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Rod Fractions
Colour Building
Searching for Mean(ing)
Combining Lengths
Different by One
Cuisenaire Environment
Picturing with Rods
Picturing with Rods
When working on the activities in this feature, you'll need to be able to visualise what's going on. To help you, we have provided some interactive Cuisenaire Rods that you can use to compare lengths, try out different combinations of rods, and make sense of questions about fractions and ratios.
Rod Fractions Age 7 to 14Challenge Level 
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Pick two rods of different colours. Given an unlimited supply of rods of each of the two colours, how can we work out what fraction the shorter rod is of the longer one?
Colour Building Age 11 to 14Challenge Level
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Using only the red and white rods, how many different ways are there to make up the other rods?
Searching for Mean(ing) Age 11 to 16Challenge Level
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
If you have a large supply of 3kg and 8kg weights, how many of each would you need for the average (mean) of the weights to be 6kg?
Combining Lengths Age 11 to 16Challenge Level
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
How many different lengths is it possible to measure with a set of three rods?
Different by One Age 14 to 16Challenge Level
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Can you make lines of Cuisenaire rods that differ by 1?
Cuisenaire Environment Age 5 to 16Challenge Level
Age 5 to 16
Challenge Level
An environment which simulates working with Cuisenaire rods.
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