{"id":191,"date":"2021-05-02T01:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T01:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=191"},"modified":"2021-08-25T19:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T09:40:03","slug":"eight-in-a-boat-a-classic-problem-solving-activity","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/index.php\/product\/eight-in-a-boat-a-classic-problem-solving-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight in a Boat &#8211; A Classic Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #870000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Problem Solving Activity <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Eight in a Boat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_192\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-image-192 size-full\" title=\"Problem Solving Activity\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/problem-solving-game.gif\" alt=\"Problem Solving Activity\" width=\"374\" height=\"265\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #808080;\">Classic Problem Solving Activity<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #870000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Aim:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To practice the problem-solving skill of constant manipulation.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7122541773\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #870000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>What you need:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4 counters of one color (<em>I like to use chess pawns)<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4 counters of a different color<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 game board<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 player<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #870000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. Place four counters of the same color on the shields of the sick (green-faced) Vikings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2. Place the other four counters on the shields of the Vikings at the back of the boat.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3. Ensure there is an empty shield in the center of the boat.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #870000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Rules:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. Counters on the sick Vikings can only move right.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2. Counters on the other Vikings can only move left.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #870000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>How to Move:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. A counter can slide to an empty shield directly beside it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2. Jump over ONE counter of the opposite color to the next empty shield.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3419385894\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"color: #870000;\">Goal:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8211; To swap all the front counters to the back of the boat and the counters at the back to the front.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #870000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Something to Aim For:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8211; It is said this puzzle can be solved in 24 moves. Is this true or false?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- GTT 4 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8979522699\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Problem Solving Activity<\/strong> &#8211; The Vikings were a sea-faring, warlike people. They would travel long distances in their boats to raid villages and cities. In the case of this puzzle, four Vikings are seasick at the front of the boat and need to swap with the four smelly Vikings at the back.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1136,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[81],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Math Problem Solving Activity - Eight in a Boat - Fun Math Printable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Problem Solving Activity - teaching idea for the classroom. 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