Number
F1 Fractions
The activity is a race (but can be played collaboratively instead) to find the pieces of pie that will fit together to fill the "holes" in the race track. The activity aims to give a conceptual, visual...
Number
Money Multiples Investigation
It can be satisfying to pay for something exactly using loose change thereby getting rid of those heavy, clunky coins from a purse, wallet or pocket! This investigation looks at what prices can be paid...
Algebra and Graphs
Tower of Hanoi Free
The Tower of Hanoi game is a great puzzle that everyone can have a go at! How can we move three different sized discs from one side to the other, without ever putting a bigger disc on top of a smaller...
Algebra and Graphs
Sliding Bus Puzzle
On the ‘sliding bus’ you can only change places by moving into an empty space that is next to you. You need to move from the seat in one corner to the seat in the opposite corner and the only space is...
Algebra and Graphs
Quadratic Links
How much information do you need about a quadratic function before you can sketch it? How do you find the intercepts from the equation? Surprisingly, the answers to these questions can usually be pieced...
Algebra and Graphs
'OXO' Free
'A great problem that instantly engages and gives rise to lots of algebraic sequences - terrific for linking sequences to real situations' Imagine a 3D game of Noughts and Crosses, Tic Tac Toe or OXO...
Algebra and Graphs
Meeting Functions TN
This activity is a good example of old meets new! Students essentially work with cut out bits of paper to match inputs, outputs and functions together, but they are expected to be using their calculators/technology...
Algebra and Graphs
Meeting Functions
'Get to the heart of what functions are about by matching these inputs, equations and outputs together - a 'simple' matching activity!' There are 8 algebraic equations giving the relationship between...
Algebra and Graphs
Frogs Free
Generalising about algebraic sequences is at the heart of good mathematical investigation and this problem gives you a great opportunity to try it out. The male and female frogs have got to exchange places...
Vectors and Transformations
Rotation Reflections & Proof
'Can you produce two reflections in a single rotation? Prove it!' Many of us did paint reflection art to create a pretty butterfly when we were in elementary/primary school. Since then, equations of lines...