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What Can You Find Out? - Lower Primary

Have a go at exploring as you look at these challenges, maybe with others. Talk about how it is going and if a slip-up occurs, then find a way out!

Ip Dip
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Ip Dip

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

Sitting round the party tables
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Sitting round the party tables

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
Dotty Six
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Dotty Six

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

What was in the Box?
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What was in the Box?

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This big box adds something to any number that goes into it. If you know the numbers that come out, what addition might be going on in the box?
Walking round a triangle
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Walking round a triangle

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This ladybird is taking a walk round a triangle. Can you see how much he has turned when he gets back to where he started?
Domino Patterns
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Domino Patterns

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?

Dotty Six for Two
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Dotty Six for Two

Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?

Biscuit Decorations
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Biscuit Decorations

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?
Holes
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Holes

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?

Number match
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Number match

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

En-counters
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En-counters

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.

Guess the houses
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Guess the houses

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
The Games' Medals
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The Games' Medals

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you see who the gold medal winner is? What about the silver medal winner and the bronze medal winner?
Teddy Town
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Teddy Town - Part two

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?

Teddy Town
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Teddy Town - Part three

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

Teddy Town
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Teddy Town - Part four

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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There are twenty five teddies in Teddy Town - five red, five blue, five yellow, five green and five purple. There are also twenty five houses, five of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

Teddy Town
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Teddy Town - Part five

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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There are thirty six teddies in Teddy Town - six red, six blue, six yellow, six green, six purple and six turquoise. There are also thirty six houses, six of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

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?

Two on Five
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Two on Five

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table?
Making Longer, Making Shorter
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Making Longer, Making Shorter

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

The Brown Family
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The Brown Family

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use the information about Sally and her brother to find out how many children there are in the Brown family.
Arranging cubes
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Arranging cubes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.