Math Puzzles for Middle School with Crosswords and Word Problems

This extra material package for middle school math has 28 task pages and their answers. These pages can be used as warmups or time fillers. 

10 pages of order of operations crosswords:  The idea is that the students solve the order of operations tasks, fill their answers in letters to the crossword. After finding all the answers, they will see the name of a famous mathematician in the vertical row. A description of the mathematician can be found in the corresponding answer page, giving students extra knowledge about some mathematicians and their achievements. The mathematicians are from ancient era to present.  These crosswords are suitable for warmups for students of all levels.

10 pages of verbal problems: Each page has two verbal problems. You can find the answers either by a pair of linear equations or reasoning, there are answers for both of these styles in the answer pages. These are also suitable for warmups or for pair work, as they are not too difficult to reason. 

7 pages of problems about large numbers: These large number tasks are generally a bit more difficult ones. You could use them for example as a back up extra material for early finishers or for a pair/group work. 

• There are two pages of card deck problems asking, how many orders can certain cards be in. 

• Three pages are about astronomy. Topics are: General and Special Relativity,  distance of the Moon a million years ago and the concept of light-year and how to use it

• One page is about geology, the classic task of mapping the 4,6 billion years of Earth's history to one calendar year. 

• Chemistry, introducing the concept of mole and number of atoms. 

1 page about infinite series Students are encouraged to find the sum of infinite series 1+ ½+¼ …

This resource is a printable pdf file with 54 pages. It can be used with grades 7-9