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Brain Teasers
Problem solving activities to help improve your working memory and increase your fluid intelligence.
Checkerboard
How many squares on a checkerboard (or chessboard)?
With this applet you can find out – in an interactive way – on how many places a square of a given size will fit on a checkerboard with given dimensions.
Code Breaker
A fun game that teaches students problem solving and logical thinking. Can you crack the code?
Red dragonfly mathematics challenge
The Red dragonfly mathematics challenge is an English adaptation of a classic Japanese mathematics problem-solving book. It provides a range of easily understood problems to challenge and stimulate student interest and reward perseverance. All the challenges have been used in primary classrooms and emphasise essential algebraic reasoning.
Also available on iTunes for iPad.
Technology Problems of the Week
The Game of Hex
Online version of the game of Hex.
MathsClass blog post: End of term activities 4 – The Game of Hex