Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.
Arithmagons Find the missing numbers in these triangular, self-checking puzzles and discover the wonders of these fascinating structures.
Cracked Clock Quiz A self marking set of ten mathematical questions about a clock which cracked!
Multi-step Problems Solve multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.
Sum of Three Palindromes Every whole number can be expressed as the sum of three palindromic numbers like this...
Perfect Magic Square Arrange the sixteen numbers on the four by four grid so that groups of four numbers in a pattern add up to the same total.
Which Operation? Decide which mathematical operation is required then use it to find the answers.
Cosmic Redshift Investigate the number found by performing an algorithm on a three digit number.
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