Refresher “bomb”!

This activity is designed as an “escape game”: students work in teams in order to tackle a host of exercises and problems. The problem consists of a bomb with a countdown that they need to diffuse. The tasks include activities involving the direct application of procedures covered beforehand, along with other more open problems that call for the use of more original, creative strategies.

• Basic arithmetic procedures (proportionality, percentages etc.)

• Problem-solving and application of mathematics to actual contexts

• Estimation and rough calculation of measurements

This unit has a creativity and critical thinking focus:

• Encourage lateral thinking and generate and play with several approaches to solve an unusual maths problem

• Make connections between maths concepts and concepts from other disciplines

• Reflect on the chosen maths approach relative to alternatives

Web & Print

• Information sheet for teachers (see appendix).

• Instruction sheets for students

• Answer sheet  

Other

• Smartphone with app customizable time bomb’ or similar downloaded

Opportunities to Adapt, Extend and Enrich

• The problems that need to be solved in order to detonate the bomb can involve any discipline or a mix of disciplines

English Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/10-L4mtCQmM8HmaPvFa-ExZZyQwlbpC9L4rFerTtFzuk/edit?usp=sharing 

Hindi Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/167rBs_iPpnydbtPO-F9cwa4-mtU2CI4MTb2rmy1jonQ/edit?usp=sharing 

Gujarati Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PyaI6sFLHhw6HrNUyyYUaC7howCDfiC6sXEsGgwdy84/edit?usp=sharing 

Kannada Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1asbzNIP6rvnnSzyMA9G5CutuSIW3u2JmF-nQfnkjz20/edit?usp=drive_link