Conjecturing and generalising

  • 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?

  • Factors and Multiples Game
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    Factors and Multiples Game

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

  • 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?

  • Isometric Areas
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    Isometric Areas

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    We usually use squares to measure area, but what if we use triangles instead?

  • Climbing Complexity
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    Climbing Complexity

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In the 2020 Olympic Games, sport climbing was introduced for the first time, and something very interesting happened with the scoring system. Can you find out what was interesting about it?

  • Days and Dates
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    Days and Dates

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate how you can work out what day of the week your birthday will be on next year, and the year after...

  • Blue and White
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    Blue and White

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Identical squares of side one unit contain some circles shaded blue. In which of the four examples is the shaded area greatest?

  • A green frog.
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    Frogs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?

  • Largest product
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    Largest Product

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which set of numbers that add to 100 have the largest product?

  • Mind Reading
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    Mind Reading

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Think of a number, add one, double it, take away 3, add the number you first thought of, add 7, divide by 3 and take away the number you first thought of. You should now be left with 2. How do I know?