Visualising and representing

  • Fill Me Up
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    Fill Me Up

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you sketch graphs to show how the height of water changes in different containers as they are filled?

  • Seven Squares
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    Seven Squares

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch these videos to see how Phoebe, Alice and Luke chose to draw 7 squares. How would they draw 100?

  • A blue patchwork quilt draped over a white sofa.
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    Alison's Quilt

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Nine squares are fitted together to form a rectangle. Can you find its dimensions?

  • Temperature
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    Temperature

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Is there a temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same?

  • Non-Transitive Dice
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    Non-Transitive Dice

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea?

  • Triathlon and Fitness
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    Triathlon and Fitness

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?

  • Always a multiple?
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    Always a Multiple?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Think of a two digit number, reverse the digits, and add the numbers together. Something special happens...

  • Quadrilaterals in a Square
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    Quadrilaterals in a Square

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What's special about the area of quadrilaterals drawn in a square?

  • Garden Shed
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    Garden Shed

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you minimise the amount of wood needed to build the roof of my garden shed?

  • Impossibilities
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    Impossibilities

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Just because a problem is impossible doesn't mean it's difficult...