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Working Systematically

Working Systematically

Having a pattern or order to the way you work will really help when you're tackling these problems.  That's what we call 'working systematically' and it's a very useful skill.

Sort the Street 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?

Two Dice 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.

Three Ball Line Up 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.

Related

  • Finding All Possibilities Lower Primary
  • Ordered Ways of Working Lower Primary

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Play around with numbers - what can you find out?

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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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