Year 6 Conjecturing and generalising

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Holes

Age

5 to 11

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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?

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Doplication

Age

7 to 11

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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?

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Diagonally Square

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7 to 11

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Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?

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Round the Four Dice

Age

7 to 11

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This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.

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Round the Three Dice

Age

7 to 11

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What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

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Always, Sometimes or Never? Number

Age

7 to 11

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Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?

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Always, Sometimes or Never? Shape

Age

7 to 11

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Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?

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Name That Triangle!

Age

7 to 11

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Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

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Round and round the circle

Age

7 to 11

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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.

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Four Go

Age

7 to 11

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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?