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KenKen Puzzle

KenKen® Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th
Think inside the box with KenKen® puzzles to provide some problem solving practice. These puzzles are similar to Sudoku, but require computation inside designated boxes. There are multiple puzzles with a range of difficulties to...
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Worksheet
Math Stars

Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 7

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Made Me, Glad

For Students 8th - 12th
In this math puzzle, each letter stands for a number. Students find the numbers to substitute for each letter so the words "math made me glad" add up to "momma." Eight solutions are shown on the answer key.
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Assessment
Bowland

Magic Sum Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discover the magic in mathematics as they solve numerical puzzles involving magic sums. They then make a conjecture as to why no additional examples are possible based on an analysis of the puzzles.
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Lesson Plan
Education Development Center

Algebraic Habits of Mind

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Math really is just one big puzzle waiting to be solved. Show learners that math can be intriguing and provide them with visually engaging problems and puzzles. The focus is on solving simple equations and looking at expressions. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

Elvis Presley Number Puzzles

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this Elvis Presley Puzzles instructional activity, students link to three different puzzles regarding numerical facts concerning the life of Elvis Presley.  Complete solutions are provided for each puzzle.
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Worksheet
Math Stars

Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 8

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
You've just hit the jackpot of integrating math problems and riddles with this jumbo-sized resource! Written as a newsletter, scroll through 35 pages of puzzles and quality problems to engage and encourage your learners to inquire and...
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Lesson Plan
Education Development Center

Area and Multiplication

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Take some intellectual fun and apply it to the concept of multiplying expressions together. A guide models how to break two numbers into an area model to multiply together in pieces similar to FOILing. The rest of the puzzles consist of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puzzling Clue Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students play a matching, puzzle-like game designed to help them review and practice a given subject matter.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kakuro Puzzle

For Students 1st - 12th
For this math worksheet, students solve the number puzzle looking for the missing values. The sheet is intended to be a teacher's guide.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Quotable Puzzles

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra puzzle worksheet, students evaluate 25 different expressions using the values provided for a, b, c, x, y, and z. They then match the answer to the correct letter of the alphabet and use the letters to solve the quotation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Pythagorean Puzzle

For Teachers K - 12th
An engaging hands-on activity is presented. Learners of all ages are addressed in thie unique plan. K-5 learners identify, name, and define a rectangle, square, triangle, and the concept of area. Older learners prove the Pythagorean...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Twelve Math Word Puzzles

For Students 6th - 12th
In this puzzle worksheet, students solve twelve math word puzzles.  Solutions are provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cross Number Puzzle --Wayne's VW

For Students 9th - 11th
In this cross number puzzle, students read clues and write algebraic equations to match the clues.  They use algebra to solve each problem and place their answer in the appropriate place in the cross number puzzle.  This one-page...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Club Worksheet #30 - Visual Stretches

For Students 6th - 9th
In this visual math puzzle worksheet, students work in groups to find the answer to 6 math puzzles. They work with geometric shapes and symbols.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

March Puzzle

For Students 9th - 11th
In this math worksheet, students are given clues and must come up with the phrase, name or title with the march in it. There is a key with this worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Mascil Project

Teaching Geometry Through Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Puzzle your way through to a new understanding of area. Scholars learn about the area of polygons through equidecomposability, the idea that polygons that can be decomposed into the same set of pieces have the same area. By using...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bridge-Crossing Puzzle

For Students 8th - 11th
In this bridge-crossing worksheet, students read a word problem.  They use logic and deductive reasoning to determine the correct combination for two men to cross a bridge at the same time to get the anticipated results.  This one-page...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How to Calculate Your Age by Chocolate

For Students 7th - 12th
In this math puzzle worksheet, students follow detailed directions to find their age. They begin with the number of times per week they eat chocolate. Their final answer tells how much chocolate they want or eat as well as their age.
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Curated OER

Number Sentences Puzzles

For Students 9th - 11th
In this number sentence puzzle worksheet, students are given 2 number sentences and they determine which stories match the sentences. They are also given a story and they determine which number sentence matches the given story.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Newsletter

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a math newsletter to share problems, puzzles, and pertinent math topics.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Six-Digit Number Problem

For Students 8th - 12th
In this math puzzle worksheet, students determine the six digit number that reverses its digits when multiplied by four.
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Worksheet
Lompoc Unified School District

Exponents Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Add an extra challenge to a simple task of evaluating exponential expressions. The crossword style worksheet has problems that provide a simplified answer for the puzzle. 
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Slope-2-Slope

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Pupils build on previous experience with slope to investigate positive, negative, zero, and undefined slope. They complete a puzzle matching slope-intercept and standard forms of linear equations.

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