Factors and Multiples Puzzle

[rexboggs5]

A few days ago a colleague posted a message to the aamt discussion list in Australia about a cool puzzle from the Nrich website, which can be found at http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=5448

He wrote "It has been very successful - seems to be addictive to some kids. And they will learn much they did not know, or consolidate what they did, along the way as exercising their ability to reason. Some printing and cutting and you are on your way."

I really like this puzzle as it is both engaging and rich, so I created a flipchart based on it (attached). The flipchart will help students understand what they have to do, assist in generating discussion about how to find good solutions and to allow students to share their solutions with the class.

I would like to include the student worksheet within the flipchart itself, but I can't remember how to do so. Any tips?

Cheers

Rex

[Rosie MacAlpine]

Hi Rex,
Nice flipchart! Hope it's okay if I share it with some maths teachers. :)

When you have downloaded the file, you can just drag it onto your flipchart.A pop up menu will appear - choose
Add Links to Embedded Files As> (then I usually choose image icon objects).

This will put a Word icon on the flipchart page, and store the file in the flipchart.

Cheers,
Rosie

[rexboggs5]

Thanks, Rosie, for the heads-up on how to embed a Word doc into a flipchart. I used this lesson with the accompanying flipchart with a visiting Year 7 class today, and it worked a treat. I gave the kids Blu-Tack to hold the cut-outs onto the game board while they were working on the problem - it worked a treat!

Cheers

Rex

[chrisstone]

excellent flipchart Rex, the NRich site is excellent for puzzels and ideas I used to use it a lots for after school booster classes
Chris :cool: