Can you put your knowledge of arithmetic sequences to the test to solve this arithmetic sequence puzzle worksheet?
Looking for more arithmetic sequence fun? I suggest checking out Naoki Inaba’s Step Puzzles.
Instructions
Fill in the missing numbers in the provided “crossword” puzzle so that each entry is an arithmetic sequence (a sequence formed by adding or subtracting the same value repeatedly).
Suitable Grade Levels
My AP Precalculus students have been struggling to remember the formulas for working with arithmetic sequences, so I decided to create this new arithmetic sequence puzzle to use as a review activity as we move closer to the AP exam in May.
This puzzle could definitely be used by a wide variety of students. This puzzle is accessible to any students who are familiar with working with positive and negative integers. You may need to introduce them to the concept of an arithmetic sequence (a sequence where the differences between every two consecutive terms is the same).
I would recommend this puzzle for 7th grade and up.
Free Download of Arithmetic Sequence Puzzle
This arithmetic sequence puzzle worksheet is available to download as a PDF and as an editable PowerPoint file.
Arithmetic Sequence Puzzle (PDF) (217 downloads )
Arithmetic Sequence Puzzle (Editable PPT in ZIP Folder) (53 downloads )
Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable math puzzles I share on my blog available online because I strive to provide learning experiences for my students that are non-google-able. I would like other teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms as well without the solutions being easily found on the Internet.
However, I do recognize that us teachers are busy people and sometimes need to quickly reference an answer key to see if a student has solved a puzzle correctly or to see if they have interpreted the instructions properly.
If you are a teacher who is using these puzzles in your classroom, please send me an email at sarah@mathequalslove.net with information about what you teach and where you teach. I will be happy to forward an answer key to you.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, as fun activities in their workplace, or as a birthday party escape room.
