Grade 5 · Math · Lesson 34

Logic Puzzles and Math Games

Logic puzzles and math games are workouts for your brain. They turn numbers and rules into mysteries to solve. In this celebration lesson you will play with magic squares, mini sudoku, and number riddles, then explain the thinking that cracked each one.

What this lesson teaches

1Solve logic puzzles using clues, elimination, and careful reasoning
2Complete a 4x4 magic square so every row, column, and diagonal sums to 34
3Fill a mini 4x4 sudoku grid using the rules of rows, columns, and blocks
4Explain the strategy used to crack a math game step by step

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