This practical challenge invites you to investigate the different squares you can make on a square geoboard or pegboard.

This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.

If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?

Eight Queens

Samuel from Bispham Drive Junior School and brothers Thomas and Sam, have sent us solutions to this problem:

if board rows labelled A to H and columns 1 to 8 then queens at A2, B6, C1, D7, E4, F8, G3 and H5

Samuel

if board rows labelled A to H and columns 1 to 8 then queens at A5, B8, C4, D1, E3, F6, G2 and H7

Thomas

if board rows labelled A to H and columns 1 to 8 then queens at A4, B7, C5, D2, E6, F1, G3 and H8

Sam

Perhaps there are others? Let us know if you find any.