Adam Spencer 31 Fun

 

STEM Learning Activity

In this series of problem solving activities produced by Australia’s favourite mathematician Adam Spencer, you will learn about arithmetic and problem solving in a fun yet challenging way. We hope you enjoy

31 Fun

In this video Adam Spencer presents the mathematical game ’31 Fun’. The way you play ‘31 Fun’ is to start with the score of 1. Then taking it in turns hold up you hand with any number of fingers from 1 to 5. Initially add the score to 1 and then subsequent number of fingers are added to the previous score. The winner is the person who lands on the score of 31. See if you can work out the winning strategy for 31 Fun. After having fun playing the game Adam explains how to develop the winning strategy.


 

Videos

In this video Adam Spencer presents ‘High Scores’ the mathematical problem-solving game developed by Adam and Sean Gardner.
In this video Adam Spencer introduces students to a game that was invented by the mathematician John Horton-Conway in 1967 known as ‘Sprouts’.
‘Gridlocks’ is a great way for students to learn about the mathematical concept of order of operations and mathematical problem solving.
In this video Adam Spencer presents the mathematical game ’31 Fun’.