Exploring and noticing
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problemFavouriteTransformations on a Pegboard
How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?
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problemFavouriteLet Us Reflect
Where can you put the mirror across the square so that you can still "see" the whole square? How many different positions are possible?
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problemFavouriteTrebling
Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one solution in each case?
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problemFavouriteFractional Triangles
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
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problemFavouriteHow Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.
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problemFavouriteBrush Loads
How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.
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problemFavouriteReal Statistics
Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?
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problemFavouriteMultiplication Square Jigsaw
Can you complete this jigsaw of the multiplication square?
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problemFavouriteWhat's in the Box?
This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?