Working systematically

  • Knights moving
    problem

    Knights Moving

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Can you swap the black knights with the white knights in the minimum number of moves?
  • Train Routes
    problem

    Train Routes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    This train line has two tracks which cross at different points. Can you find all the routes that end at Cheston?
  • One Out One Under
    problem

    One Out One Under

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Imagine a stack of numbered cards with one on top. Discard the top, put the next card to the bottom and repeat continuously. Can you predict the last card?
  • Homes
    problem

    Homes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Six new homes are being built! They can be detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. How many different combinations of these can you find?
  • Red Express Train
    problem

    Red Express Train

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    The Red Express Train usually has five red carriages. How many ways can you find to add two blue carriages?
  • The School Trip
    problem

    The School Trip

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Lorenzie was packing his bag for a school trip. He packed four shirts and three pairs of pants. "I will be able to have a different outfit each day", he said. How many days will Lorenzie be away?
  • Fair Exchange
    problem

    Fair Exchange

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    In your bank, you have three types of coins. The number of spots shows how much they are worth. Can you choose coins to exchange with the groups given to make the same total?
  • Dienes' Logiblocs
    problem

    Dienes' Logiblocs

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    This problem focuses on Dienes' Logiblocs. What is the same and what is different about these pairs of shapes? Can you describe the shapes in the picture?
  • 3 blocks towers
    problem

    Three Block Towers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take three differently coloured blocks - maybe red, yellow and blue. Make a tower using one of each colour. How many different towers can you make?

  • Leap Frog
    problem

    Leap Frog

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    The brown frog and green frog want to swap places without getting wet. They can hop onto a lily pad next to them, or hop over each other. How could they do it?