Working systematically
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problemFavouriteA City of Towers
In this town, houses are built with one room for each person. There are some families of seven people living in the town. In how many different ways can they build their houses?
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problemFavouriteRobot Monsters
Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.
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problemFavouriteCuisenaire Counting
Here are some rods that are different colours. How could I make a yellow rod using white and red rods?
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problemFavouriteSame Length Trains
How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?
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problemFavouriteNumber Balance
Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?
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problemFavouriteTables Teaser
How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?
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problemFavouriteFruity Pairs
Which two items of fruit could Kate and Sam choose? Can you order the prices from lowest to highest?
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problemFavouriteAre You Well Balanced?
Can you work out how to make each side of this balance equally balanced? You can put more than one weight on a hook.
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problemFavourite6 Beads
If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?