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KS2 Problem Solving Activities
Subject: Mathematics
Age range: 7-11
Resource type: Lesson (complete)
Last updated
28 August 2024
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Created as an emergency supply teaching maths lesson. Activities taken from https://nrich.maths.org/trial-and-improvement-ks2 and made into a PowerPoint format. There are various different activities that require no or very little prep and resources.
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Imagine you have two of each of the 'weights' above. Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. For example: B + C = 6. B + 2 C = 15. A + 2 B + C = 4. 2 A + B + 2 C + D = − 10. The largest total you can make is 20 (check you agree). The smallest total you can make is − 60 (again, check you agree).
Problem-solving Schools expand_more. What is the Problem-solving Schools initiative? ... This practical challenge focuses on what you would use to find out your weight. Age. 5 to 7 ... The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities ...
Challenge level. The picture above shows four equal weights on one side of the scale and an apple on the other side. What can you say that is true about the apple and the weights? If the apple weighs 180 g, how heavy must one weight be? If the apple weighed 375 g, how heavy would one weight be? If the apple was a giant one and weighed a full ...
Resources tagged with: Mass and weight Types All types Problems Articles Games Age range All ages 5 to 11 7 to 14 11 to 16 14 to 18 Challenge level There are 20 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Mass and weight , you may find related items under Measuring and calculating with units .
When you are faced with such a problem it is helpful to work systematically. An anonymous solver used a stem leaf diagram. It is possible to make every number between -60 and 20. I found this out by doing a series of different combinations of the weights. I started by adding weight A to weight B then 2A to B then 2B to A and then 2A to 2B.
Searching for Mean (ing) Khue from British Vietnamese International School in Vietnam said: An easier way of finding a mean weight for a combination of weights that is [the] numbers weights add up to a multiple of 5. These diagrams illustrate Khue's reasoning: or.
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Stage 2 - Working on the problem: will usually involve using one or more problem-solving skills such as: Trial and improvement. Working systematically. Pattern spotting. Working backwards. Reasoning logically. Visualising. Conjecturing. Stage 3 - Digging deeper: this usually happens when the problem has been explored and it is possible to look ...
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Problem-solving Schools; About NRICH expand_more. About us; Impact stories; Support us; Our funders; ... We have found 3 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Mass and weight, you may find related items under Measuring and calculating with units ... Resources tagged with: Mass and weight. Types. Age range Challenge level. There are 3 ...
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30 Nov 2023. Our NRICH programme has launched a new initiative to help schools prioritise problem-solving in maths. The NRICH Problem-Solving Schools programme will offer free resources, advice and teacher professional development training. Problem-solving is a critical skill when it comes to empowering students for the future. It opens up a ...
Strike it Out. Age 5 to 11. Challenge Level. Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
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This problem is a more challenging version of How Many Pieces? and can be approached in similar ways. If you tried How Many Pieces? visually with your class, you may like to introduce this problem in a more practical way and vice versa. The longer length of the pieces of string in this version make it slightly harder to solve.
Broad Topics > Fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion. Continued fractions 17. Decimals 13. Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages 14. Fractal 9. Fractions 108. Golden ratio 16. Percentages 21. Ratio and proportion 102.