Being collaborative

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    Four Triangles Puzzle

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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?

  • Break it up!
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    Break It Up!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In how many different ways can you break up a stick of seven interlocking cubes? Now try with a stick of eight cubes and a stick of six cubes. What do you notice?

  • Growing Garlic
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    Growing Garlic

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Ben and his mum are planting garlic. Can you find out how many cloves of garlic they might have had?

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    Venn Diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?

  • Strike it out
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    Strike It Out

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.

  • Jig Shapes
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    Jig Shapes

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?

  • Fraction Match
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    Fraction Match

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

  • Ip Dip
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    Ip Dip

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    "Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

  • Seeing Squares
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    Seeing Squares

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

  • Carroll Diagrams
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    Carroll Diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?