Rotated Square Puzzle
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This Rotated Square Puzzle challenges you to place the numbers 1 through 9 in the boxes of the rotated square so that the numbers in each horizontal row form a number which is a perfect square.
This puzzle is the creation of L.P. Mochalov, and I found it in his book of Totally Tough Brainteasers. This is the same author who created the Star Pentominoes Puzzle and the Three Squared Puzzle that many of you have been using with your students recently.
The trickiest part of this puzzle is being familiar with your three digit perfect squares!
My free printable list of perfect squares might help out with this.
I also created a larger version of this puzzle. I planned to put disc magnets on it and put it on my dry erase board, but I ran out of magnets!
Instead, I’ve been using these magnetic pockets from Charles Leonard to share puzzles with my students that aren’t magnetic.
Students really enjoy just being able to grab a puzzle off the board and take it to their desk to solve.
Puzzle Solutions
Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.
Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!
