Being curious

  • What numbers can we make?
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    What Numbers Can We Make?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?

  • Number Pyramids
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    Number Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try entering different sets of numbers in the number pyramids. How does the total at the top change?

  • Sieve of Eratosthenes
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    Sieve of Eratosthenes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.

  • Two white rectangles on a wooden background, arranged like an equals sign.
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    Can They Be Equal?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?

  • Olympic Records
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    Olympic Records

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you deduce which Olympic athletics events are represented by the graphs?

  • Summing Consecutive Numbers
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    Summing Consecutive Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?

  • Constructing Triangles
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    Constructing Triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter Possibilities

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Number Daisy
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    Number Daisy

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find six numbers to go in the daisy from which you can make all the numbers from 1 to a number bigger than 25?

  • Triangles in a Square
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    Triangles in a Square

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What are the possible areas of triangles drawn in a square?