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Task 50: Around a Table

During this task mathematicians of all ages get the opportunity to solve the given mathematical puzzle; Who is sitting where? Students get the opportunity to practise and distinguish between left and right. This investigation also has elements of logic and reasoning while exploring different possible outcomes. Students are encouraged to find one solution or more than one according to their level.

Sudoku

Sudoku is a very popular puzzle game with numbers. Sudoku puzzles are simple tasks to develop students’ critical thinking skills. It helps with gaining confidence in their abilities to face and complete challenging tasks, which can carry over into many aspects of problem solving tasks.

A Pile of Oranges

The brilliance of Maths Eyes tasks began in Ireland in a very tiny community. This particular task targets just that, developing Maths eyes. Through a real life situations, students are encouraged to identify the importance of their numeracy knowledge and skills.
It also offers opportunities to develop self-confidence and competence and support positive attitudes to mathematics.

Cube Challenge

During this task students will have the opportunity to explore and learn through play about the three-dimensional properties of a cube. This task also takes visualising as its focus which has an important role to play in problem solving. The task also gives an opportunity to work with the net of a cube in different ways.

Fun Four

During this task students are practising addition and much more. Similar tasks support students in becoming successful, persistent problem solvers by grasping a number of mathematical competencies and drawing on multiple sources of mathematical knowledge.

Dizzy Dots

Dizzy Dots is a simple enjoyable maths task that helps develop strategic thinking. This task
allows students to work at their own level and provides an opportunity for mathematicians of all ages to think, observe, consolidate, connect and share.
What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Task 58: Blocks – What do you Notice? What do you Wonder?

During this task students are challenged to discover the relationship among a set of numbers and the way they are positioned. This engages students in a problem-solving situation in which they practise aspects of: observation, conversation, questioning, testing their ideas and modifying their initial ideas Finally wondering what if…… by creating their own patterns and towers.

Task 60 – Matchsticks Fish Puzzle

Matchstick puzzles are reordering brainteasers where a number of matchsticks or any other sticks are organised as squares, rectangles, triangles or other shapes representing a picture. The challenge to resolve is usually to move a number of matchsticks to make a different picture or reorganise the shape in a different way. However some of the puzzles require creativeness ad inventiveness and are not just about making geometric shapes.

Task 61: Four-Cube Puzzle

The world in which we live is full of constructions created with recognised 3-d shapes. The skill to construct a 3D shape both as a manipulative and in your mind and reason with them is essential for increasing spatial awareness. During this activity students will be building cubes and then challenged with a brainteaser.

Task 62: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

The moment we start asking students to notice and wonder in Mathematics by looking at diagrams and numbers, we are pivoting learning around the students ideas and their prior knowledge. Noticing (observing) and wondering (asking questions) are very intense practices that develop curiosity, perseverance and reasoning among other useful skills.

Task 65: What is the Question?

The problem this task puts forward is not ‘What is the answer?’ but ‘What is the question?’. This task will encourage students to take a different role and think about questions rather than answers. This task will definitely reinforce learning and encourage students to think and reflect about their own knowledge of different concepts. The possibilities are endless…enjoy!

Task 66: The Magic Triangle

This task can be considered a number puzzle as there are a specific set of rules and students have to figure out the pattern being followed and then answer accordingly. Number puzzles are innovative and motivating tasks which also helps you improve your logical thinking and above all these are fun to crack !!!

Task 68: 100 Box

The brilliance of Maths Eyes tasks began in Ireland in a very tiny community. This particular task targets just that, developing Maths eyes. Through this grid 10 x 10 students are encouraged to identify numeracy knowledge and delve deeper by asking more questions and finding answers. It also offers opportunities to develop self-confidence and competence and support positive attitudes to mathematics.

Task 69: The Number Line (Low Floor, High Ceiling Task)

A number line is a very good resource when teaching about numbers in a primary school classroom, unfortunately it not not always used to its full potential . A number line will help us explore and discover the relationship between numbers and deepen out understanding mathematically. This task is aimed to build confidence, fluency, and facility with numbers. Working effectively with a number line model, students can develop powerful intuitive strategies in the number system.

Task 70: Growing Patterns

Growing or increasing patterns are figures and diagrams in which the main feature is that each step you see a constant growth. It is a very important mathematical skill to recognise and create a pattern as it helps students to make predictions based on observations. Understanding sequences and patterns help prepare students for learning complex number concepts and mathematical operations. Patterns allow us to see relationships in numbers and develop generalisations.