Challenge #5
What is the height?
Reading scales and understanding units are crucial for the kids. This problem could also facilitate a great discussion about the metric system, comparison, and estimation.
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As children's first teachers, family members are crucial to student success. And the more adults become engaged in their children's education, the greater the chances that children will succeed. Hence, our goal is to engage families in the learning process through these fun challenges.
Learn Math Magic
Have you ever wondered how a magician makes a rabbit or pigeon disappear? Magic in math is no different. It's similar to making a bird or animal disappear.
Isn't it cool if you know the tricks so that you can surprise your friends and family? We thought you might want to learn and apply some cool tricks during your holiday break.
Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays!
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7 Problem-Solving Techniques
One of the primary reasons people have trouble with problem-solving is that there is no single procedure that works all the time — each problem is slightly different. Problem-solving requires practical knowledge about the specific situation. One of our main goals is to help you become better problem solvers.
- Solve a simpler problem
- Look for a pattern
- Visualize and draw
- Estimate and check
- Work backwards
- Break down the problem
- Unleash your potential
You can also learn in detail about the problem-solving techniques on our strategies blog post.
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CIMC 2023 Practice Questions
This contest is designed to challenge and promote problem-solving, critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity for students in Grades 2 to 12.
You can learn more about these contests on the CIMC page and enroll for free to learn, compete, and win.
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Fun problems the whole family can tackle together. Each challenge builds critical thinking, estimation, and problem-solving skills.
Challenge #4
Travel to Canada!
Visualization skills are critical for developing the young mind. This beautiful problem provides families with an opportunity to discuss geography, map reading, and estimation.
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Challenge #3
Which Cookie would you eat?
Suppose you love chocolate. The top of each cookie is covered with the same thickness of chocolate. Which cookie would you eat to get the most chocolate?
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Challenge #2
Do people with big hands have larger angles between their fingers?
Estimate the measures of the angles between your fingers when you spread out your hand. Angles are important geometric shapes. They are used in designing many things from airplanes to golf clubs.
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Challenge #1
Which one would you buy?
Take two identical sheets of paper. Roll one into a short, fat cylinder and the other into a tall, thin cylinder. Which holds more? Making visual estimates and finding volumes are useful skills.
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