The Splice is Right Puzzle
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I’m back today with a fun, new puzzle called The Splice is Right Puzzle.
This puzzle is from the book Test Your Math IQ by Steve Ryan. I was able to borrow the book for free from the Internet Archive’s online lending library. I highly recommend this site for checking out various books before you commit to buying a copy!
This is the last of four puzzles that really stood out to me from this book. Previously, I recreated and shared Tic Tac Total, Pair Ups, and Up to Specs.
The goal of The Splice is Right Puzzle is to splice the given six clips of film in this puzzle to produce one fifteen-frame short feature. The final result must be a strip which presents a mathematically logical number sequence.
For example, 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6, 7 is a logical sequence because you add one to each term to get the next term. 1, 7, 10, 70, 73 would also be a logical sequence. In this case, I would repeatedly multiply by 7 and add 3 to continue the sequence.
Here are the six clips of film you are given to work with in The Splice is Right Puzzle:
I printed and laminated the film strips to create a classroom version.
MATH = LOVE RECOMMENDS…
A laminator is a MUST-HAVE for me as a math teacher! I spent my first six years as a teacher at a school with a broken laminator, so I had to find a way to laminate things myself.
I’ve had several laminators over the years. I currently use a Scotch laminator at home and a Swingline laminator at school.
I highly recommend splurging a bit on the actual laminator and buying the cheapest laminating pouches you can find!
In a normal year, I would put the puzzle on my dry erase board and place disc magnets on the back of each of the pieces of film.
I think this puzzle should be easily adapted to the virtual setting as well. I will update this post with any digital versions that are shared with me.
Digital Version of The Splice is Right Puzzle
Kathy Henderson has created a digital version of The Splice is Right Puzzle in Desmos Activity Builder.
The Splice is Right Puzzle Download
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The Splice is Right (PDF)
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The Splice is Right (Editable Publisher File ZIP)
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Want even more puzzles? Check out my puzzles page!
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!
