Unit 2 Contents

Magic squares are puzzles that are thousands of years old. An ancient Chinese legend says that a magic square appeared in a design on the back of a turtle.

1. Count the dots in each row on the turtle's back.
2. Count the dots in each column.
3. Count the dots in each diagonal. (The diagonals go from corner to corner.)
4. What is special about your answers?


2. The numbers in this square are the same as the number of dots on the turtle's back.
1. Find the sum of each row and column in the square.
2. Find the sum of each diagonal.
3. What is special about your answers?