Unit 1, Lesson 4 Line Math Puzzles

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Unit 1, Lesson 4 Line Math Puzzles

• We are going to learn to solve line math puzzles
  and then you will create your own.

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Goals

• Develop mathematical reasoning
• Practice addition facts

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Teaching the Activity

• This line math puzzle is made of boxes connected
  with lines
• What is the sum of each line?
• What pattern do you see?
• What number is in all three sums?
• What other patterns do you see?

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Line math puzzles

• Each line of boxes connected by a dotted line in
  a line math puzzle has the same sum
• Arrange the numbers on the Line Math Puzzles 1
  and Line Math Puzzles 2 activity pages so that
  each line has the specified sum.
• Write the number sentences on the side of the
  page next to the puzzles

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Extension

• Make your own design for the line and box
  structures of the puzzle
• Create line math puzzles based on a new rule
  Every line has a different sum
• Use 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 to
  do a line math puzzle