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Butterfly Flowers
3 Blocks Towers
The Tall Tower
Gathering Gems
In the Money
Two Primes Make One Square
Different Deductions
Fruity Totals
Is There a Better Way?
Is there a better way?
The tasks in this feature can be solved in a whole variety of ways and we hope that this will make you curious about different routes to a solution.
When you hear about other people's ways of approaching a problem and try to understand it, your 'toolkit' of methods will be added to, so you will have more to choose from in the future. We hope that giving you the chance to reflect on your problem solving will help you become a more resilient problem solver.
When you hear about other people's ways of approaching a problem and try to understand it, your 'toolkit' of methods will be added to, so you will have more to choose from in the future. We hope that giving you the chance to reflect on your problem solving will help you become a more resilient problem solver.
Butterfly Flowers Age 5 to 7Challenge Level 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?
3 Blocks Towers Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Take three differently coloured blocks - maybe red, yellow and blue. Make a tower using one of each colour. How many different towers can you make?
The Tall Tower Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
Gathering Gems Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Using compass points, can you describe up to ten paths on this map so that you bring as many gems back home as possible?
In the Money Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?
Two Primes Make One Square Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?
Different Deductions Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
Fruity Totals Age 7 to 16Challenge Level
Age 7 to 16
Challenge Level
In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?
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