Visualising and representing

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    Two Numbers Under the Microscope

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.

  • Snail One Hundred
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    Snail One Hundred

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?

  • Birthday Sharing
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    Birthday Sharing

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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?

  • How Many?
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    How Many?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?

  • Subtraction Slip
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    Subtraction Slip

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you spot the mistake in this video? How would you work out the answer to this calculation?

  • Eggs in Baskets
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    Eggs in Baskets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

  • Olympic rings
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    Olympic Rings

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you design your own version of the Olympic rings, using interlocking squares instead of circles?

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    The Amazing Splitting Plant

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?

  • Always, Sometimes or Never?
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    Always, Sometimes or Never?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Are these statements relating to odd and even numbers always true, sometimes true or never true?