Dice in a Corner

Room 18 love Friday Maths challenges.

Here are some recent picks of us solving the "Dice in a Corner" challenge from the nrich Maths site. See link: Dice in a Corner

This is the challenge:

"Three dice are sitting in the corner with the simple rule that where two faces touch they must be the same numbers.
So, in the first picture above there are 3421
In the second picture above there are 4323
Use your own dice (you could use two or three or more...)
What total have you made?
Can you make a different one?
How many different ones can you make?

Now for a challenge -  arrange dice (using at least 2 dice and up to as many as you like) in a line in the corner, so that the faces you can see add up to 1818
in as many ways as possible.
Each line of dice must be along or up a wall (or two walls).  A line going up is counted the same as a line going along. Remember the dice must touch face to face and have the same numbers touching.

 We are getting so much better at working together to solve mathematical problems. Collaborative capability is a great skill to have as it develops our ability to reason, justify and work towards a common goal.

 As you can see we had a lot of fun finding different spots to work in and discussing our strategies in a small group.