
Green Fingers![]()
Choose the amount of liquid from each bottle needed to make the watermelon grow as big as possible.
Online Logo![]()
An online version of the Logo programming language with 30 mathematical challenges.
Geometry Toolbox![]()
Create your own dynamic geometrical diagrams using this truly amazing tool from GeoGebra.
Green Fingers![]()
Choose the amount of liquid from each bottle needed to make the watermelon grow as big as possible.
Pin Board![]()
Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.
Creativity in Mathematics
Professor Marcus Du Sautoy believes that the worlds of Mathematics and the Arts are much closer than we’re led to believe
Opposites
About the Japanese street grid system and other opposites.
Pin Board![]()
Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.
Maths Poems![]()
A collection of mathematical poems to teach concepts and set puzzles.
Geometry Toolbox![]()
Create your own dynamic geometrical diagrams using this truly amazing tool from GeoGebra.
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Secret Symbol
Place a symbol between the four and the five to get a number greater than four and less than five.
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Shunting Problem
Allow two trains to pass by using the limited amount of siding space.
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Square Christmas Tree
Draw a picture of a Christmas tree using only square numbers.
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Sum Story
Make up real life stories for the given calculations.
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The story of ...
Be creative and come up with as many facts about a number as you can think of.
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Tindice
How can you put the dice into the tins so that there is an odd number of dice in each tin?
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Wordles
Turn mathematical words into designs which will help you remember the meanings of the words.
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Teachers might find the complete Creativity Topic List useful.
We often hear the term creativity used in terms of art, music or drama. This higher order thinking skill has a big part to play in Mathematics. We endeavour to develop creative problem solving strategies and investigative techniques in our pupils by providing them with motivating open ended situations to think about.