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This lovely little #MondayMaths puzzle is a great one to tackle with KS2 or KS3 students – as a quick Do Now task, a problem of the week or a classroom activity that they can tackle in pairs. The puzzle links in well to a number of topics this term, when students will be becoming…
Posted: 20/02/17
Here’s a tricky triangular treat for your dose of #MondayMaths – we’re asking you to track the path of a triangle and imagine sliding it around itself. You’ll need to apply a range of mathematical skills to crack this one. Whether it’s a classroom teaser or a homework puzzle, this is great to try out…
Posted: 23/01/17
In our weekly #MondayMaths puzzle, we’re asking you to detect the effectiveness of Lisa’s security cameras in her rather peculiar-shaped underground facility. Who knows what she’s hiding down there? Do now! This puzzle could be tackled with secondary students while learning about mapping projections, but it would also be a great Do Now task at…
Posted: 16/01/17
It’s an emotional time with this week’s #MondayMaths, as our puzzling problem looks at ‘happy clocks’ and ‘sad clocks’. You may have noticed that all watches are advertised with their hands in a ‘happy face’ position (10:10 or 1:50). They can also have sad faces (4:40, 8:20) where the hands form a frown. At these…
Posted: 09/01/17
Welcome back to a new term! We hope you all enjoyed your festive break and celebrations. Our first #MondayMaths puzzle for 2017 is full of tricky triangles – we’re describing two triangles and asking you to show how you can construct one from the other. We also want you to outline the steps and tools…
Posted: 02/01/17
Before we have a short puzzle break over the festive period, we’re dishing out one more perplexing puzzle for #MondayMaths – testing your knowledge of shapes and angles. While there is some information provided, we’re asking our puzzle-solvers to find the missing angles. As Year 7 will look at properties of quadrilaterals in Unit 12,…
Posted: 19/12/16