Curated OER
Pecans
In this calculator activity, students complete a task using pecans. Students complete 4 short answer questions and a "challenge" question using reasoning skills and calculating their responses.
Bowland
Magic Sum Puzzle
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.
Bowland
Fish Dish
Minimize the time it takes to create a fish dish. Scholars use their knowledge of time to devise an order that accounts for different constraints. Considering jobs that can be done in parallel is essential to solving the problem.
Curated OER
Diophantus' Age Problem
In this Diophantus' age problem, students read clues concerning the age of Diophantus. They write an algebraic equation for the given situation. Students solve the equation to determine the age of Diophantus when he...
Curated OER
Mathematical Induction
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders explore two examples of arguments that can be formalized with mathematical induction. The one page worksheet contains two problems with explanation.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Magic Wood
Generate and print out various worksheets with "magic squares", ones that are complete and ones that have blanks to be filled in by students.