Can you solve the 5 Robbers Problem? Students Teaching Students

I am very proud of my student in my Problem-Solving class, who, as his final exam project, created a TED-Ed lesson that is a take on the Pirates and 100 Gold Coins puzzle. The task was to model it after a TED-Ed riddle, and he did exactly that. Here is his full lesson, complete with the 5 multiple choice questions in the "Think Section," and "Dig Deeper" and "Discuss" sections. My student used http://www.videoscribe.co/ to complete the lesson, which made animation fairly simple. His voiceover was really well done. This is the first year I have done this project with my students, and I would definitely change some things in the future, such as having them start it earlier. Here is his full TED-Ed lesson. 

Can you solve the Five Robbers Logic Puzzle?

Here is the project description and rubric.

I am currently working on a TED-Ed innovative project that I am calling #StudentsTeachingStudents. Below is a Padlet that I am working on to include lessons from students who create videos to teach other students. You can find other student projects on there. My plan is to create a handbook on best practices for students teaching lessons through video and TED-Ed. If you are interested in having your students create lessons and have them posted on this site, please let me know!

Problem Set 2 for my Problem-Solving Course

I've posted problem set 1 here and Chapter 0, which I've renamed Unit 1, here. Both are going to be part of a workbook I am creating for my students in my Honors Problem-Solving seminar. Thanks a million to @mrdardy for catching some typos and asking me great and thoughtful questions!


Here is my Problem Set 2.

In the 6 problems I give each week, I’m trying to include (and this has pretty much been in my head till now…I blogged about some of it, or wrote in the comments):

-one algebra problem

-one geometry problem

-one probability problem

-one problem based on what I will be doing in class that week

-one problem that may “recur” that they could see again somehow (like, my second problem set has a geo problem that ends up being the golden ratio)

-one logic problem

I think I have to write my weekly unit 2 before I create the next problem set, so it will all fit in well together...in other words, the unit and the problem sets kind of go hand in hand. 

Speaking of hands, below is the logic problem from problem set 2. 

Any feedback is welcomed :)