Enrichment
Rich tasks and open investigations that stretch thinking. 28 resources. Combine with stage and type filters →
Stage 3
- NRICH: Factors and Multiples GameUse it for: Two-player strategy game chaining factors and multiples.
- NRICH: Got ItUse it for: Strategy game about adding to a target.
- GameEnrichmentNRICH: Odds and EvensUse it for: Decide if a chance game is fair.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra 3D CalculatorUse it for: Rotate solids, view cross-sections and unfold nets.
- Mathigon PolypadUse it for: Virtual manipulatives: fraction bars, algebra tiles, cubes and polygons.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Transformations and SymmetryUse it for: Interactive lessons on reflections, rotations and symmetry.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentNRICH: Same Length TrainsUse it for: Find common multiples with Cuisenaire-style trains.
- NRICH: Shifting Times TablesUse it for: Spot the rule for shifted times-table sequences.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentNRICH: StarsUse it for: Investigate star polygons formed by stepping around points.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentNRICH: Which Spinners?Use it for: Match spinners to their results using expected vs observed frequency.
- PhET Plinko ProbabilityUse it for: Compare observed and expected outcomes over many trials.
- WorksheetEnrichmentNRICH: Twenty Divided Into SixUse it for: Reasoning with division and remainders.
Stage 4
- NRICH: Factors and Multiples GameUse it for: Two-player strategy game chaining factors and multiples.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentDesmos GeometryUse it for: Construct and drag figures to test angle conjectures.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra 3D CalculatorUse it for: Rotate solids, view cross-sections and unfold nets.
- Mathigon PolypadUse it for: Virtual manipulatives: fraction bars, algebra tiles, cubes and polygons.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Circles and PiUse it for: Discover π and circle area interactively.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Probability courseUse it for: Interactive chapter on probability with experiments.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Triangles and TrigonometryUse it for: Interactive lessons building to Pythagoras and trig ratios.
- NRICH: Shifting Times TablesUse it for: Spot the rule for shifted times-table sequences.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentNRICH: Which Spinners?Use it for: Match spinners to their results using expected vs observed frequency.
- PhET Center and VariabilityUse it for: Kick a soccer ball to build datasets; see how outliers shift mean, median, range and IQR.
- PhET Equality ExplorerUse it for: Use the balance-scale model to justify each step when solving linear equations.
- PhET Function BuilderUse it for: Input-output machines for writing rules and functions.
- PhET Plinko ProbabilityUse it for: Compare observed and expected outcomes over many trials.
Stage 5
- Desmos Classroom: Marbleslides (Lines)Use it for: Students adjust line equations and domains so marbles hit stars.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentDesmos GeometryUse it for: Construct and drag figures to test angle conjectures.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra 3D CalculatorUse it for: Rotate solids, view cross-sections and unfold nets.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Graph TheoryUse it for: Bridges of Königsberg, Euler paths and planar graphs, interactively.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Probability courseUse it for: Interactive chapter on probability with experiments.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Transformations and SymmetryUse it for: Interactive lessons on reflections, rotations and symmetry.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentMathigon: Triangles and TrigonometryUse it for: Interactive lessons building to Pythagoras and trig ratios.
- PhET Center and VariabilityUse it for: Kick a soccer ball to build datasets; see how outliers shift mean, median, range and IQR.
- SimulationEnrichmentPhET Curve FittingUse it for: Compare lines of best fit on scatter data.
- PhET Equality ExplorerUse it for: Use the balance-scale model to justify each step when solving linear equations.
- PhET Function BuilderUse it for: Input-output machines for writing rules and functions.
- PhET Graphing QuadraticsUse it for: See how coefficients change a parabola and locate the vertex.
- PhET Trig TourUse it for: Connect the unit circle to sin, cos and tan graphs.
- SimulationEnrichmentPhET Vector AdditionUse it for: Extension: resultant displacement links to bearings problems.
- WorksheetEnrichmentNRICH: Cinema ProblemUse it for: Rich task leading to simultaneous equations reasoning.
Mathematics Advanced 11–12 – Year 11
- Desmos Graphing CalculatorUse it for: Graph lines, parabolas and exponentials live; find intersections to solve simultaneous equations.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra ClassicUse it for: Dynamic geometry and graphing for constructions and proofs.
Mathematics Advanced 11–12 – Year 12
- Desmos Graphing CalculatorUse it for: Graph lines, parabolas and exponentials live; find intersections to solve simultaneous equations.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra ClassicUse it for: Dynamic geometry and graphing for constructions and proofs.
Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 – Year 11
- Desmos Graphing CalculatorUse it for: Graph lines, parabolas and exponentials live; find intersections to solve simultaneous equations.
- Interactive toolEnrichmentGeoGebra ClassicUse it for: Dynamic geometry and graphing for constructions and proofs.