Mathematician Puzzles
These PDF mini lessons for middle school math involve famous mathematicians and math educators including Polya, Agnesi, and Descartes. Use for review or test prep.
- Women: Katherine Johnson, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Maria Agnesi, Grace Hopper
- Educators: George Polya (a Free puzzle!), Robert Moses, Jaime Escalante
- Symbol Inventors for Pi and Infinity
- and Others: Carl Gauss, Rene Descartes, Georg Cantor, Benjamin Banneker
All Math History-Mystery Puzzles connect mathematics to other disciplines, inspirational individuals, historical & current events, social justice issues, and pop culture. Students solve math clues to find each Mystery Year. These are great for holidays, special days, or a change of pace. Click any puzzle title to see a description of math topics. Get a discount of 30% or more when you have at least 6 individual puzzles in your cart.
