Piece It Together: Puzzle Hunt


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In this activity, learners follow clues to find five puzzle pieces, then assemble them. This activity works well with a whole group, individuals, or families. Everyone needs a “Piece It Together” list containing five clues. Each clue leads to a location at which you’ve hidden a puzzle piece. Base the clues on sizes, shapes, and distances in the space/room. (For instance: Count 15 floor tiles from the front door of the room. Look 10 inches above the floor.) Once learners have found the puzzle pieces, they assemble them to find a healthy recipe or secret message. The activity comes with an easy and a medium/hard Piece It Together list that you can use or adapt to your surroundings. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide


Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes

Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes

Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per group of students

Age Range:
Ages 6 - 14

Resource Types:
Activity, Game

Language:
English

Materials List (per group of students)


  • Letter-size envelopes
  • Clue list
  • Simple recipe
  • Rulers
  • Pencils
  • Tape
  • Recipe ingredients (optional)

Subjects


  • Mathematics
    • Algebra
      • Patterns
    • Geometry
      • Plane Geometry
    • Measurement
      • Units of Measurement
    • Number and Operations
      • Fractions
      • Number Systems
  • The Nature of Technology
    • The Design Process
      • Problem Solving
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Gathering Data
      • Communicating Results

Informal Categories


  • Food and Cooking
  • Games

Audience


To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read
  • be mobile

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves teamwork and communication skills
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other


Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • Mixing in Math

Rights:

  • , © 2010, TERC, Inc., MA., 2010

Funding Source:

  • NSF, ESI-0406675 and DRL-0713537