Starters designed to get students ‘Talking Maths’

The answer is 36 What is the Question?

What questions can you ask and answer?

Sequences – Group in as many ways as you can and explain your reasoning 5, 9, 13, 17…… 4, 2, 0, -2….. 3, 6, 11, 18….. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26….. 1, 8, 21, 40, 65….. 6, 10, 14, 18…..

Division always makes a number smaller Multiplication always makes a number bigger True or False – Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

All Polygons Tessellate True, False or Sometimes Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

X 2 > X X 2 > X Always, Sometimes, Never Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

p + 12 = s + 12 Always, Sometimes, Never Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

Which picture is the odd one out Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

What can you say about these numbers Discuss

x + y = xy True or False Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument

Which is bigger 3n or n+3 Is there a value that n could be so that 3n or n+3 could be the same What method could you use to solve this problem?

The area of a rectangle is always a larger number than the perimeter Always, Sometimes, Never Discuss Provide reasons to support your argument