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Why puzzles are
great for learning
Everyone knows that puzzles are educational, but why? Puzzles are
educational because they stretch the brain and expand how your mind
solves problems. While you're solving a puzzle, you're really teaching
your brain to work in new ways.
When thinking seriously about puzzles in education, teachers will
benefit enormously by being able to organize puzzles into organized
collections that can work together to demonstrate a range of problem
solving challenges.
If you are interested in establishing a puzzle collection in your
classroom, we are now offering the
Aha! Brainteaser Classics™, a
collection of 8 puzzles that represent a wide range of problem solving
skills. |
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The Aha! Brainteaser
Classics™ Box Set 1 includes:
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Aha! - All Uphill™
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Aha! -
Double Square™
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Aha! -
The Fifth Chair™
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Aha! -
Loop Trap™
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Aha! -
The Missing T™
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Aha! -
Pack it In™
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Aha! -
Pyramid Twins™
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Aha! -
Wing It™ |
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Aha! - All
Uphill™ |
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The concept is easy - get each of the two balls at the opposite ends of the
brainteaser at the same time. The solution, however, requires some
innovative thinking. |
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Aha! - Double Square™ |
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As if the
first challenge, making a square out of four pieces, wasn't enough, the
Double Square adds a twist. Once you've made the square from four pieces,
you take it apart, add in a fifth piece, and start over. |
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Aha! - The Fifth Chair™ |
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Take the four chair pieces and put them together to make a
fifth chair. |
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Aha! - Loop Trap™ |
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The object is to get the loop off the brainteaser - but don't get in a
tangle in the process. It's lots of fun as you try to solve it! |
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Aha! - The Missing T™ |
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Take the four pieces of this brainteaser and make the letter T. Sounds
easy, but you'll find it's a little harder than you might think |
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Aha! - Pack It In™ |
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This nine-piece box-packing brainteaser was originally known
as "Conway's Curious Cube." Analyze how to fill each of the
three layers to solve the brainteaser. |
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Aha! - Pyramid
Twins™ |
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Pyramid Twins is recognized as one of the world's most ingenious two-piece
brainteasers. Put the two pieces together to form a pyramid. Sounds easy,
but it can take a while to get the trick. |
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Aha! - Wing It™ |
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The object
is simple - get the ring off of the brainteaser. The solution? Not quite so
easy. |
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Each of the eight puzzles comes with three hint cards as well as
the solution. When you get stuck, you can turn over one hint card
to help you along without spoiling all the fun. The addition of
hints allows kids and adults alike to focus on the fun of problem
solving, and avoid any mounting frustration that occurs when they
get stuck for too long.
Don't forget to enjoy these puzzles with your students -
everybody's brain needs exercise! |
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Last Updated:
June 5, 2007 |
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