Domino Delight’ poses problems for students, using patterns of dominoes. Students need to consider both possibilities and constraints as they work out the unknown numbers on covered dominoes and the possible numbers on a domino doughnut. An answer sheet is provided and includes accompanying teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
Mystery Hexagons’ is an intriguing game in which students use factors and number operations to find the missing numbers on a hexagonal grid. They need to be able to explain how the ‘mystery’ works by communicating their mathematical ideas. This activity includes comprehensive teaching notes to be read before beginning the activity with students, as …More