Working on squares and angles.