Figure This!
Mathematics Challenges for Families provides interesting math challenges that
middle-school students can do at home with their families.
Eighty Figure
This!
mathematical challenges will be released throughout the campaign, with
three-to-four challenges posted here each month.
Each
challenge features:
- a
description of the important math involved
- a note
on where the math is used in the real world
- a hint
to get started
- complete
solutions
- a
"Try This" section
- additional
related problems with answers
- questions
to think about
- fun
facts related to the math
- resources
for further exploration.
Cartoon
characters named Polygon, Tessellation, Exponent, Tangent, and Axis illustrate
the challenge features. They think math is great!
