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More Multiple Representations

These tasks lend themselves to considering multiple representations of mathematical thinking.  They complement the problems found in our Multiple Representations Feature.

Inside Triangles

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

How many different triangles can you draw on the dotty grid which each have one dot in the middle?

Five Steps to 50

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

6 Beads

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?

Eggs in Baskets

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

A Bowl of Fruit

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?

Number Match

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

Fraction Match

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

Rectangle Tangle

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the shapes?

A4 Fraction Subtraction

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

This task offers opportunities to subtract fractions using A4 paper.

Doughnut Percents

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

A task involving the equivalence between fractions, percentages and decimals which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

Chocolate

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?

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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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