Problems to develop mathematical processes and applications

Problem overview

Each problem comprises the following sections:

• Problem outline: This gives a general idea of what the problem is about.
• Why do this problem?: This explains how pupils will benefit from working together on this mathematical activity.
• For the problem itself and some associated teachers' notes: This contains a link to the problem on the NRICH website which contains all the resources needed to use the problem with pupils.
• Curriculum references: This shows the specific process and content strands the problem relates to.
• Other useful links, including pages from the Framework supplement of examples, and problems and articles from the NRICH website can be found in the 'Related links'.