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    Maths · Think it through

    What's the largest number of pieces you can cut a round cake into using just 3 straight cuts?

    Guided, not given

    Hints lead you to the insight yourself.

    Transferable

    Every problem teaches a principle, not a trick.

    For ages 5–18

    Chess, Maths, Logic & real-world AI literacy.

    How the lesson works

    1. Read the problem. Pick Chess, Maths, Logic or AI and try it on your own first.
    2. Ask for a hint. Each problem has two or three guiding questions, shown one at a time. None of them gives the answer away.
    3. See the reasoning. When you're ready, the full line of thinking is laid out step by step, then the answer.
    4. Keep the principle. Every problem ends with the idea that carries over to the next problem, which is the part that matters in class.

    The 6 puzzles in this lesson

    The questions only: the hints, the reasoning and the answers are in the lesson above.

    • Chess

      You're a knight's move away from winning material. Can you find it?

    • Maths

      10 people are at a party. Everyone shakes hands with everyone else exactly once. How many handshakes happen?

    • Logic

      Two coins add up to 30 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?

    • AI

      An AI chatbot tells your child: 'The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from the Moon.' Should they trust it?

    • Maths

      What's the largest number of pieces you can cut a round cake into using just 3 straight cuts?

    • Chess

      Black's king looks safe behind its pawns. Is it really?

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