What can you do with a

tube of?

Here is an unopened tube of Smarties. Estimate how many Smarties will be in here.

A tube of Smarties weighs 38g. Estimate the weight of 1 Smartie. How do you know?

How many ingredients are there in Smarties?How many different colour Smarties are there?

Design a better container for Smarties.What fraction of the Smarties in this tube are purple?

What shape is a Smarties container?Can you sort the Smarties in this tube? How did you decide to do it? Is

there a different way to sort them?How many different words can you make using any of the letters in the

word ‘S M A R T I E S’

Compare 2 or 3 tubes of Smarties – does each tube contain the same amount of Smarties?

We are angry that different tubes hold different amounts of Smarties! What can we do about it?

Write to the manufacturer and make a complaint.Imagine you are the Manufacturer, can you respond to the letter of

complaint you have received from an unhappy customer?Where are Smarties made? Can you plot their journey from manufacture

to your door?Be creative – what other uses could Smarties have?

Place a Smartie on a piece of kitchen roll and drip water on to it. Observe what happens…

Smarties Art – what can you do?When were Smarties created? What is their story?

What do other people think about Smarties? Collate some information from a group of people in your class.