The problems in this masterclass package are intended to be used in a computer room to introduce students to ideas in Number Theory.
Working on a selection of these activities builds on students' knowledge of multiples and allows them to develop and formalise their understanding of linear sequences, remainders and modular arithmetic.
Shifting times tables
Can you find a way to identify times tables after they have been shifted up or down?
What numbers can we make?
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
Take three from five
Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?
What numbers can we make now?
Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?
Charlie's delightful machine
Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?
Got it
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
