Conjecturing and generalising

  • The Great Tiling Count
    problem

    The Great Tiling Count

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Compare the numbers of particular tiles in one or all of these three designs, inspired by the floor tiles of a church in Cambridge.

  • Broken Toaster
    problem

    Broken Toaster

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Only one side of a two-slice toaster is working. What is the quickest way to toast both sides of three slices of bread?
  • Number Tracks
    problem

    Number Tracks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Ben's class were cutting up number tracks. First they cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What patterns could they see?

  • Tables Without Tens
    problem

    Tables Without Tens

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate and explain the patterns that you see from recording just the units digits of numbers in the times tables.

  • tiling
    problem

    Tiling

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    An investigation that gives you the opportunity to make and justify predictions.

  • Snake Coils
    problem

    Snake Coils

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This challenge asks you to imagine a snake coiling on itself.

  • Sums and Differences 1
    problem

    Sums and Differences 1

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This challenge focuses on finding the sum and difference of pairs of two-digit numbers.

  • Sums and Differences 2
    problem

    Sums and Differences 2

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Find the sum and difference between a pair of two-digit numbers. Now find the sum and difference between the sum and difference! What happens?

  • Surprising Split
    problem

    Surprising Split

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Does this 'trick' for calculating multiples of 11 always work? Why or why not?

  • Build it \Up more
    problem

    Build It Up More

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This task follows on from Build it Up and takes the ideas into three dimensions!