Have a play around with this task, and please share any questions, extensions, simplifications, modifications, or lines of inquiry in the comment box below. The idea is to collect loads of suggestions that can then be used for effective differentiation. The full set of these tasks, along with additional notes, can be found here: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/probing-maths-questions-index-page/
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3r1c4
10 years ago
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Worked really well with my Y10 class- lots of opportunity for differentiation and problem solving.
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TES_Maths
10 years ago
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• How did you work out the area of each square?<br />
• Can you explain how to work out the areas in a way a Year 7 could understand?<br />
• How about a Year 11?<br />
• Which areas can you make?<br />
• What have all these areas got in common?<br />
• Which areas can you not make?<br />
• Can you explain why this is the case?<br />
• Which are the following areas could you make (try to answer this before you attempt to draw the squares): 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30<br />
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