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Year 6 Conjecturing and generalising

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?

Round the Four Dice
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Round the four dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
Round the Three Dice
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Round the three dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

Name That Triangle!
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Name that triangle!

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

Doplication
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Doplication

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?
Diagonally Square
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Diagonally square

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?
Treasure Hunt
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Treasure hunt

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?

Button-Up Some More
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Button-up some more

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?

Number Lines in Disguise
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Number lines in disguise

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?
Round and round the circle
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Round and round the circle

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.

Four Go
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Four go

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?
Counting Cogs
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Counting cogs

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?
Making Spirals
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Making spirals

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you make a spiral for yourself? Explore some different ways to create your own spiral pattern and explore differences between different spirals.

Finding 3D Stacks
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Finding 3D stacks

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you find a way of counting the spheres in these arrangements?