Year 5 Explaining, convincing and proving
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problemFavouriteOdd Squares
Think of a number, square it and subtract your starting number. Is the number you're left with odd or even? How do the images help to explain this?
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problemFavouriteAn Easy Way to Multiply by 10?
Do you agree with Badger's statements? Is Badger's reasoning 'watertight'? Why or why not?
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problemFavouriteThree Dice
Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?
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problemFavouriteLess Is More
Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?
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problemFavouriteCompare the Calculations
Can you put these four calculations into order of difficulty? How did you decide?
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problemFavouriteGuess What?
Can you find out which 3D shape your partner has chosen before they work out your shape?
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problemFavouriteReach 100
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
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problemFavouriteRoute Product
Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?
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problemFavouriteSix Ten Total
This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.
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problemFavouriteSix Numbered Cubes
This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.
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problemFavouriteCurious Number
Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?
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problemFavouriteSquare Subtraction
Look at what happens when you take a number, square it and subtract your answer. What kind of number do you get? Can you prove it?
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problemFavouriteSubtraction Surprise
Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?
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