Broken Calculator (3 and 4)
How can you make use of a calculator if it only has two number buttons.
Online Psychic
Work out why subtracting a two digit number from its reverse gives a multiple of nine.
eQuation Generator
An unlimited supply of linear equations just waiting to be solved.
Binary Lights
Represent binary numbers with a row of ligts which can be turned on or off.
Ice-cream Combinations
How many two-scoop ice creams can you make from the given flavours?
Hurdles Race
A slowly revealed distance time graph aids understanding.
Keep your Distance
Arranging numbers so that consecutive numbers don't end up together.
Magic Square
Each row, column and diagonal should prouce the same sum.
Unmagic Square
Like the magic square but all of the totals should be different.
Match Fish
A matchstick puzzle
Plus
A number arranging puzzle
Polygons
Match the shapes to the names of the polygons.
Prison Cell Problem
A number patterns investigation involving prisoners and prison guards.
Satisfy
A number properties problem
Satisfaction
A number properties investigation
Six Discrimination
The six button has dropped off! How could these calculations be done using this calculator?
Wordles
Remember these mathematical words for their shape and movement.
Starter of the Day
A different lessn starter for each day of the year.
Sequence Generator
Generates number sequences as words
Percentages
Practise calculating simple percentages in your head.
Table Legs
Transum believes that this is the best way of developing a quick recall of times tables.
Flash Tables
A never ending sequence of times tables questions to be projected on to a whiteboard or screen.
Just In Time
Every 10 seconds a new calculation appears on the screen: A dynamic visual aid.
Tools
In how many different ways can the numbers be arranged to give the same totals?
Countdown
How close can you get to the target by making a calculation out of the five numbers given?
Fraction Spinners
Know the properties of the fractions randomly produced by the two spinners.
Helicopter View
A good introduction to distance-time graphs
Kite Maths
Can you make a kite shape from a single A4 size sheet of paper using only three folds?
A Show Of Hands
Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands.
Probability Line
Arrange some statements in order according to the probability of them happening.
Dice Bingo
Choose your own numbers for your bingo card. The caller uses two dice and adds the numbers together.
Rounding Snap
If the last card put down equals the previous card put down to the nearest whole number then all players race to shout SNAP!
Greater Than
The teacher has a set of six cards numbered 1 to 6. They are placed face down on the teachers desk so that the teacher can pick up one at random which students then have to fit onto a grid.
Snail Race
Twelve snails have a race based on the sum of two dice.
Stick Squares
Arrange the matches to form four squares instead of five.
Graph Paper
Flexible graph paper which can be projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.
Sieve of Eratosthenes
A self checking, interactive version of the Sieve of Eratosthenes method of finding prime numbers.
Timer
A simple visual aid which acts as a stopwatch recording the number of seconds that have passed.
True or False?
Arrange the given statements in groups to show whether they are always true, sometimes true or false.
Prime Square
Drag the numbers into the red cells so that the sum of the three numbers in each row and each column is a prime number.
Quickulations
Can you do the calculations before the answers appear?
Pin Board
Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.
Human Scatter Graphs
Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes.
Pesto
Students classify numbers randomly appearing on the screen by holding up cards
Fraction Wall
The traditional fraction wall diagram showing the relationship between simple fractions.
Code Cracking Presentation
A slide presentation showing techniques for cracking simple codes and ciphers.
