Visualising and Explaining at KS2

The Numbers Give the Design

Age 7 to 11

Challenge Level

Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.

Sitting Round the Party Tables

Age 5 to 11

Challenge Level

Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.

Eye View

Age 7 to 11

Challenge Level

Why does the tower look a different size in each of these pictures?

Cuisenaire Spirals

Age 7 to 11

Challenge Level

Can you make arrange Cuisenaire rods so that they make a 'spiral' with right angles at the corners?

Inky Cube

Age 7 to 14

Challenge Level

This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?

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