Imagine someone handing you a scrap of net from a basketball hoop, with knotted red cord attached to the netting, and telling you this bit of string is a clue in a puzzle. How quickly — if ever — ...

You’ve no doubt seen some version of this viral math problem making the rounds on Facebook, Reddit or X (though we’ve given ...

Logic: Next number formed is (number x (number – 2)) – number ...

Word search puzzles have become one of the most popular puzzle challenges on the web. These seemingly simple puzzles ...

Wordle is a simple word game where you get six chances to guess a five-letter word. To win, you'll need a killer starting word. Read on for our recommendations below. Letter frequency, letter ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Word sequence puzzles constitute fascinating (and fun) experiments in associative thinking—that is, experiments in how we make semantic, conceptual, or formal connections among the words in a set.

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

A crossword designed for fifth graders has left the internet very confused. For many, crosswords represent an opportunity to engage our mental faculties in a fun way that puts our memory and ...