Maze challenge (Go Wild for Maths!)
Hi greenthumbs. It’s dirtgirl here!
Are you ready to Go Wild for Maths? We’re doing the maze challenge! Explore direction and stump your friends with an amazing stick maze.
watch the maze episode
Watch the ‘maze’ episode on ABC iview to see how to make your maze.
what you need to gather
Before you start, gather the following things:
a camera
paper and pencil
what to collect outside
Collect lots of big sticks and branches to make your maze.
They can be all sorts of different shapes and sizes.
how to make your maze
There’s no one way to do this challenge, but here are some ideas to get you started.
Choose a big, flat spot for your maze. Put all of your sticks in a big pile nearby.
Pull out your pencil and paper. Have a go at designing and drawing your maze. Think about what direction the path will go ... forwards, backwards, left and right.
Build your maze by arranging your sticks on the ground. Make sure it has a way in and a way out. It might take a few goes to get it right.
Test your maze by trying it out. Re-adjust your sticks if you need to. Then challenge your friends or family to walk the maze and find their way out!
Don’t forget to snap a photo of your stick maze.
Once you’ve finished, you can pick up your sticks and put them back where you found them. Or, you can leave your maze where it is and re-design a trickier one tomorrow!
fun fact
The world’s largest hedge maze is 9km long! Amazing!
say hello!
I love it when you share your adventures with us. Post any of your videos, photos or drawings to social media and tag them #dirtgirlworld #gowildformaths. Send me a letter to dirtgirl@dirtgirlworld.com (under 3MB, our mailbox is tiny!). Or snail mail me at dirtgirl at dirtgirlworld C/O Whiporie PO, NSW AUSTRALIA 2469. Let me know if you are happy for me to share them online or if they are for my eyes only. I understand if you have family privacy rules and we always respect that!
