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An old Edexcel document with many classic investigations:
edexcel-gcse-coursework-tasks-and-projects2540-new-v2

Nrich – Investigations – articles and resources

Transum Investigations Resources

Craig Barton’s Rich Tasks

On Tes, Maths Investigations (targeted at Year 7), Mathemagic (KS3), and
100 Maths Investigation Ideas (90 page pdf) for able GCSE and Sixth Form students

From OCR: Maths investigations OCR

From Teachit Maths, Rich Tasks for KS3-KS4 Maths

Nuffield AMP Investigations

On STEM Learning – Lorraine Mottershead’s book: Sources of Mathematical Discovery.

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