by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Killer Bunny Sequence (John Horton Conway) This is a sequence developed by the great mathematician John Horton Conway. After describing the sequence starting with 1,1 student pairs should start with their own two numbers from 1-10 and see what happens to their...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Which came first: Chicken or Egg (Ancient Puzzle) Choose a number. Find all of its proper divisors. Add them up to find a new number. Repeat. What happens? That’s what we are going to explore in this quirky visit with Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Many teachers...
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 |
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....
