Droodle Construction — A Puzzle with Factoring by David Pleacher



Grade Level: Algerba 2

Materials: One set of worksheets and a straightedge for each student

Objective: The student will be able to solve factoring problems involving the Sum of Two Cubes, Difference of Two Squares, Difference of Two Cubes, Trinomials, and Polynomials with 4 or more terms.

Can you draw and name this droodle?


Back in 1953, Roger Price invented a minor art form called the Droodle, which he described as "a borkley-looking sort of drawing that doesn't make any sense until you know the correct title."

In this puzzle, you will draw one of Roger Price's droodles, and then determine the titles to it.   First, you must factor the 20 expressions in the puzzle and find the corresponding answers.   Then connect nine pairs of letters as instructed in the puzzle to draw the droodle.   Then replace each numbered blank in the puzzle with the letter corresponding to the answer for that problem and that will give you the titles to the droodle.

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