Visualising and representing

  • Christmas chocolates
    problem

    Christmas Chocolates

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How could Penny, Tom and Matthew work out how many chocolates there are in different sized boxes?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Don't Be Late

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Mary is driving to Birmingham Airport. Using her average speed for the entire journey, find how long her journey took.

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Adjacent Factors

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Two numbers can be placed adjacent if one of them divides the other. Using only $1,...,10$, can you write the longest such list?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Reading From Behind

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the time between 3 o'clock and 10 o'clock when my digital clock looks the same from both the front and back?

  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    Fifty Coins

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Cheryl finds a bag of coins. Can you work out how many more 5p coins than 2p coins are in the bag?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Reflected Back

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Imagine reflecting the letter P in all three sides of a triangle in turn. What is the final result?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Product and Sum

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    When Jim rolled some dice, the scores had the same product and sum. How many dice did Jim roll?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Doubly Symmetric

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What is the smallest number of additional squares that must be shaded so that this figure has at least one line of symmetry and rotational symmetry of order 2?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Same Face

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A cube is rolled on a plane, landing on the squares in the order shown. Which two positions had the same face of the cube touching the surface?

  • Khun Phaen Escapes to Freedom
    game

    Khun Phaen Escapes to Freedom

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Slide the pieces to move Khun Phaen past all the guards into the position on the right from which he can escape to freedom.