Conjecturing and generalising

  • Lots of Lollies
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    Lots of Lollies

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?

  • Ring a Ring of Numbers
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    Ring a Ring of Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.

  • Light the Lights
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    Light the Lights

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

  • Five Steps to 50
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    Five Steps to 50

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

  • More Numbers in the Ring
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    More Numbers in the Ring

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    If there are 3 squares in the ring, can you place three different numbers in them so that their differences are odd? Try with different numbers of squares around the ring. What do you notice?

  • Stop the Clock
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    Stop the Clock

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

  • Circles, Circles
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    Circles, Circles

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here are some arrangements of circles. How many circles would I need to make the next size up for each? Can you create your own arrangement and investigate the number of circles it needs?

  • Always, Sometimes or Never?
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    Always, Sometimes or Never?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Are these statements relating to odd and even numbers always true, sometimes true or never true?

  • I'm Eight
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    I'm Eight

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.

  • Seven coloured discs.
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    Nim-7

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you work out how to win this game of Nim? Does it matter if you go first or second?