MR BELLS OLD SCHOOL MATHS Puzzles and problems

MR. BELL’S OLD SCHOOL MATHS Puzzles and problems to unlock the ‘lockdown brain power’!

Vocabulary for this session • Problem – a situation where you have to work out a solution to a question • 1 -2 steps – the numbers of operations you have to carry out to get to the solution • Explanation – writing down clearly, using mathematical language, the reasons you came up with, to answer the problem • Example – a calculation or statement that proves your explanation • Pattern – a logical repetition of numbers or operations that can help identify a solution or way of working out an answer

I AM LEARNING TO… identify and use patterns, relationships and properties of numbers or shapes; investigate astatement involving numbers and test it with examples…

IN THESE PROBLEMS, YOU NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING. COPY OUT YOUR ANSWER, SHOWING HOW YOU WORKED OUT THE SOLUTION.

When you’ve worked it out, show you came up with the answer!

Draw a diagram to show your answer!

These questions will test you skills at explaining!

…and last one for this session

Things to remember… Read the question more than once – check you understand what it’s asking you to do Write down everything you know – jottings and calculations are really useful When explaining something – use sentences and give examples that prove your point. There may be several ways to find an answer – do the one that works for you!