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Gambling

This Core Maths task investigates various aspects of gambling. Students investigate various aspects of gambling and helps develop a realistic...

Game in a Tin!

This cross-curricular activity asks children to design a game to be sold in a presentation tin, incorporating the tin into the game. The tins are all made from steel, so they are magnetic and may be printed with any design. Children can use anything you want to make the other parts of their game. It could be a game...

Game Show Algorithms

Although this activity is not in the form of a lesson plan, the activity illustrates a good series of steps that students could either work through as a class, or in smaller groups/pairs. They could then be asked to pick from a selection of...

This Very Short Introduction introduces the fascinating world of game theory, showing how it can be understood without mathematical equations, and revealing that everything from how to play poker optimally to the sex...

A collection of the author's recreational mathematics columns from "Pour la Science".

Part of a series which uses information boxes and puzzles to develop understanding of different maths skills.

Dozens of fascinating puzzles - maths, logic, and word games - with the solutions listed at the end of the book...

This book shows how games can be used as a motivating and effective way of teaching mathematics. It is an invaluable resource containing nearly 200 ideas for games for use in primary and secondary schools.

All the games are referenced to the mathematics national curriculum of England and Wales. The book...

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