Cambridge Primary Maths Mapping Stage 4
Number Stage 4
Ring of Numbers
Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.
Little Man
The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?
The Vegetable Garden
Ben is planting garlic. Can you use the information to work out how many garlic cloves he has planted?
Fruit in a Bowl
Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?
The Tomato and the Bean
At the beginning of May Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?
Blackcurrantiest
Can you decide whose drink has the strongest blackcurrant flavour from these pictures?
Happy Halving
Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?
Same Shapes
How can these shapes be cut in half to make two shapes the same shape and size? Can you find more than one way to do it?
Ordering Cards
This problem is designed to help children to learn, and to use, the two and three times tables.
Strike it Out
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
Swimming Pool
In this problem, we're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water?
Plants
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Sorting the Numbers
Can you put the numbers in the correct place in this Carroll diagram?
Rectangle Tangle
The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the shapes?
Which Is Quicker?
Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?
Sea LevelLive
The picture shows a lighthouse and some underwater creatures. Can you work out the distances between some of the different creatures?
Fractional 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.
The Thousands Game
Each child in Class 3 took four numbers out of the bag. Who had made the highest even number?
Matching Fractions
Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.
Let Us Divide!
Look at different ways of dividing things. What do they mean? How might you show them in a picture, with things, with numbers and symbols?
Take Three Numbers
What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?
Magic Vs
Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?
The Mathemagician's Seven Spells
"Tell me the next two numbers in each of these seven minor spells", chanted the Mathemagician, "And the great spell will crumble away!" Can you help Anna and David break the spell?
Multiplication Square Jigsaw
Can you complete this jigsaw of the multiplication square?
What'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?
A Square of Numbers
Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the circles so that the four calculations are correct?
Sort Them Out (2)
Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
Journeying in Numberland
Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
Amy's Dominoes
Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?
Mystery Matrix
Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
Neighbours
In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?
Nice or Nasty
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Measure Stage 4
Discuss and Choose
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.
Clocks
These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?
Oranges and Lemons
On the table there is a pile of oranges and lemons that weighs exactly one kilogram. Using the information, can you work out how many lemons there are?
Clock Face
Where can you draw a line on a clock face so that the numbers on both sides have the same total?
Two Clocks
These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?
Rope Mat
How many centimetres of rope will I need to make another mat just like the one I have here?
5 on the Clock
On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?
Geometry Stage 4
Fencing
Arrange your fences to make the largest rectangular space you can. Try with four fences, then five, then six etc.
Bracelets
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Making Boxes
Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?
Wrapping Presents
Choose a box and work out the smallest rectangle of paper needed to wrap it so that it is completely covered.
A Puzzling Cube
Here are the six faces of a cube - in no particular order. Here are three views of the cube. Can you deduce where the faces are in relation to each other and record them on the net of this cube?
Cut Nets
Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?
Six Places to Visit
Can you describe the journey to each of the six places on these maps? How would you turn at each junction?
Overlapping Again
What shape is the overlap when you slide one of these shapes half way across another? Can you picture it in your head? Use the interactivity to check your visualisation.
National Flags
This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
Tiles on a Size Ten Patio
How many tiles could you use to cover this 10 by 10 patio?
Handling Data Stage 4
If the World Were a Village
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?
Going for Gold in 2012
Here are the top ten medal winners in the 2012 Olympic Games. How do you think the positions were decided?
The Car That Passes
What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?
Birdwatch
Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?