by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Pirates & Cutthoats (MathPickle, 2013) Use algebra to help find solutions to putting pirates and cutthroats into jail. Sounds righteous, but its darn difficult when each cell has constraints for the fraction of pirates and cutthroats. Download puzzle-sheets here....
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Dots and Boxes xyz This is an algebraic version of the popular two-player game dots and boxes created by Édouard Lucas in 1889. The rules we will play with here are a good starting point. All students should use these rules for their first games. This game has now...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Algebra Exercises (MathPickle, 2013) These three exercises go from easy to unsolved. It is this last unsolved problem from the nineteenth century that is absolutely essential in every student’s experience of algebra. Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Paired Sums – Number Guessing Game (Leo Moser, 1957) This is a great game to play with your class as they struggle to figure out how to add integers. PS. Keep the selections between about -5 and +5. Use the word “about” as you do not want students to...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Squares Built of Right Triangles (MathPickle, 2012) Give your students practice working with the addition of square roots and Pythagoras. Download puzzle-sheets here. There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which...
