Create some shapes by combining two or more rectangles. What can you say about the areas and perimeters of the shapes you can make?...
Can you deduce the perimeters of the shapes from the information given?...
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?...
Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?...
Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!...
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules....
Yasmin and Zach have some bears to share. Which numbers of bears can they share so that there are none left over?...
Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out....
This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10....
Chinese ice-ray lattice, or "binglie" as it is called in Chinese, is an intricate pattern that looks like cracked ice and is a common decorative element used in traditional Chinese window designs....
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