Square Numbers

Activity Booklet
 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Square Numbers
12 1×1= 1
The product of a number multiplied by itself.

22 2×2= 4 e.g. 10 × 10 = 100

which can be shown as:

32 3×3= 9 102 = 100

10 squared = 100
42
4×4= 16
10 × 10 = 100

52 5×5= 25

62 6×6= 36

72 7×7= 49

82 8×8= 64

92 9×9= 81

102 10 × 10 = 100

112 11 × 11 = 121

122 12 × 12 = 144

132 13 × 13 = 169

142 14 × 14 = 196

152 15 × 15 = 225

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Investigating Square Numbers

Copy and complete.

Example:

22 = 2 × 2 = 4

32 = × =

42 = × =

52 = × =

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Investigating Square Numbers

62 = × =

72 = × =

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Investigating Square Numbers

Can you continue the sequence? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49...

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Diving into Mastery: Square Numbers

1) Complete the missing boxes in the table to identify the first ten square numbers. You might want to use
counters to create each array on your table. The first one has been done for you.

1×1 12 1

22 72

3×3 8×8

16 92

52

2) Why are these numbers called square numbers?

3) Look at the square numbers in the table. What patterns can you identify?

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

1) Jess says,

“72 is 14.”

Do you agree?
Explain your thinking.


2) True or false? Justify your answers and use examples.

a) The square of even numbers is always even.


b) All square numbers have an even number of factors.


c) The product of two square numbers is a square number.

1) The sum of two square numbers is 25. What are the square numbers?


2) The sum of three square numbers less than 144 is another square number. What are the square numbers?


3) A, B and C are different square numbers less than 144. Can you find eight solutions to make this statement true?

A+B>B–C

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Square Numbers
Circle the square numbers.

1 49 66 17 36 9 144
89
101 81
75 46 12
25 64
100 4 123 121

Match the square numbers.

22 49

62 25

32 121

72 144

112 16

92 64

122 1

12 81

42 9

52 36

82 4

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Square Numbers
Write the number that is squared and the square number for each of these diagrams.

Number squared: Number squared: Number squared:

Square number: Square number: Square number:

Number squared: Number squared: Number squared:

Square number: Square number: Square number:

Number squared: Number squared: Number squared:

Square number: Square number: Square number:

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 Square Numbers Activity Booklet

Square Numbers

Number squared: Number squared:

Square number: Square number:

Number squared:

Square number:

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Square Numbers
Answer Booklet
 Square Numbers Answers
Investigating Square Numbers
32 = 3 × 3 = 9

4² = 4 × 4 = 16

5² = 5 × 5 = 25

6² = 6 × 6 = 36

7² = 7 × 7 = 49

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49...

64, 81, 100, 121, 144

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 Prime Numbers Answers
Diving into Mastery Square Numbers

1)

1×1 12 1 6×6 62 36

2×2 22 4 7×7 72 49

3×3 32 9 8×8 82 64

4×4 42 16 9×9 92 81

5×5 52 25 10 × 10 102

2) A square number is the product of a number and itself. The product

can be shown as a square array hence the name.
3) The square numbers alternate between odd and even.
The difference between consecutive square numbers is odd and follows the pattern 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and so on.

1) Jess is incorrect. 72 is the same as 7 × 7 which is 49. Jess has calculated 7 × 2.

2) a)  True. The product of two even numbers is always even.
For example, 4 × 4 = 16, 6 × 6 = 36.
b)  False. Square numbers have an odd number of factors as they are the result of the
number being multiplied by itself. For example, the factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16.
c)  True. For example, 1 × 4 = 4, 9 × 4 = 36.

1) 9 + 16 = 25
2) 4 + 9 + 36 = 49 and 1 + 16 + 64 = 81
3) There are many possible solutions, such as:
1 + 16 > 16 – 9
1 + 16 > 16 – 4
1 + 25 > 25 – 16
1 + 25 > 25 – 9
1 + 25 > 25 – 4
16 + 4 > 4 – 1
25 + 81 > 81 – 64
36 + 49 > 49 – 16

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 Square Numbers Answers
Square Numbers

Circle the square numbers.

1 49 66 17 36 9 144
89
101 81
75 46 12
25 64
100 4 123 121

Match the square numbers.

22 49

62 25

32 121

72 144

112 16

92 64

122 1

12 81

42 9

52 36

82 4

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 Square Numbers Answers
Square Numbers

Number squared: 1 Number squared: 2 Number squared: 3

Square number: 1 Square number: 4 Square number: 9

Number squared: 4 Number squared: 5 Number squared: 6

Square number: 16 Square number: 25 Square number: 36

Number squared: 7 Number squared: 8 Number squared: 9

Square number: 49 Square number: 64 Square number: 81

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 Square Numbers Answers
Square Numbers

Number squared: 10 Number squared: 11

Square number: 100 Square number: 121

Number squared: 12
Square number: 144

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