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  • Changing areas, changing perimeters
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    Changing areas, changing perimeters

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    11 to 14
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    How can you change the area of a shape but keep its perimeter the same? How can you change the perimeter but keep the area the same?

  • Can they be equal?
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    Can they be equal?

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    Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?

  • Summing Consecutive Numbers
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    Summing consecutive numbers

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    11 to 14
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    15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?

  • Magic Letters
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    Magic letters

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    11 to 14
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    Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden squares

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter possibilities

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    11 to 14
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    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Fence it
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    Fence it

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    11 to 14
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    If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?

  • Number Daisy
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    Number daisy

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find six numbers to go in the daisy from which you can make all the numbers from 1 to a number bigger than 25?

  • Triangles in a Square
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    Triangles in a square

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    11 to 14
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    What are the possible areas of triangles drawn in a square?

  • Cryptarithms
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    Cryptarithms

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    11 to 14
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    Can you crack these cryptarithms?