Clyde Waterfront Education

Finnieston Crane

Finnieston Crane maze puzzles

This lesson will develop a knowledge and understanding of using either a trial and error approach or by making an organised list to solving problems. Learners can create their own mazes and test other classmates/teachers or parents. Their final creations will be published in a book for sale.

Broad Outcomes of learning

• Subject knowledge of maths topic gained and enhanced
• Raising attainment by developing thinking skills in various settings
• Develop employability skills: problem solving, presenting
• Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons demonstrated production of own mazes
• Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making decisions about how to produce maze (with solution)
• Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4 capacities of CfE

Relevance to curriculum

• Supports 5-14 Mathematics
• Standard Grade Maths – reasoning and enquiry

About this lesson/project idea

Theme Curricular area Age group
Architecture Mathematics Lower/Middle Scondary
Lesson/project focus Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities Cross cutting themes
Problem solving Expressive Arts;
Languages;
Mathematics;
Science;
Social Studies;
Technologies
CfE;
AifL;
EiE;
ICT;
Parents as Partners