Marvelous Mazes

Introduction:

 

       What is more than 3,000 years old and can be found on many continents around the world? Mazes and Labyrinths. You will embark on an adventure through the world of mazes to solve these ancient puzzles.

 

Task:

 

Working with a partner you will complete the Quizzical Questions by clicking on links for websites containing the answers. You will write the answers on a printed worksheet. You and your partner will then select a maze and practice solving it. For the final project, you will make your own maze similar to the one you have solved on graph paper.

 

Procedure:

 

1. Print out worksheet             Worksheet

2. Click on links in worksheet to answer questions

3. Select one maze, print and solve

 

Chartres: http://www.handstones.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/yewtree/images/chartres.png

 

Branching and Island: http://www.geocities.com/mikesmazes/graphics/branch.gif

 

Hilton: http://www.mudge.screaming.net/Hilton.gif

 

4. Create a maze based on the one you selected and solved

 

5. Hand in worksheet, solved maze, and created maze

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Resources:

 

Matrix:

 

1

Student mapper

2

3

4

5

A”maze”ing

Scavenger hunt

1-3 correct

4-6 correct

7-9 correct

10-13 correct

14-15 correct

Practice

Can’t solve maze

Solve with teacher

Solve with partner

Solved with difficulty

Solved easily

Make maze

Can’t make maze

Made maze with teacher

Made maze with partner

Made maze with difficulty

Made maze easily

Pair work

1 person does all work

Partners work with much difficulty

Partners worked together hesitantly

Partners worked well but had minor difficulties

Partners show teamwork and excellent problem solving