The Bowhill Witch's Cauldron
Idea contributed by Grant Whitaker of Croftinloan School
The witch needs a 24-leg potion to turn her Maths teacher into a frog.
She's got Spiders (8 legs)
Lizards (4 legs)
and Bats (2 legs)
Try to find all the possible spells to turn her Maths teacher into a
e.g. 2 spiders, 1 lizard and 2 bats would do the trick.
Be systematic and draw up and ordered list. Make a table of your
Look for a pattern.
1) The witch needs a weaker potion (16-leg) to turn a Head boy or Head
girl into a frog.
2) The witch needs a strong potion (32-leg) to turn a Headmaster into a