Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
Leap Frog
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Leap Frog

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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The brown frog and green frog want to swap places without getting wet. They can hop onto a lily pad next to them, or hop over each other. How could they do it?
3 blocks towers
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Three block towers

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Take three differently coloured blocks - maybe red, yellow and blue. Make a tower using one of each colour. How many different towers can you make?
Teddy Town
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Teddy Town

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
Watch your Feet
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Watch your Feet

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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I like to walk along the cracks of the paving stones, but not the outside edge of the path itself. How many different routes can you find for me to take?
Halloween Investigation
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Halloween Investigation

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Ana and Ross looked in a trunk in the attic. They found old cloaks and gowns, hats and masks. How many possible costumes could they make?
Penta Place
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Penta Place

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Penta people, the Pentominoes, always build their houses from five square rooms. I wonder how many different Penta homes you can create?
Let's Investigate Triangles
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Let's Investigate Triangles

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Vincent and Tara are making triangles with the class construction set. They have a pile of strips of different lengths. How many different triangles can they make?
Maze 100
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Maze 100

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
Making Cuboids
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Making Cuboids

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?
Making Boxes
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Making Boxes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?