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In some UK schools, this was the basis for a mathematics investigation for 11 year olds. Do the task for various numbers of frogs, records the results, and try to find a rule - then make a prediction for a certain number, and test it!

A great introduction to the Scientific Method, and a fun activity too.

Here's an example: https://spiremaths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Frogs.pdf




Oh that's cool - I had no idea it was used in UK schools, thanks for sharing this!




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