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Sort the Street
Inside Triangles
Sizing Them Up
Noah
Totality
Four Triangles Puzzle
Poly Plug Rectangles
How Many?
Nine-pin Triangles
Tiling
Reach 100
Magic Crosses
Neighbourly Addition
Low Threshold High Ceiling Tasks
Low Threshold High Ceiling Tasks
We hope that you find you can easily get started on the activities in this feature but that you can also take the mathematics to great heights!
Sort the Street Age 5 to 7Challenge Level 
Age 5 to 7
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Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?
Inside Triangles Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
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How many different triangles can you draw on the dotty grid which each have one dot in the middle?
Sizing Them Up Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
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Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.
Noah Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
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Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
Totality Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
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This is an adding game for two players. Can you be the first to reach the target?
Four Triangles Puzzle Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
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Cut four triangles from a square as shown in the picture. How many different shapes can you make by fitting the four triangles back together?
Poly Plug Rectangles Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
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The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?
How Many? Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
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Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?
Nine-pin Triangles Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
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How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?
Tiling Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
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An investigation that gives you the opportunity to make and justify predictions.
Reach 100 Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
Magic Crosses Age 7 to 14Challenge Level
Age 7 to 14
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Can you find examples of magic crosses? Can you find all the possibilities?
Neighbourly Addition Age 7 to 14Challenge Level
Age 7 to 14
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I added together some of my neighbours' house numbers. Can you explain the patterns I noticed?
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