If you're the kind of person who has taken apart your Rubik's cube in order to grease the inside parts so it will move more smoothly, this could be a great project for you. This will show you three sets of move sequences that accomplish specific rearrangements of the cube. Can you devise a way to solve the cube using only these three move sequences?

Concepts

pure mathematics

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Additional Tags

problem-solving methods and processes, puzzles, science fair project, rubik's cube, science buddies, science project

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)