"Level 1 is too easy for some classes and yet level 2 is too difficult. There needs to be an easier level 2."

8 set 2, Verdin High School Cheshire
Friday, February 23, 2007

"Dear 8 set 2. Thanks very much for your feedback. On your suggestion the three level scale has now been changed to five levels. The new levels 2 and 3 fit between the old levels 1 and 2 in terms of difficulty.
Having said that, the grids are generated by random numbers so there is a chance that a grid comprising of larger numbers is actually easier to solve. Refreshing the page will repopulate the grid with different numbers at the same level.
The numbers at the heads of the rows and columns are randomly generated so that they are:
Level 1: Up to 10
Level 2: Up to 20
Level 3: Up to 50
Level 4: Up to 100
Level 5: Up to 1000"

Transum,
Friday, February 23, 2007

"We need level one and a half please."

Year 10, Urmston Grammar School
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

"My Year 11 class spotted a pattern. the top left hand square is ALWAYS x"

Mr Long, Saint John Houghton School
Thursday, October 23, 2008

How did you use this starter? Can you suggest how teachers could present or develop this resource? Do you have any comments? It is always useful to receive feedback and helps make this free resource even more useful for Maths teachers anywhere in the world. Click here to enter your comments.