Number
Prime Cicadas Free
'They live underground for 13years, 17years or other prime numbers, emerge for 3 weeks, eat, mate and then disappear underground again for another 13 to 17 years - why?' Syllabus item NON-calculator methods :...
Number
Squares, Cubes, Roots
"Learning experiences come when people are actively engaged in designing things, creating things, and inventing things - expressing themselves" (dmlcentral.net). In this activity you are asked to do just...
Number
Multiple Factors Free
Take a look at the picture in this photo. Can you work out what numbers the design represents and what factors were used to build it? Number theory is all about seeing relationships between numbers and...
Algebra and Graphs
Balancing Equations
The need for solving equations arises from a desire to know what values of an unknown will give a required quantity e.g. the exact quantity of salt peter required to make 20kg of gunpowder or, as in...
Number
Timestables - Alternative Methods Free
Some of us have difficulty remembering our timetables and if, after a number of years, we still can’t memorise them, it’s probably worth trying other approaches! Below are some nice “patterns” that reduce...
Vectors and Transformations
Vectors & Transformations
The following activities are all designed to help teachers engage their students with these key ideas. The activities cater for a range of students and many of them can be used in different ways at different...
Geometry
Plans and Elevations Free
The aim of this activity is to provide concrete experiences that develop the ability to visualise 3D shapes in the mind's eye, to look at them from different perspectives and to draw a series of 2D sketches...
Statistics & Probability
Probability Card Game
Mistigri is a fun card game that you have probably played and enjoyed. It is surprising how often you lose when you get to the end of the game despite the fact that things look quite evenly balanced....
Statistics & Probability
Minesweeper
Minesweeper is a great game to play. However, if you want to win, you will have to consider all the consequences of your choices. You will see from the game on the left that the person playing lost. ...
Statistics & Probability
All Activities Free
On the other pages in this section we have divided our activities in to sub-topics. This page has them all together in one place for browsing Time:30-40 minutes. Practice interpreting statistics and graphs,...