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Friday Afternoon Lifesavers – the Teacher’s Best Friend; Part 6, The Game of Hex
By Bill Lombard on 18 February, 2009
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers are exactly what they sound like: at the end of the week when you and your students are running out of gas, these activities come to the rescue. They are mathematical, engaging, fun, and give the teacher a much-needed break. INTRODUCTION: Hex is a board game played on a grid made of [...]
Posted in Math Activity | Tagged board game, friday afternoon, game hex, lifesavers, logical reasoning skills, piet hein | 2 Responses
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers – the Teacher’s Best Friend; Part 5, Leonhard Euler’s 8×8 Knight’s Tour
By Bill Lombard on 13 February, 2009
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers are exactly what they sound like: at the end of the week when you and your students are running out of gas, these activities come to the rescue. They are mathematical, engaging, fun, and give the teacher a much-needed break. Here’s another Knight’s Tour; this one was created by the famous Swiss [...]
Posted in Puzzle | Tagged friday afternoon, leonhard euler, lifesavers, logical reasoning skills, magic square, Puzzle | 4 Responses
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers – the Teacher’s Best Friend; Part 4, A Knight’s Tour
By Bill Lombard on 6 February, 2009
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers are exactly what they sound like: at the end of the week when you and your students are running out of gas, these activities come to the rescue. They are mathematical, engaging, fun, and give the teacher a much-needed break. A Knight’s Tour is a motivating activity/puzzle that works with both over [...]
Posted in Puzzle | Tagged critical thinking, friday afternoon, intriguing puzzles, lifesavers, mathematical reasoning, Problem-Solving, Puzzle | 2 Responses
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers – the Teacher’s Best Friend; Part 3, Pythagorean Theorem Cut-Up
By Bill Lombard on 29 January, 2009
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers are exactly what they sound like: at the end of the week when you and your students are running out of gas, these activities come to the rescue. They are mathematical, engaging, fun, and give the teacher a much-needed break. Here’s a puzzle that works anytime, but works especially well if your [...]
Posted in Puzzle | Tagged Friday, lifesavers, Puzzle, pythagorean theorem, visual modeling | 6 Responses
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