Towers Tournaments Mazes Mazes are some of the oldest games in human history. From Egypt to Crete to the English formal garden, humans have loved to construct intricate mazes as a way of exercising our patience and problem-solving skills. Games are designed to show students a red X whenever they take a wrong path. If you or your students don't wish to have that safety net available, print out the maze and allow them to solve it offline.
Mazes are an excellent way to develop visual tracking skills.
Students who are having trouble might use the soft end of a thin, clean paintbrush to trace their way on the monitor without damaging the screen. It is certainly not the most time-efficient way of solving a maze, but challenge a few interested students to see if the rule works for the mazes in this site. Games contains a feature that allows players to time themselves as they navigate the maze. Students who wish to compete against each other can time themselves and see who can get through the maze the quickest. The most obvious extension is for students to construct their own mazes.