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Additional Activity 2:
Magic Squares
Mr. Rasmussen
Work on your own.
Complete each magic square so every row, column, and diagonal has the same sum.
+2
0
–1
–1
+1
–4
+1
–7
–2
+3
+5
–4
Look at the patterns in the completed squares. Consider:
 the numbers used in each square
 the middle number compared to the other numbers
 the numbers in opposite corners
Use the patterns you found. Complete these magic squares.
–7
+2
+2
Take It Further
Albrecht Dürer was a famous German painter in the 16th century. One of his paintings
called
Melancholia contained a 4 by 4 magic square. Complete this magic square.
+6
+3
+1
–6
–4
–3
+5
+4
–9
Master 2.8
Additional Activity 3:
Integer Alphabet
Mr. Rasmussen
You may work with a partner.
The “value” of a word is the sum of the values of its individual letters.
1. Find the value of each phrase.
Letter Values
A
–1
N
+7
B
+1
O
–8
a) Maple Leaf
___________
C
–2
P
+8
b) Prince Edward Island
___________
D
+2
Q
–9
c) Edmonton Eskimos
___________
E
–3
R
+9
F
+3
S
–10
G
–4
T
+10
H
+4
U
–11
I
–5
V
+11
J
+5
W
–12
K
–6
X
+12
L
+6
Y
–13
M
–7
Z
+13
2. Which partner’s first name has the greater value?
Show your work.
3. Which partner’s last name has the lesser value?
Show your work.
4. Write an 8-letter word whose value is greater
than +15.
5. Write a 6-letter word whose value is less
than +5.
___________
___________
___________
___________
6. Each partner writes a word from geometry.
a) Which word has the greater value?
___________
b) Which word has the lesser value?
___________
7. Each partner writes the name of a European
country. Whoever writes the name with the
lesser value wins.
___________
8. Each partner writes the name of a Canadian
province. Whoever writes the name with the
greater value wins.
___________
Take It Further
Find a word whose value is 0.