Comparing and ordering numbers

  • Mathland Election
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    Mathland Election

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    A political commentator summed up an election result. Given that there were just four candidates and that the figures quoted were exact find the number of votes polled for each candidate.
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    Buzzy Bee

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Buzzy Bee was building a honeycomb. She decorated the honeycomb with a pattern using numbers. Can you discover Buzzy's pattern and fill in the empty cells for her?

  • Five sticks of linked cubes of decreasing length, with the colours in rainbow order.
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    Making Sticks

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Kimie and Sebastian were making sticks from interlocking cubes and lining them up. Can they make their lines the same length? Can they make any other lines?

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    Robot Monsters

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.

  • Number Balance
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    Number Balance

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

  • I Like ...
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    I Like ...

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?

  • Can you do \it too?
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    Can You Do It Too?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.

  • Round the Two Dice
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    Round the Two Dice

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.

  • Missing Middles
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    Missing Middles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the domino pieces which would go in the middle in each case to complete the pattern of these eight sets of three dominoes?

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    Birthday Cakes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?