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Solving Linear Equations: Rich Tasks

You cannot beat a good rich task! For me, a rich task is one that both stimulates and challenges students of all ages and abilities. Here is a selection of some of my favourites.

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Median Rich Tasks and Purposeful Practise keyboard_arrow_up
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There are no words to express how much I love Don Steward and his amazing resources on his Median Blog. They allow for purposeful practise, to enable students to gain fluency in key skills. But they also have more than a sprinkling of richness, that leads students merrily along the path towards hypotheses and generalisations. Amazing.

Forming and Solving
English to Algebra
Doubling and Halving
Lengthy Equations
Lengths
Puzzles you could algebra to solve
Fifteen Pens
Pencils and Jars
Equations - Forming and Solving
Missing Angles
Invarients
Fibonacci Sequence and Equations
How many Mints in each tube?
Cuisenaire Rod Equations
Harder Cuisenaire Rod Equations
Which is Cheaper?
Dog, Cat, Rabbit
Squared Squares and Rectangles
Stay the Same Numbers
Mind the Gap
Spring Relationships
Autumnal Relationships
Number Pyramids
The Stories of 6
Rectangle Perimeter
Cup Cakes
Equations and Equivalent Fractions
Making 19

Solving Practice
Linear Equations Sheets
Linear Equations Cross Puzzles
Some wrong equation solving
Cover-Up Method
Warp and Weft
Unjumbling
Equations with Tables Practise
Harder Linear Equations
Clouds
More Clouds
One Step at a Time
Solving Equations
Equation Loops
Deductions

Worksheets
Median: Linear Equations Practise

NRICH keyboard_arrow_up
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NRICH is simply one of the best websites for rich maths problems in the whole wide world.

Your Number Was…
Think of Two Numbers
Fair Shares

Other Rich Tasks keyboard_arrow_up
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A selection of some of my favourite rich tasks, including – I must confess – some of my own. For my complete collection, including my thoughts on what makes a good rich task, please visit the Rich Tasks page.

Solving Linear Equations
Choose 3 Numbers
Inquiry Maths Solving Equations
Inquiry Maths Solving Advanced Equations

James Tanton's Curriculum Essay MAY 2016: Maths is a Language