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Being Resilient - Primary Number

Robot Monsters

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.

Find the Difference

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.

Which Scripts?

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?

Maze 100

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?

Reach 100

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

Make 37

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

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

Number Lines in Disguise

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

Factor Lines

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

Got It

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

Factors and Multiples Game

Age 7 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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