by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Mimizu means earthworm in Japanese. Your goal is to digest leaves and other stuff that is in your compost bin. Number hints are given as well as black barriers which cannot be crossed. After stepping through these slides click here to download printable...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Prime Number Catacombs (William Paulsen, 2000) This is absolutely one of my favourite pedagogic discoveries from recreational mathematics. It is engaging, evocative and curiosity inducing. I now prefer to start students groups off at different numbers. They must try...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Intro to Primes & Composites (MathPickle, 2010) The way I introduce Prime and Composite numbers is through one of the engaging puzzles above. However, most educators make the mistake of starting with a formal, but not quite as engaging, structuring of the subject...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Locker Room Prank (Unknown Origin) This is not an original puzzle, but it is one of my first experiences of a quality problem and therefore one that inspired my own designs. Here is the downloadable pdf. Men are liars. We’ll lie about lying if we have to....
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Klingon Attack The Earth is being attacked by Klingons. It is your job to shoot the enemy spaceships out of the sky using our single ion cannon. Download a pdf of puzzle-sheets here. Much thanks to Ex Astris Scientia for their permission to reprint their...
