Mathematics - Research News

Painting Possibilities

 Mathematics - Research News
 03 December 2023
This task, written for the National Young Mathematicians' Award 2016, involves open-topped boxes made with interlocking cubes. Explore the number of units of paint that are needed to cover the boxes and the small cubes that would fit inside each one....

Diagonal in a Spiral

 Mathematics - Research News
 03 December 2023
Investigate the totals you get when adding numbers in threes on the diagonal of this pattern....

Window Frames

 Mathematics - Research News
 03 December 2023
This task encourages you to investigate the number of edging pieces and panes in different sized windows....

Temperature

 Mathematics - Research News
 01 December 2023
Is there a temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same?...

It's Times Again

 Mathematics - Research News
 30 November 2023
Which way of flipping over and/or turning this grid will give you the highest total? You'll need to imagine where the numbers will go in this tricky task!...

Sticky Dice

 Mathematics - Research News
 30 November 2023
Throughout these challenges, the touching faces of any adjacent dice must have the same number. Can you find a way of making the total on the top come to each number from 11 to 18 inclusive?...

Sea Level

 Mathematics - Research News
 30 November 2023
The picture shows a lighthouse and some underwater creatures. Can you work out the distances between some of the different creatures?...

Less Is More

 Mathematics - Research News
 27 November 2023
Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?...

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