“Math is so boring!” How many times have we heard this statement from our students? As teachers, we are constantly looking for different activities to interest our students in mathematics and to convey the true richness and diversity of the subject.
As teachers, we are constantly looking for rich problem-solving tasks that connect different areas of mathematics, capture the interest of our students, and convey the true richness and diversity of the subject (Namakshi et al. 2015). Our activity focuses on exploring patterns in an n × n × n cube. Since most students are familiar with Rubik's® Cube and may have seen or played with one before, this activity ties in with an object familiar and interesting to them.
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