Working systematically

  • Flippin' discs
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    Flippin' Discs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Discs are flipped in the air. You win if all the faces show the same colour. What is the probability of winning?

  • How far does it move?
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    How Far Does It Move?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects the distance it travels at each stage.

  • Substitution Cipher
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    Substitution Cipher

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.

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    In the Bag

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you guess the colours of the 10 marbles in the bag? Can you develop an effective strategy for reaching 1000 points in the least number of rounds?

  • m, m and m
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    M, M and M

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

  • Elevenses
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    Elevenses

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?

  • Multiples Sudoku
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    Multiples Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Each clue in this Sudoku is the product of the two numbers in adjacent cells.

  • Keep it simple
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    Keep It Simple

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can all unit fractions be written as the sum of two unit fractions?

  • A glue stick with the lid off.
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    Sticky Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent pair adds up to a square number?

  • How steep is the slope?
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    How Steep Is the Slope?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    On the grid provided, we can draw lines with different gradients. How many different gradients can you find? Can you arrange them in order of steepness?