these task sheets (and solutions) can be clicked to produce and save larger images easier tasks are in the older posts and become more demanding towards more recent posts hopefully the resources illustrate that 'magic' squares provide a context for a variety of skill practice - with: - some form of problem solving requested; - considerations about relationships, justification and proof; - extending work to an involvement of symbols; - developing to quite complex uses of algebra.
I am indebted to Martin Hansen, whose articles in Maths in School (march 2010, sept 2010 and and nov 2010) provided much clarity on a possible teaching sequence and an understanding of relationships and solution techniques
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
rotations and reflections
find all the ways that the 1 to 9 magic square can be rearranged (and still be a magic square) - using rotations and reflections
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