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Planning Ahead


This collection of activities is intended to encourage you to think and plan strategically. We are offering you a variety of playful contexts in which you will be challenged to think ahead and analyse the outcomes. 


 

Last Biscuit

Age 11 to 18
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Can you find a strategy that ensures you get to take the last biscuit in this game?

Crossing the Bridge

Age 11 to 18
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Four friends must cross a bridge. How can they all cross it in just 17 minutes?

Phiddlywinks

Age 7 to 18
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Have a go at this version of John Conway's game. Do you have any good strategies for winning?

Secondary Games and Puzzles for Summer 2021

Age 11 to 16
Every week day from 19 July to 31 August 2021, we published a new challenge or game, designed to encourage strategic thinking.

Phiddlywinks - a Tribute to John Conway

Age 7 to 18
Read this article to find out more about the inspiration for NRICH's game, Phiddlywinks.

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Integration as Area

These problems invite you to explore integration as area, and use area integrals to solve problems.

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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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