Visualising and representing

  • Subtraction Slip
    problem

    Subtraction slip

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you spot the mistake in this video? How would you work out the answer to this calculation?

  • Teddy Bear Line-Up
    problem

    Teddy bear line-up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    What is the least number of moves you can take to rearrange the bears so that no bear is next to a bear of the same colour?
  • Change Around
    problem

    Change around

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Move just three of the circles so that the triangle faces in the opposite direction.
  • Six to Four
    problem

    Six to four

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Move four sticks so there are exactly four triangles.
  • Routes 1 and 5
    problem

    Routes 1 and 5

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these operations. What number do you end on?
  • Eggs in Baskets
    problem

    Eggs in baskets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • Tessellating Capitals
    problem

    Tessellating capitals

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Have you ever tried tessellating capital letters? Have a look at these examples and then try some for yourself.
  • Building with Cubes
    problem

    Building with cubes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Try to picture these buildings of cubes in your head. Can you make them to check whether you had imagined them correctly?
  • How Many Pieces This Time?
    problem

    How many pieces this time?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many pieces of string have been used in these patterns? Can you describe how you know?
  • Olympic rings
    problem

    Olympic rings

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you design your own version of the Olympic rings, using interlocking squares instead of circles?