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The Checkit Game is suitable for all ages because you can choose the type of numbers and the operation that you will use.
You can play this game with different sets of numbers like whole numbers or integers, fractions or decimals and with (1) addition and subtraction or with (2) multiplication and […]
Checkit can be played by 2 players or 2 teams. Each player starts with a blank Checkit frame and invents a challenge for the opponent to complete. The entries in the boxes can be any type of numbers, algebraic expressions or even words.
The entries in the […]
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 […]
The formulas below have been rearranged, some are correct and others are wrong. Decide which are right and which are wrong and be prepared to explain why. The first one has been done for you. 1. Distance time formula: $s = ut + \frac{1}{2}at^2$ (s = distance, u = initial velocity, a = acceleration, t […]
You are a detective and you have to discover what digits the question marks stand for. They can be any digit from 0 to 9 and they can be the same digit or different digits.
How will you find the missing digits?
What do you notice?
How many solutions are there to the calculations?
What clues […]
Complete the calculations in the first list. Then use your answers to find the numbers to fill the boxes in the second list.
What do you notice about the connections between the equations: ☐ × 8 + 1 = 9 etc. and the calculations: (9 – 1) ÷ 8 […]
The input to Function Machine 1 is x. Write down an expression for the output.
If the output is 7 what was the input?
In Function 2, a is constant. If the input is 4 what is the output?
The functions from Function Machines 1 & 2 are combined to give Function […]
(1) You are blindfolded. The audience tells you the number in Box B and you can immediately say the numbers in box C and box A.
How is this trick done?
Can you make the trick more impressive?
You can change the x 6 and + 5 to other operations and numbers […]
Number games that develop recognition and understanding of functions and inverse functions and the ability to create formulas.
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Work out the different numbers to replace the question marks.
What do you notice about the patterns in these calculations?
Can you explain why this pattern occurs?
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