Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by
the clue cards?
In this challenge, you will work in a group to investigate circular
fences enclosing trees that are planted in square or triangular
A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?
If you'd like to know more about Primary Maths Masterclasses, this
is the package to read! Find out about current groups in your
region or how to set up your own.
Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a
go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.
How do you know if your set of dominoes is complete?
Here are some ideas to try in the classroom for using counters to investigate number patterns.
Can you order pictures of the development of a frog from frogspawn
and of a bean seed growing into a plant?
Looking at the picture of this Jomista Mat, can you decribe what
you see? Why not try and make one yourself?
Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these
mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
Here's a simple way to make a Tangram without any measuring or
This practical problem challenges you to create shapes and patterns
with two different types of triangle. You could even try
Are all the possible combinations of two shapes included in this
set of 27 cards? How do you know?
Ideas for practical ways of representing data such as Venn and
An activity making various patterns with 2 x 1 rectangular tiles.
Follow the diagrams to make this patchwork piece, based on an
octagon in a square.
Using different numbers of sticks, how many different triangles are
you able to make? Can you make any rules about the numbers of
sticks that make the most triangles?
Can you make the most extraordinary, the most amazing, the most
unusual patterns/designs from these triangles which are made in a
Can you make the birds from the egg tangram?
Watch this "Notes on a Triangle" film. Can you recreate parts of
the film using cut-out triangles?
Kimie and Sebastian were making sticks from interlocking cubes and lining them up. Can they make their lines the same length? Can they make any other lines?
Kaia is sure that her father has worn a particular tie twice a week
in at least five of the last ten weeks, but her father disagrees.
Who do you think is right?
Can you see which tile is the odd one out in this design? Using the
basic tile, can you make a repeating pattern to decorate our wall?
NRICH December 2006 advent calendar - a new tangram for each day in
the run-up to Christmas.
Can you recreate this Indian screen pattern? Can you make up
similar patterns of your own?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of these clocks?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of these people?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this brazier for roasting chestnuts?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the child walking home from school?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the lobster, yacht and cyclist?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this shape. How would you describe it?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the chairs?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Little Fung at the table?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Little Ming playing the board game?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this junk?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Wai Ping, Wah Ming and Chi Wing?
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
What happens to the area of a square if you double the length of
the sides? Try the same thing with rectangles, diamonds and other
shapes. How do the four smaller ones fit into the larger one?
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many
different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and
the 2 must not touch the table?
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this telephone?
This problem focuses on Dienes' Logiblocs. What is the same and
what is different about these pairs of shapes? Can you describe the
shapes in the picture?
Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4
units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different
cuboids can you make?
What do these two triangles have in common? How are they related?
The class were playing a maths game using interlocking cubes. Can
you help them record what happened?
Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?
Can you create more models that follow these rules?
What is the largest number of circles we can fit into the frame
without them overlapping? How do you know? What will happen if you
try the other shapes?
This is a simple paper-folding activity that gives an intriguing result which you can then investigate further.
This practical activity challenges you to create symmetrical
designs by cutting a square into strips.
How can you make a curve from straight strips of paper?