Working systematically

  • How far does it move?
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    How far does it move?

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    11 to 14
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects the distance it travels at each stage.

  • Substitution Cipher
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    Substitution cipher

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    11 to 14
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    Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.

  • Factors and Multiples Puzzle
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    Factors and multiples puzzle

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    11 to 14
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    Using your knowledge of the properties of numbers, can you fill all the squares on the board?

  • Triangular Clock
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    Triangular clock

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    11 to 14
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    Trinni rearanges numbers on a clock face so each adjacent pair add up to a triangle number... What number did she put where 6 would usually be?
  • ACE, TWO, THREE...
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    Ace, two, three...

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    11 to 14
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    Can you picture how to order the cards to reproduce Charlie's card trick for yourself?

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    In the bag

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    11 to 14
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    Can you guess the colours of the 10 marbles in the bag? Can you develop an effective strategy for reaching 1000 points in the least number of rounds?

  • m, m and m
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    M, M and M

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    11 to 14
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    If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

  • Elevenses
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    Elevenses

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    11 to 14
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    How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?

  • Multiples Sudoku
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    Multiples Sudoku

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    11 to 14
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    Each clue in this Sudoku is the product of the two numbers in adjacent cells.

  • Keep it simple
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    Keep it simple

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Can all unit fractions be written as the sum of two unit fractions?