Being curious

  • Dotty Six
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    Dotty Six

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

  • 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?

  • Order, Order!
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    Order, Order!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

  • If the World Were a Village
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    If the World Were a Village

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

  • How Tall?
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    How Tall?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?

  • Take three numbers
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    Take Three Numbers

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

  • Digit Addition
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    Digit Addition

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?

  • Dicey Array
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    Dicey Array

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Watch the video of this game being played. Can you work out the rules? Which dice totals are good to get, and why?

  • Make 37 Poster
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    Make 37

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

  • Hundred Square Poster
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    Hundred Square

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19?