by MathPickle | Oct 30, 2025 |
Steamrolled! (MathPickle, 2025) If you are in grades 1-3, all you need is addition and good thinking. If you are in junior high, you can use algebra to tackle more difficult steamrolled puzzles. Make your own or try to solve mine here. Teaching is an...
by MathPickle | Oct 27, 2025 |
Ariadne’s String Game (MathPickle, 2025) For elementary students… you’re going to need to learn how to use a ruler. For junior high students… Pythagoras is about to become your best friend! Download the 5×5 and 7×7 game here. I...
by MathPickle | Sep 13, 2025 |
Zebra (Dalhousie University Graduate Students, 2025) Here is a smaller chevron-shaped board that I now believe is better for classroom use. You’ll also find the big 7×7 board in that file. If you are playing with pen and paper, use two different colours, of...
by MathPickle | Apr 4, 2024 |
Genetic Labyrinth (MathPickle, 2021) Genetic labyrinth is best used as an activity when learning what “7 choose 3” means in junior high or high school. Students should try to construct a puzzle after they solve one. What is the maximum number of steps...
by MathPickle | Apr 2, 2024 |
Animal Digits / Digit Sums (Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, 2020) The number in each circle is the sum of the digits in all connected circles. Play around with your class – making simple patterns of connected circles and then trying to put numbers in them...
