[...]... good time, and don’t worry about other people’s opinions 2 Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 6–8 Projects throughout the book marked with a symbol can be done using easy-to-find manipulatives, such as coins, blocks, and cut paper, to help students who may have trouble visualizing some of the puzzles You may wonder why some language arts puzzles are included in a math puzzle book Puzzles and problems... creative and challenging “mindstretch” exercises that will enhance a lifetime of thinking skills in so many ways So read on and enjoy! 4 Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 6–8 A 21 C 14 D 5 B Part I BASE + BALL GAMES NUMBERS and OPERATIONS 3 5 7 9 3 Ice d 4 Tea Size X Size 2 Iced 3 T ea 1 L 3 2X 1 L 4 5 Whole Numbers 1 Below is a partial Magic Square using the numbers 1–16 The rows, columns, and. .. in grades 6–8 This book is designed with the following objectives: • Offer a panoramic approach to the thinking skills that kids need to excel in math xiv About This Book • Incorporate a broad spectrum of different kinds of puzzles • Meet the grade-appropriate guidelines set forth by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics • Venture into content areas where previous math and thinking skills. .. of puzzles to once again captivate, challenge, and delight his worldwide readership xviii The Author Introduction I love puzzles One guy tries to make something to keep another guy out; there must be a way to beat it Richard Feynman Nobel Laureate—Physics This book contains more than 300 puzzles, ranging from relatively easy word puzzles to more difficult math brainteasers and requiring math skills. .. from addition and subtraction to determining probability and algebraic thinking Here are the types of puzzles you will find within these pages: Mathematical Spatial/Visual Cryptograms Logical Analogies Analytical Reasoning Sequence Word puzzles Frame Games Sudoku By design, I have included a large number and broad spectrum of puzzles, providing teachers and students with multiple options The puzzles are... numbers and operations; geometry and measurement; mathematical reasoning; and lgebra, a statistics, and probability, to facilitate the instructor’s ability to 1 e nhance areas of the curriculum that are most appropriate for their application, adding richness, change of pace, and reinforcement to the teaching and learning processes Some Puzzle-Solving T ips Puzzle solving is sometimes like mathematical... box.” This puzzle book by Terry Stickels will take students and teachers on a multidimensional journey filled with multilevel thinking, creative and imaginative explorations, and exciting discoveries and solutions One of the great challenges of teaching mathematics in the 21st century is how to reach the diverse student population and how to teach to a variety of individual learning styles Some students... concrete examples, and many students with strong verbal skills learn by translating the mathematical symbolism to words This puzzle book offers the potential to be an effective alternative approach to solving this universal challenge The flexibility and variety of these puzzles that span the whole spectrum of traditional mathematics in Grades 6–8, and the direct application of these puzzles to a wide... prime numbers 18,911 20 How many zeros does a thousand thousand million have? Numbers and Operations 13 Just for Fun: Frame Game 21 Find the hidden word or phrase FRAME SCRIMMAGE © 2009 Terry Stickels GAMES 14 Math Puzzles and Brainteasers, Grades 6–8 22 On the planet Leptron, there are two types of people—Crizellas and Frizellas Crizellas have 4 heads and Frizellas have 11 heads Both sets of people... day and age of timed standardized tests: The time it takes to solve any problem or puzzle has nothing to do with mental ability or intellectual level Some of the greatest thinkers deliberately take their time—enjoying the play of a puzzle and savoring it like a good meal! The puzzles in this book are designed to sharpen the creativity and problem-solving skills, as well as the mathematics content skills, . a delightful and challenging volume of brainteasers that belong in every math teacher’s library. Focused specifically on grades 3–5 and grades 6–8, these puzzles both educate and sharpen children’s. 2 7/9/09 12:06:47 PM Over 300 Puzzles that Teach Math and Problem-Solving Skills Terry Stickels ffirs.indd 3 7/9/09 12:06:47 PM Published by Jossey-Bass A. puzzle and savoring it like a good meal! The puzzles in this book are designed to sharpen the creativity and problem-solving skills, as well as the mathematics content skills, of students in grades