by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Symmetry Search (MathPickle, 2011) Give your students practice identifying mirror and rotational symmetry. I’m 95% happy with this puzzle… the mild negative issues are: 1) Some students see the 2D shapes as 3D shapes and this confuses their perception of...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Area and Perimeter of Polyanimals (MathPickle, 2010) Give practice to your students in calculating area and perimeter as they create polyanimals to fit in cages. The creative bit of getting them to name their creatures is optional 😉 Download a pdf here. There is no...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Kajitsu (MathPickle, 2012) Kajitsu puzzles are for students learning rotational & mirror symmetry. They are the most beautiful puzzles I have created so I love them a lot 😉 Download instructions and an extensive set of these beautiful puzzles here. Men are liars....
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 |
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...
