by MathPickle | Apr 5, 2024 |
Robot Wrestling (MathPickle, 2023) Wrestling Robots I (above) is best as a platform to explore new puzzle or game ideas. Brainstorm ideas with your students. Here are some suggestions: – Instead of choosing numbers, everyone rolls five dice. – Students can...
by MathPickle | Apr 5, 2024 |
Potato Farm (MathPickle, 2023) Watch these repetitive algorithms in action and try to figure out the rules. This is not one of my favourite MathPickle creations, but the aesthetic output – especially from the first (yellow) algorithm is beautiful! Standards for...
by MathPickle | Apr 4, 2024 |
Colour TV (MathPickle, 2023) What a beautiful pattern! I love that it starts out with high symmetry for the 1s, but becomes asymmetric. Can you figure out the laws for the mini mathematical universe? Trevor Hoffman extended the pattern far beyond the video above. Have...
by MathPickle | Apr 3, 2024 |
Line Up (MathPickle, 2022) Lining Up is a puzzle that playfully explores partitions and proximity. If you want to see it played with kids go here. The key to teaching the puzzle well is to look for symmetry and patterns. After you play it in a line – try it...
by MathPickle | Apr 3, 2024 |
Mondrian discovers Japanese Needlework (MathPickle, 2022) 99% of this website is dedicated to non-repetitive problem-solving. That’s where the bulk of class time needs to be spent. However, elementary school students also benefit from practice with repetitive...
