Conjecturing and generalising

  • Strange Bank Account
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    Strange Bank Account

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    Imagine a very strange bank account where you are only allowed to do two things...

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards Add Backwards

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?

  • About Average
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    About Average

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Beach Huts
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    Beach Huts

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?

  • Growing Surprises
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    Growing Surprises

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    Can you find the connections between linear and quadratic patterns?

  • Polygon Rings
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    Polygon Rings

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    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    Join pentagons together edge to edge. Will they form a ring?

  • Same Answer
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    Same Answer

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    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Aisha's division and subtraction calculations both gave the same answer! Can you find some more examples?

  • More Isometric Areas
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    More Isometric Areas

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    11 to 14
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    2 out of 3

    Isometric Areas explored areas of parallelograms in triangular units. Here we explore areas of triangles...

  • Counting Factors
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    Counting Factors

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    11 to 14
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    2 out of 3

    Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?

  • Is there a theorem?
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    Is There a Theorem?

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    11 to 14
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    2 out of 3

    Draw a square. A second square of the same size slides around the first always maintaining contact and keeping the same orientation. How far does the dot travel?