Being resourceful

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    Doughnut Percents

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make doughnuts by matching these fractions, decimals and percentages?

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    Counting Cogs

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in Multiplying Madness?

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

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    Three Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

  • Cubes within Cubes
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    Cubes Within Cubes

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    We start with one yellow cube and build around it to make a 3×3×3 cube with red cubes. Then we build around that red cube with blue cubes and so on. How many cubes of each colour have we used?

  • Ten Hidden Squares
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    Ten Hidden Squares

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?

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    Inky Cube

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?

  • A cardboard carton of cherries.
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    Fruity Totals

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?

  • Xavi's T-shirt
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    Xavi's T-Shirt

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How much can you read into a T-shirt?

  • Baravelle
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    Baravelle

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?