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Being Resilient - Upper Primary Number

Plants

Age 5 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?

Shape Times Shape

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?

The Deca Tree

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Find out what a Deca Tree is and then work out how many leaves there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a twig and a leaf.

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?

The Dice Train

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?

Spiralling Decimals

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Take turns to place a decimal number on the spiral. Can you get three consecutive numbers?

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.

More Children and Plants

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.

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?

Two and Two

Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.

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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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