Being resourceful

  • Eggs in Baskets
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    Eggs in Baskets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

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    Three Ball Line Up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.

  • Little Man
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    Little Man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

  • Wallpaper
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    Wallpaper

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Find the Difference
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    Find the Difference

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.

  • Light the Lights
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    Light the Lights

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

  • Pairs of legs
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    Pairs of Legs

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?

  • Jumping squares
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    Jumping Squares

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.

  • Olympic rings
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    Olympic Rings

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you design your own version of the Olympic rings, using interlocking squares instead of circles?

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    The Amazing Splitting Plant

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?