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Playlist: Gifted Math Activities

Broken Calculator: 2-Digit Subtraction

Broken Calculator: 2-Digit Subtraction

This calculator gets subtraction wrong the same way every time. Can your students crack its broken rule?

Math Curiosity: Magic Triangles

Math Curiosity: Magic Triangles

Can you make each side of this triangle add up to 9 using the digits 1-6?

Undoing Multiplication With Division

Undoing Multiplication With Division

Multiplication and division, natural foes, are constantly seeking to undo each other. Students will attempt to reverse the effects of multiplication by dividing once, twice, or even thrice!

Math Curiosity: Four Squares

Math Curiosity: Four Squares

Every positive integer can be written as the sum of (at most) four perfect squares!

Math Curiosity: Magic Squares

Math Curiosity: Magic Squares

Imagine a 3×3 square in which every row, column, and diagonal have the same sum. That’s a magic square!

Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares

Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares

Can any perfect square be written as the sum of two primes?