Mathematics - Research News

More Numbers in the Ring

 Mathematics - Research News
 23 April 2024
If there are 3 squares in the ring, can you place three different numbers in them so that their differences are odd? Try with different numbers of squares around the ring. What do you notice?...

Symmetricality

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 April 2024
Five equations and five unknowns. Is there an easy way to find the unknown values?...

I'm Eight

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 April 2024
Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8....

Multiply Multiples 1

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 April 2024
Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?...

Times Tables Shifts

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 April 2024
In this activity, the computer chooses a times table and shifts it. Can you work out the table and the shift each time?...

Tower of Hanoi

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 April 2024
The Tower of Hanoi is an ancient mathematical challenge. Working on the building blocks may help you to explain the patterns you notice....

Seesaw Shenanigans

 Mathematics - Research News
 20 April 2024
A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?...

Through the Window

 Mathematics - Research News
 20 April 2024
My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?...

Ordering Cards

 Mathematics - Research News
 19 April 2024
This problem is designed to help children to learn, and to use, the two and three times tables....

Plus Minus

 Mathematics - Research News
 19 April 2024
Can you explain the surprising results Jo found when she calculated the difference between square numbers?...

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