Perfect Magic Square

Drag the numbers onto the grid so that the following groups of four numbers all have the same sum: each row, each column, each diagonal, the four corners, and each two by two square.

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Easier

3 by 3 Magic Square

Magic Square

If the four by four magic square is too big for you why not try this smaller, easier puzzle.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=magic

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Magic Square Puzzle

Magic Square Puzzle

Find all of the possible ways of making the magic total from the numbers in this four by four magic square.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=magicsquarepuzzle

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Hexagram Star

Hexagram Star

Arrange the twelve numbers on the hexagram so that the numbers in each line add up to the same total.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=hexstar

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Magic Square Jigsaw

Magic Square Jigsaws

Arrange the jigsaw pieces on the grid so that the numbers in each line add up to the same total.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=magjig

Transum.org

This web site contains over a thousand free mathematical activities for teachers and pupils. Click here to go to the main page which links to all of the resources available.

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Mathematicians are not the people who find Maths easy; they are the people who enjoy how mystifying, puzzling and hard it is. Are you a mathematician?

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"An absolutely brilliant resource. Only recently been discovered but is used daily with all my classes. It is particularly useful when things can be saved for further use. Thank you!"

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Featured Activity

Vinculum

Vinculum

This activity comprises of five challenges each one requiring you to type in one more fraction than the previous challenge and each starting with a different fraction. The starting fractions are one tenth, one quarter, one third, one half and four sevenths.

Numeracy

"Numeracy is a proficiency which is developed mainly in Mathematics but also in other subjects. It is more than an ability to do basic arithmetic. It involves developing confidence and competence with numbers and measures. It requires understanding of the number system, a repertoire of mathematical techniques, and an inclination and ability to solve quantitative or spatial problems in a range of contexts. Numeracy also demands understanding of the ways in which data are gathered by counting and measuring, and presented in graphs, diagrams, charts and tables."

Secondary National Strategy, Mathematics at key stage 3

Go Maths

Learning and understanding Mathematics, at every level, requires learner engagement. Mathematics is not a spectator sport. Sometimes traditional teaching fails to actively involve students. One way to address the problem is through the use of interactive activities and this web site provides many of those. The Go Maths main page links to more activities designed for students in upper Secondary/High school.

Teachers

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Laogui, Laogui32@gmail.com

Saturday, May 14, 2022

"There is a questions after Check in the magic square puzzle 'are there any more solutions' but there seems to be no way to respond - I indeed found a 4*4 level 4 square with two solutions. I am using the puzzles with a 10 year old Vietnamese speaker as a way to teach English maths and logic. It resolved to 8 cells, 4 ab/ba pairs. I use Kenken in the same way. I am an online ESL teacher but teach also Python and Maths, even Chemistry and Physics."

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