by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Dot to Dot Middle Path Puzzles ™ Like Gandalf in the caves of Moria, these puzzles give you three choices at each dot… choose wisely or forever be lost. As you move from dot to dot you will be revealing a secret picture. Each puzzle starts with a lot of lines,...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Constellations (MathPickle, 2010) Give your students practice measuring distances with a ruler. Select a set of random points and photocopy them. A child must first try to guess the constellations (and name them). Then it is time to take out a ruler and figure out the...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Round-off Dragon (MathPickle, 2011) Through 15 minutes of irony and humour – guide your students to learn the importance of rounding off decimals. You will adopt the opposite, belligerent insistence on ABSOLUTE precision. The ridiculousness of the request soon...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Dot to Dot Precise Measurement Puzzles (MathPickle, 2012) Give your students practice in measuring distances precisely. This is one of the puzzle designs I am most happy about, but I have changed it a little bit from the puzzle in the video above. Now I provide an...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Make three equally spaced notches along the four sides of a square. Choose one of these three notches on each side. Connect them up to form a simple quadrilateral. For example, here we have chosen the middle notch on each side. What is the area of this...
