Being Resilient - Upper Primary Students
Being Resilient - Upper Primary Number
Are you resilient enough to solve these number problems?
Being Resilient - Upper Primary Measures
Are you resilient enough to solve these measure problems?
Being Resilient - Upper Primary Geometry
Are you resilient enough to solve these geometry problems?
Being Resilient - Upper Primary Statistics
Are you resilient enough to solve these statistics problems?
Plants
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Nine-pin Triangles
How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?
Shape Times Shape
These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?
Fractional Triangles
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
The Deca Tree
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.
Brush Loads
How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.
Numerically Equal
Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?
Cut Nets
Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?
Maze 100
Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
The Dice Train
This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?
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?
Spiralling Decimals
Take turns to place a decimal number on the spiral. Can you get three consecutive numbers?
Factor Lines
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
More Children and Plants
This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.
Ten Hidden Squares
These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?
Factors and Multiples Game
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?
Frogs
How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?
Two and Two
How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.
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