Other Sequences: Rich Tasks
You cannot beat a good rich task! For me, a rich task is one that both stimulates and challenges students of all ages and abilities. Here is a selection of some of my favourites.
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Median Rich Tasks and Purposeful Practise keyboard_arrow_up
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There are no words to express how much I love Don Steward and his amazing resources on his Median Blog. They allow for purposeful practise, to enable students to gain fluency in key skills. But they also have more than a sprinkling of richness, that leads students merrily along the path towards hypotheses and generalisations. Amazing.
FibonacciFibonacci Patterns
Fibonacci - Going Through
Fibonacci in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence and Equations
Other Sequences
Extending and Generalising Number Patterns
Square Fitting
Pancake Problem
Eudoxus Ladder
Facets
Trees
Geometric Series (some with surds)
Hollow Cube
Rooftops
Growing Rectangles
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NRICH is simply one of the best websites for rich maths problems in the whole wide world.
Triangle Numbers1 Step 2 Step
Tower of Hanoi
Partially Painted Cube
Double Trouble
Picture Story
Summing Geometric Progressions
Other Rich Tasks keyboard_arrow_up
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A selection of some of my favourite rich tasks, including – I must confess – some of my own. For my complete collection, including my thoughts on what makes a good rich task, please visit the Rich Tasks page.
Pascal’s Triangle