Math Games & Puzzles Worksheets

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Below are a number of printable worksheets of math games and puzzles for high school students.

 

Math puzzles and games can be very unusual and entertaining. They're great as a classroom warmup or post exam activity. Use them as mind-stretchers and a way of developing the logic side of the brain.

 

High School Teachers - you're welcome to copy these worksheets for classroom use. Parents - if you'd like to help your child learn math we suggest you start with our math tutorial section before returning to use these worksheets.

 

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Loopy Number Loops. Number puzzle. Year 7 to 9 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1		First Letters. Mathematical terminology. Year 9 to 10 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1 Page 2
Competition - Spend $1,000,000!! Spend one million dollars exactly. Year 6 to 8 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1		Mathematical Alphabet Number One. Mathematical terminology. Year 9 to 10 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1
Barrier Systems. Investigating patterns and rules. Year 9 or 10 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1		Career Poster. Use of mathematics in professions. Year? Any Write on? No Answers? No Page 1 Page 2
The Great Algebra Egg Race. A substitution board game. Year 9 or 10 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1 Page 2 Page 3		To Cut Out and Keep. Various designs to complete. Year 8 to 11 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1
Problem Solving : Guess and Check. Various problems to solve using guess and check. Year 10 or 11 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1		Alquerque. An ancient North African and Middle Eastern board game. Year 8 to 13 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1 Page 2
Mind Stretchers. Various puzzles to solve. Year 10 to 12 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1
Can you solve the following problems? 6 word problems that can be solved algebraically. Year 9 to 12 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1 Page 2		Negative Number Game. Multiplying directed numbers. A game for 2 players. Year 8 to 10 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1
Database Creating a database in MSAccess Year 11 or 12 Write on? No Answers? No Page 1 (PDF)		Squares. An integer game for 2 to 4 players. Year 9 to 11 Write on? Yes Answers? No Page 1 Page 2

 

A note about year levels

Where appropriate each worksheet is given a year level that it is applicable to. As we're all in different countries the year level corresponds to the number of years at school. So, for example, a worksheet for Year 11 is for students in their 11th year of school.
Worksheets for earlier or later years may still be suitable for you.

 

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