Delta-K,  Problem Solving,  Volume 53, Issue 1

Number Sleuth

Delta-K

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 53 Issue 1, January 2016

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Number Sleuth

Cathery Yeh

Children love scavenger hunts and have rich experiences finding hidden objects in pictures as well as words in word searches. The Number Sleuth activity builds on these experiences and encourages problem solving and computation as students hunt for hidden equations in a number puzzle.