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In the Lucky Numbers Game 6 balls are numbered 1 to 6 and 3 balls are chosen at random, without replacing any of the balls, so that 3 different winning numbers are chosen. There is no significance in the order of the numbers.
When you play this game you get a ticket with […]
In the Mathopia Lottery, 49 balls numbered 1 to 49 are mixed up and 6 different winning numbers are chosen by choosing 6 balls at random without replacing any of the balls. You can do this with numbered cards instead of balls. To play the game, all the players make their own […]
Cut out and match the cards. Make some extra cards so that there is at least one card of each type in each set.
Click here for the small cards for RATIOS AND FRACTIONS
Click here for the big cards for RATIOS AND FRACTIONS
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For scissors hold out 2 fingers like a pair of scissors.
For paper hold your hand out flat.
For rock clench your hand into a fist.
Count 1 , 2, 3 and then, at the same time, both players make one of the signs: scissors, or paper or […]
Place in a bag or envelope two balls (or cards) with odd numbers on them, and 3 with even numbers, and play the 2 Odds in 5 game, for example with balls numbered 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Pick out two balls or cards at random without replacing the first one. […]
Give a proof of the formula for the solutions of a quadratic equation by putting these statements in order:
Describe the transformations of the graph of $y=x^2$ that produce the graph of $y=ax^2 + bx + c$ and how they relate to the solutions of the quadratic equation […]
NINE MENS MORRIS is a game for two players and each needs 9 counters in their colour. Pieces are called men. Lines of 3 are called merrels or mills. The game is also called Cowboy Checkers or Ninepenny Marl.
To win, a player must reduce the opponent to 2 men or leaves the opponent with […]
What do you notice about the numbers in this square?
Write numbers in the blank boxes in squares B, C. and D that make the same patterns as in square A.
Cards 1 to 16 all use multiplication or division and give clues about the numbers in squares A, B, C […]
When we talk to each other we need to have a common understanding of what the language means. It’s the same in mathematics. We need to have rules in mathematics so everyone can understand what other people are doing. The agreed order of operations is: Brackets Indices Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction.
Draw arrows to match the calculations to the […]
Match each of the five word problems below to its equation and solution.
Make up your own word problem, equation and solution.
Click here for a sheet giving 15 cards that can be cut out for sorting.
Click here to download the MATCHING EQUATIONS worksheet.
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