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Happy Birthday NRICH!

Happy Birthday NRICH!

To celebrate NRICH's 20th birthday, we are bringing together some rich mathematical activities that we think are 'hidden gems'.  You may not have come across these tasks before, perhaps because some of them are quite new, whereas others are rather old, but all of them are worth exploring.  Get your mathematical thinking hat on!  


Always, Sometimes or Never? KS1 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Are these statements relating to calculation and properties of shapes always true, sometimes true or never true?

Animated Triangles 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Watch this "Notes on a Triangle" film. Can you recreate parts of the film using cut-out triangles?

That Number Square 
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?

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  • Jig Shapes
  • Poly Plug Rectangles
  • Always, Sometimes or Never?

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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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