Middle School Classroom Explorations of Polyhex and Polyomino Fitting Puzzles

Year: 2025 Authors: Neha Garg; Jay Thakkar; Manish Jain

Core claim

Polyomino and polyhex calendar puzzles can effectively introduce middle school students to geometric reasoning, symmetry, and algebraic generalization.

Topics

polyomino puzzles, polyhex puzzles, middle school STEM

Domains

combinatorics, geometry, perimeter, puzzle design, educational design

Methods

guided classroom activities, symmetry enumeration, Dancing Links Algorithm

Media

square grid paper, cardboard pieces, calendar boards

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