Overview:
Area Maze puzzles, created by Japanese puzzle designer Naoki Inaba, challenge students to find a missing value using the properties of area. While originally designed with whole numbers, these tasks can scale to include fractions and decimals. Because the figures are purposefully not drawn to scale, students must rely on strategic and spatial reasoning rather than measuring or guessing. Use the button below to try these puzzles in a Wayground activity. There are 15 puzzles in the activity. Video coming soon...
Mathematical Concepts
Area Maze puzzles provide practice for the following mathematical concepts:
Connection to the Math Practice Standards Area Maze puzzles encourage the development of the following mathematical habits of mind:
Reference Area Maze book on Amazon https://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/naoki-2/ |
