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Assessment
Bowland

Magic Sum Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discover the magic in mathematics as they solve numerical puzzles involving magic sums. They then make a conjecture as to why no additional examples are possible based on an analysis of the puzzles.
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Learning
Mathwire

A Collection of Logic Number Puzzles on the Hundred Board

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
What's my number? Spark mathematical thinking and have some fun with thirty number puzzles that pose a series of questions to guide learners towards number discovery. 
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Activity
Curated OER

K-5 Mathematics Module: Number and Number Sense

For Students K - 5th Standards
Reinforce number sense with a collection of math lessons for kindergarteners through fifth graders. Young mathematicians take part in hands-on activities, learning games, and complete skills-based worksheets to enhance proficiency in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magic Number

For Teachers K
Students create addition sentences. They review number lines and how to jump between numbers to solve equations. They play the "Magic Number" game by using a spreadsheet and guessing numbers. They discuss how they found the magic numbers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares

For Students 2nd
In this finding the magic numbers activity, 2nd graders add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers worksheet, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers worksheet, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this finding the magic numbers worksheet, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares 6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers worksheet, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares 7

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers activity, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares 8

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers worksheet, students add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Squares 9

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding the magic numbers worksheet, learners add rows, columns, and diagonals to determine the magic numbers. Students solve 4 problems.
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Article
University of California

Ucla: Maria Goeppert Mayer

For Students 9th - 10th
UCLA Physics presents three documents here on Maria Goeppert Mayer, including a brief biography, a longer biography, and a physics meeting address on Mayer and the specifics of her work in nuclear physics.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Number Tricks

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Can you break the magic number code? Test your algebra aptitude in this challenge that explores number generalizations, symbols, and equations. Discover how algebraic procedures are used in everyday situations in this one page activity...
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Maria Goeppert Mayer Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography concentrates on the life of Nobel winner Maria Goeppert-Mayer from her birth in Germany through her work as professor of physics in the U.S. in the 1960s.
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Activity
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

Ite: La Magia De Los Numeros

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the magic of numbers through different mathematicians. Contributions of the following mathematicians: Pierre de Fermat, Pitagoras de Samos, Nicomaco de Gerasa, Diofanto de Alejandria, G. Bachet de Meziriac, Rene...