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Recording

Recording

These activities give you the chance to be creative in the way you record your thinking. Anything goes!

School Fair Necklaces 
Age 5 to 11
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How many possible symmetrical necklaces can you find? How do you know you've found them all?

What's in the Box? 
Age 7 to 11
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This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?

Money Bags 
Age 5 to 11
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Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?

Dice in a Corner 
Age 7 to 11
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How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

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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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