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Seeing Is Believing

Seeing is Believing

In this feature, we have chosen some resources from the Seeing is Believing pathway on wild.maths.org.

Some mathematical results can be proved beautifully with just a simple diagram. We invite you to draw your own diagrams and use images to discover relationships and make connections.

Here's how you can send your solutions to these problems.

Chessboard Challenge 
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

A chessboard has lots of squares... more than you might think at first... can you work out how many?

Picture Story 
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

It is said that every picture tells a story... Can you tell the story of our video about Cube Numbers?

Order in Disorder 
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

Watch this talk by Imre Leader and learn about maths without equations.

Make Your Own Pentominoes 
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

Pentominoes are made by joining five squares together edge to edge. Can you find them all and make a full set?

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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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