Visualising and representing

game

Seega

Age

5 to 18

An ancient game for two from Egypt. You'll need twelve distinctive 'stones' each to play. You could chalk out the board on the ground - do ask permission first.
game

Alquerque

Age

5 to 18

This game for two, was played in ancient Egypt as far back as 1400 BC. The game was taken by the Moors to Spain, where it is mentioned in 13th century manuscripts, and the Spanish name Alquerque derives from the Arabic El- quirkat. Watch out for being 'huffed'.
problem
Rod area

Age

7 to 11

This task challenges you to create symmetrical U shapes out of rods and find their areas.
interactivity
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Tangram browser

Age

7 to 11

Explore our selection of interactive tangrams. Can you use the tangram pieces to re-create each picture?
problem
Folding flowers 1

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you visualise what shape this piece of paper will make when it is folded?
problem
Folding flowers 2

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Make a flower design using the same shape made out of different sizes of paper.
problem
Always, sometimes or never? Number

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?
problem
Linked chains

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you find ways to make twenty-link chains from these smaller chains? This gives opportunities for different approaches.
problem
Jigsaw pieces

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

How will you go about finding all the jigsaw pieces that have one peg and one hole?
problem
Representing numbers

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Find as many different ways of representing this number of dots as you can.