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Being Resourceful - Upper Primary Geometry

Rolling That Cube

Age 5 to 11
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My dice has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?

Square Corners

Age 7 to 11
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What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?

Shape Draw

Age 7 to 11
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Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.

Shapes on the Playground

Age 7 to 11
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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?

Sponge Sections

Age 7 to 11
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You have been given three shapes made out of sponge: a sphere, a cylinder and a cone. Your challenge is to find out how to cut them to make different shapes for printing.

Dice in a Corner

Age 7 to 11
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How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

Treasure Hunt

Age 7 to 14
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Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?

Baravelle

Age 7 to 16
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What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?

Square It

Age 11 to 16
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Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

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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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