Exploring and noticing

  • Sitting round the party tables
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    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.

  • Dotty Six
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    Dotty Six

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

  • Dicey Addition
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    Dicey Addition

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Seeing Squares
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    Seeing Squares

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

  • Carroll Diagrams
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    Carroll Diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

  • Discuss and Choose
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    Discuss and Choose

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.

  • Order, Order!
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    Order, Order!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

  • If the World Were a Village
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    If the World Were a Village

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

  • How Tall?
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    How Tall?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?

  • Make 37 Poster
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    Make 37

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?