(TURKEY) Activity 11 - Maths and Logic

(ITALY) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

See how our students worked to create 

mathematical puzzles and riddles!

Class presentations:

Here you can see a few examples of our puzzles:

Watch our summary presentation:

(POLAND) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

In the 11th task students worked in small groups or individually. They prepared mathematical challenges for their classmates: puzzles, sudoku, crosswords and riddles.

 

Watch our summary presentation:

EVALUATION OF THE TASK BY STUDENTS

1.  Please tick the appropriate box for the activity	Yes	No	I don’t know
Did you like Task 10?	100%	0	0

2.      What did you enjoy most during this project activity

I enjoyed the task because:	Yes	No	Sometime
1. I learned new things.	75%	10	15
2. I liked it because it was extra task beside normal lessons	78%	12	10
3. I learned how to work in group.	70%	5	25
5. I learned the new English words.	60%	20	20

EVALUATION OF THE TASK BY THE TEACHERS:

1.  Do you feel the pupils were engaged with the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%	0	0

2.  Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%	0	0

3.    What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

No changes.

  

4.  Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%	0	0

(UK) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

Students were to make their own puzzles, logical games or decrypting codes games and integrate Maths into their riddles.

Examples of activities were :-

To play games that involve strategies – noughts and crosses, draughts, complete the box etc.

To try online or paper version logic puzzles (similar to Guess who)

Students that are able can invent their own after trying different examples

Solve and create own riddles

Logic grid puzzles (Work as a group or independently)

Tangrams and wooden block puzzles

Maths riddles and brain teasers

Sudoku boards and Word puzzles

http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Printable_Logic_Puzzles_for_Kids
http://www.logic-puzzles.org/ (written or online)

An example of a logic puzzle.

Evaluation

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STUDENTS)

ACTIVITY 11: Maths and Logic Puzzles

1.     Please tick the appropriate box for the activity

Very Interesting	Interesting	Ok /Nothing Special	Really Boring /Tiring	I can’t decide
32	10	5	5

2.     What did you enjoy most during this project activity?

    Liked trying different games
It made me think harder

3.     What did you not like?

Some of the puzzles were too hard
I couldn't solve the puzzles
I kept losing!!.
Some games were complicated.

4.     What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

trying to find the answer with a friend as on my own was too difficult.

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STAFF)

ACTIVITY 11: Maths and Logic Puzzles

1.     Do you feel the pupils engaged with the activity?

yes except when they got harder!

2.     Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
80%	20%

3.     What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

More ideas for lower ability groups
Several levels of puzzles for all abilities.

4.     Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%

(Italy) Activity 10 - Maths and Fundraising

See the photos and presentation below 

about our charity action:

(ROMANIA) Activity 10 Maths and Fundraising

For this activity our students had to make Christmas decorations which were later sold within the school. The students raised funds and bought clothes, toys and sweets in order to help within the National Campaign - Shoe Box, in which people send things to the needy and put them in show boxes beautifully wrapped.