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Year 4 Working Systematically

Four Triangles Puzzle
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Four Triangles Puzzle

Age
5 to 11
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Cut four triangles from a square as shown in the picture. How many different shapes can you make by fitting the four triangles back together?
Zios and Zepts
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Zios and Zepts

Age
7 to 11
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On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Nine-Pin Triangles
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Nine-Pin Triangles

Age
7 to 11
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How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?
Torn Shapes
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Torn Shapes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?
Coordinate Challenge
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Coordinate Challenge

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the clues about the symmetrical properties of these letters to place them on the grid.
Round the Dice Decimals 1
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Round the Dice Decimals 1

Age
7 to 11
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Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Shapes on the Playground
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Shapes on the Playground

Age
7 to 11
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Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?
Fractions in a Box
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Fractions in a Box

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.
Light the Lights Again
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Light the Lights Again

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?

Symmetry Challenge
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Symmetry Challenge

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many symmetric designs can you make on this grid? Can you find them all?