Being resourceful

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    Immersion

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Various solids are lowered into a beaker of water. How does the water level rise in each case?

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    At Right Angles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you decide whether two lines are perpendicular or not? Can you do this without drawing them?

  • Speeding boats
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    Speeding Boats

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?

  • Surprising Transformations
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    Surprising Transformations

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    I took the graph y=4x+7 and performed four transformations. Can you find the order in which I could have carried out the transformations?

  • Mystic Rose
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    Mystic Rose

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the animation to help you work out how many lines are needed to draw mystic roses of different sizes.

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    Simplifying Doughnut

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you match up these equivalent algebraic expressions?

  • Mathsland National Lottery
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    Mathsland National Lottery

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the probability of winning the Mathsland National Lottery?

  • Which is bigger?
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    Which Is Bigger?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which is bigger, n+10 or 2n+3? Can you find a good method of answering similar questions?

  • Filling the gaps
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    Filling the Gaps

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which numbers can we write as a sum of square numbers?

  • Attractive Tablecloths
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    Attractive Tablecloths

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Charlie likes tablecloths that use as many colours as possible, but insists that his tablecloths have some symmetry. Can you work out how many colours he needs for different tablecloth designs?