Visualising and representing

  • Cuboids
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    Cuboids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you find a cuboid that has a surface area of exactly 100 square units. Is there more than one? Can you find them all?

  • Efficient cutting
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    Efficient Cutting

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use a single sheet of A4 paper and make a cylinder having the greatest possible volume. The cylinder must be closed off by a circle at each end.

  • Up and across
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    Up and Across

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.

  • Cola can
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    Cola Can

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    An aluminium can contains 330 ml of cola. If the can's diameter is 6 cm what is the can's height?

  • What's it worth?
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    What's It Worth?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

  • Charlie's delightful machine
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    Charlie's Delightful Machine

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?

  • Vector Racer
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    Vector Racer

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The classic vector racing game.

  • Multiple Surprises
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    Multiple Surprises

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sequences of multiples keep cropping up...

  • A blue map of electronic connections between people.
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    Connecting Averages

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The number in the square is the mean of the four numbers surrounding it. Can you find the missing numbers? 

  • Funny Factorisation
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    Funny Factorisation

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Using the digits 1 to 9, the number 4396 can be written as the product of two numbers. Can you find the factors?