{"id":71787,"date":"2020-05-07T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=71787"},"modified":"2020-05-25T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T17:42:22","slug":"flower-petal-puzzles-revisited","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/math\/math-grades-4-6\/puzzles-and-riddles\/flower-petal-puzzles-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Petal Puzzles (Revisited)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Puzzles and Riddles<\/h5>\n<h2>Learning Goals:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine the missing numbers in equations<\/li>\n<li>Develop and apply reasoning skills to make and test math predictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Exploration:<\/h2>\n<p>The goal of a flower petal puzzle is to place the numbers from 1-9 in the circles (\u201cpetals\u201d), so that each line of 3 petals adds up to the target total:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71788\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath.png\" alt=\"A circle surrounded by eight identical, equally spaced circles in a circle. The numbers 1 through 9 are underneath in a row.\" width=\"500\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath.png 1572w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-768x743.png 768w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-1024x990.png 1024w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-165x160.png 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-1140x1102.png 1140w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-945x914.png 945w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/FlowerMath-750x725.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Can you place the numbers 1-9 into the circles so that each line of 3 petals adds to 12?<br \/>\nWhat about a target total of 15 for each line of petals? A target total of 18?<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/magic_triangle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital version<\/a> is a great way to play, or simply jot it down on a piece of paper!<\/p>\n<h3>Questions and Prompts to Support your Child:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What have you tried so far? What could we try together?<\/li>\n<li>If that arrangement of numbers didn\u2019t work out, what could you try instead?<\/li>\n<li>What combinations of three numbers add to 12? Which have you tried?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Extensions &amp; Adaptations:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re feeling stuck, focus on trying different numbers in the middle circle &#8211; that spot is more important than the rest<\/li>\n<li>What other target totals are possible? What target totals are impossible? You could try using a different set of digits for in the spaces, or try using a number more than once. How do these changes affect the puzzle?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/mathforlove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathforlove.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you place the numbers 1-9 into the circles so that each line of 3 petals adds to 12?<br \/>\nWhat about a target total of 15 for each line of petals? A target total of 18?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15985,"featured_media":0,"parent":72901,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71787","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-elementary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71787\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}