Exploring the Geometrical Strands of the National Curriculum in a Problem-solving Context
Repeating Patterns
Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
Turning Man
Use the interactivity to find out how many quarter turns the man must rotate through to look like each of the pictures.
National Flags
This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
Shape Draw
Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.
Cut Nets
Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?
Shapes on the Playground
Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?
Olympic Turns
This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.
Treasure Hunt
Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?
Eight Hidden Squares
On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?