KS3 Maths Club Activities

These hands-on activities are ideal for students aged 11-14 to use in maths clubs and whole-school maths events.

  • One orange stone and one grey stone.
    game

    Two Stones

    Age
    5 to 18

    This game is known as Pong hau k'i in China and Ou-moul-ko-no in Korea. Why not challenge a friend to play it with you?

  • A gold star hanging ornament.
    game

    Twinkle Twinkle

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    A game for 2 people. Take turns placing a counter on the star. You win when you have completed a line of 3 in your colour.

  • Dicey Operations
    game
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    Dicey Operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Dozens
    problem
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    Dozens

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?

  • Got It
    problem
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    Got It

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    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.

  • A rolled up old-fashioned treasure map.
    problem
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    Treasure Hunt

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?

  • The Number Jumbler
    problem
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    The Number Jumbler

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?

  • More Less is More
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    More Less Is More

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    In each of these games, you will need a little bit of luck and your knowledge of place value to develop a winning strategy.

  • A black house number 15 on a white background, on a brick wall.
    game

    Fifteen

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Can you spot the similarities between this game and other games you know? The aim is to choose 3 numbers that total 15.

  • problem

    Number Sandwiches

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Can you arrange the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 and 3 to make a Number Sandwich?

  • A chopped carrot beside a whole carrot. The carrot top sits away from the chopped carrot.
    problem
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    Remainders

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?

  • problem
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    Three Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

  • Tea Cups
    problem

    Tea Cups

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.

  • Factors and Multiples Game
    game
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    Factors and Multiples Game

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

  • A colourful cube made from a plastic Polydron net.
    problem

    Air Nets

    Age
    7 to 18
    Challenge level

    Can you visualise whether these nets fold up into 3D shapes? Watch the videos each time to see if you were correct.

  • A cardboard carton of cherries.
    problem
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    Fruity Totals

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?

  • Xavi's T-shirt
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    Xavi's T-Shirt

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    How much can you read into a T-shirt?

  • Dominoes
    game

    Dominoes

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    Everthing you have always wanted to do with dominoes! Some of these games are good for practising your mental calculation skills, and some are good for your reasoning skills.

  • Pentanim
    game

    Pentanim

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    A game for 2 players with similarities to NIM. Place one counter on each spot on the games board. Players take it is turns to remove 1 or 2 adjacent counters. The winner picks up the last counter.

  • A green traffic light.
    game

    Low Go

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    A game for 2 players. Take turns to place a counter so that it occupies one of the lowest possible positions in the grid. The first player to complete a line of 4 wins.

  • A magician's black top hat and wand.
    problem

    Prime Magic

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    Place the numbers 1, 2, 3,..., 9 one on each square of a 3 by 3 grid so that all the rows and columns add up to a prime number. How many different solutions can you find?

  • Colour in the Square
    problem

    Colour in the Square

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    Can you put the 25 coloured tiles into the 5 × 5 square so that no column, no row and no diagonal line have tiles of the same colour in them?

  • Four dominoes arranged with four threes in the centre.
    game

    Domino Magic Rectangle

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level

    An ordinary set of dominoes can be laid out as a 7 by 4 magic rectangle in which all the spots in all the columns add to 24, while those in the rows add to 42. Try it! Now try the magic square...

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