by Dave Youngs.
This month the Puzzle Corner and Maximizing Math activities are designed to be done in tandem since they are based on the same set of puzzles. Because the Puzzle Corner activity introduces the puzzles, it should be done first. Once the students have gained some experience with the puzzles and can solve them without too much difficulty, they are ready for the Maximizing Math activity, in which they explore the mathematics embedded in one of the puzzles.
Due to the size of the the Puzzle Corner and Maximizing Math activities these activities are being provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format only. To view these files you will need version 4.x or later of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software you may download it for free at Adobe's website.
Puzzle Corner (264k)
Maximizing Math (390k)