Curated OER
What Is It? Tommy Tastes
Students complete multi-curricular to learn about senses and sensory words. In this sensory words lesson, students discuss the five senses and the anatomy of a tongue. Students complete a food tasting activity and find descriptive words...
Curated OER
What is it? Sally Smells!
Students explore the attributes of the human nose. In this 5 senses lesson, students participate in a smell guessing game prior to discussing the anatomy of the nose and creating a sense of smell book page.
Curated OER
What is Coal?
Students receive instruction to answer the question "What is coal?". They then participate in several puzzles and problems to explore the subject of coal. They solve addition and subtraction problems and match letters with the letter...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multiplying Magic Squares
The math concept of "Magic Squares" is explored here with basic terminology and examples to begin with. Once students have mastered these, the more challenging idea of how to multiply magic squares is introduced. Review materials are...
Other
Allmath.com: Magic Squares Game
Magic squares have been a fascinating topic in mathematics for centuries. They are formed by filling in all the squares with the numbers starting from one so that the sum of all rows, columns, and diagonals is the same. Instructions are...
Harvey Mudd College
Mudd Math Fun Facts: Magic Squares, Indeed!
This tutorial provides a definition and examples of a "magic square" and then shows a proof and generalizations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 4x4
Warm up your problem solving skills to make the magic work in these magic squares by getting the correct numbers in the correct spot. You can check your solution at this one page website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the same number. This number is called the Magic Constant. Learn math fundamentals visually and have fun at the same time.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Magic Wood
Generate and print out various worksheets with "magic squares", ones that are complete and ones that have blanks to be filled in by students.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 3x3
Use your problem solving skills to make these magic squares work correctly. The solutions are at this one page website.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Magic Squares
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Magic Squares."
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1, 2, 3 Magic Square
Sharpen your logic and basic addition facts skills while working on this challenge. Solution.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Amof: Amazing Mathematical Object Factory
The Amazing Mathematical Object Factory allows you to review many combinatorial objects by producing lists of mathematical objects. This game helps make discrete mathematics more accessible. Combinatorial objects are studied in discrete...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Takakazu Seki Kowa
The University of St. Andrews offers this biography of Takakazu Seki Kowa. Many interesting links are provided.
Other
Wichita State University: Takakazu Seki Kowa (1642 1708)
This site provides a general biography of Takakazu Seki Kowa, "the arithmetical sage." Content focuses on his known accomplishments. Also includes related links.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Magic Math Squares
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students complete number sentences by inserting numbers in the correct order to arrive at a predetermined answer.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Imaginary Numbers? What Do You Mean Imaginary?
Is it any wonder that students are suspicious? We lead, sometimes drag, them through Algebra I insisting they must follow the order of operations. We make them learn the "hard way" of doing an assignment one day only to show them the...