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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Opening Patterns
As excitement mounts ahead of the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, take a look back at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Games in Beijing. What shapes and patterns can you see? This activity is aimed at young...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Our Sports
What events are there in your school sports day, and in the Olympic Games? What are your favourite races and sports? This activity encourages discussion and decisions about how to collect and display data, and is designed to be...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Swimming Pool
We're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water? This activity uses the familiar environment of a swimming pool to introduce...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Games' Medals
Who could have won the gold, silver and bronze medals? This activity is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 1.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Who Can Be the Winner?
Who won in these different events? This is a more challenging activity for primary pupils at Key Stage 1, which helps children understand why sometimes the winner has the biggest number and sometimes the smallest.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Cubes Within Cubes
On this one page website sharpen your logic, geometry, spatial thinking, and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Do You Measure Up?
This interactive game gives you a variety of measuring tools and measuring opportunity. For this game of chance you choose the correct tool for the job that needs to be measured. Everything you need for this game is listed and/or...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Alquerque an Egyptian Math Game
This is a board game played in Egypt in 1400 BCE. It requires strategy and to think several moves ahead.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Fractional Triangles
On this one page website sharpen your logic and equivalent fraction skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Net Cuts
In this enrichment game, the nets for nine solids are displayed. The twist is that each net has been cut into two pieces. The challenge is find the pieces that go together.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Konigsberg Plus
See if you can solve this classic problem that Leonhard Euler first presented in 1736. Use the interactive section of this website to help you.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Seating Arrangements Plus!
Using your reasoning skills and the clues provided, try to figure out who is sitting where at this table of six. Check the solution and see if you are correct. You can choose similar games and math problems on this page, or choose math...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Read This Page
On this one page website sharpen your logic and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Introduction to Logo Programming
Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Introduction to Logo Programming
Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Beginning Logo Programming
A helpful compilation of lessons sequenced to help you get started learning the Logo programming language. Logo is used for writing procedures and superprocedures. It sharpens your problem-solving, sequencing, and geometry skills.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Put Out the Flags
Sharpen your logic and percent skills while working on this challenge. A strategy for solving the problem and the solution are available from links on the left.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Virtual Geoboard
Use this virtual geoboard to explore the attributes of various polygons. This would work well on an interactive whiteboard.
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University of Cambridge: Spenser Online: Edmund Spenser: Biography
Biographical text on Edmund Spenser provides details of Spencers life and accomplishments as a poet and scholar.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Lengthy Journeys: Olympic Torch Relay
Can you plan routes for the Olympic Torch to visit these cities? How far will it travel? How long will it take? This activity gives children the opportunity to calculate using distance and time and is aimed at Key Stage 2 primary school...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: 10 Olympic Starters
These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Olympic Records
Can you work out which Olympics athletics event each anonymised graph of Olympic records data represents? This activity, aimed at Key Stage 3 (age 11-14), gives students the opportunity to make sense of graphical data and challenges them...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Olympic Logic
Four sporty brainteasers in the context of fencing, hockey, football and international medal tables. This activity challenges students to be resourceful, to think logically and to work systematically, and is designed to be accessible to...