Working systematically

problem

Window Frames

Age

5 to 14

Challenge level

This task encourages you to investigate the number of edging pieces and panes in different sized windows.
problem

Rod Area

Age

7 to 11

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

Birthday Cake Candles

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This challenge involves calculating the number of candles needed on birthday cakes. It is an opportunity to explore numbers and discover new things.
problem

Multilink Cubes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?
problem

Prompt Cards

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

These two group activities use mathematical reasoning - one is numerical, one geometric.
problem

3 Rings

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

If you have three circular objects, you could arrange them so that they are separate, touching, overlapping or inside each other. Can you investigate all the different possibilities?
problem

Tri.'s

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

How many triangles can you make on the 3 by 3 pegboard?
problem

Street Party

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8 blocks.