Exploring and noticing

  • Lawn Border
    problem

    Lawn Border

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If I use 12 green tiles to represent my lawn, how many different ways could I arrange them? How many border tiles would I need each time?

  • Street Sequences
    problem

    Street Sequences

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate what happens when you add house numbers along a street in different ways.

  • Mobile Numbers
    problem

    Mobile Numbers

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this investigation, you are challenged to make mobile phone numbers which are easy to remember. What happens if you make a sequence adding 2 each time?

  • It's a Fence!
    problem

    It's a Fence!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this challenge, you will work in a group to investigate circular fences enclosing trees that are planted in square or triangular arrangements.

  • Triple Cubes
    problem

    Triple Cubes

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This challenge involves eight three-cube models made from interlocking cubes. Investigate different ways of putting the models together then compare your constructions.

  • Sitting round the party tables
    problem

    Sitting Round the Party Tables

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.

  • Strike it out
    game

    Strike It Out for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?

  • Counting Stick Conjectures
    problem

    Counting Stick Conjectures

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many rectangles can you see? Are they all the same size? Can you predict how many rectangles there will be in counting sticks of different lengths?

  • Month Mania
    problem

    Month Mania

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?

  • Taking a Die for a Walk
    problem

    Taking a Die for a Walk

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Investigate the numbers that come up on a die as you roll it in the direction of north, south, east and west, without going over the path it's already made.