Visualising and representing

  • Perimeter Challenge
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    Perimeter Challenge

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you deduce the perimeters of the shapes from the information given?

  • Colourful Cube
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    Colourful Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A colourful cube is made from little red and yellow cubes. But can you work out how many of each?

  • Growing Surprises
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    Growing Surprises

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the connections between linear and quadratic patterns?

  • Same Answer
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    Same Answer

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Aisha's division and subtraction calculations both gave the same answer! Can you find some more examples?

  • More Isometric Areas
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    More Isometric Areas

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Isometric Areas explored areas of parallelograms in triangular units. Here we explore areas of triangles...

  • Counting Factors
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    Counting Factors

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?

  • Legs Eleven
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    Legs Eleven

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?

  • Think of Two Numbers
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    Think of Two Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?

  • Rolling Around
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    Rolling Around

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?

  • An Unusual Shape
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    An Unusual Shape

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you maximise the area available to a grazing goat?