Visualising and representing

  • That number square
    problem

    That number square

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?

  • How do you see it?
    problem

    How do you see it?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out.

  • Doing and undoing
    problem

    Doing and undoing

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.

  • Seeing Squares for Two
    game

    Seeing squares for two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?
  • Digit Addition
    problem

    Digit addition

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?

  • World of Tan
    list

    World of Tan

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Read about the adventures of Granma T and her grandchildren in this series of stories, accompanied by interactive tangrams.
  • How Many?
    problem

    How many?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?

  • Sweetie Box
    problem

    Sweetie box

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Max and Bryony both have a box of sweets. What do you know about the number of sweets they each have?
  • Make 37 Poster
    problem

    Make 37

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick any ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

  • Pumpkin Patch
    game

    Pumpkin patch

    Age
    5 to 18

    A game for two players based on a game from the Somali people of Africa. The first player to pick all the other's 'pumpkins' is the winner.