What is the least number of moves required for 3 males and 3 females to swap over?Record the way you explore this investigation and any moments of insight or times when you were stuck. Pay particular attention to the times when you specialise or generalise.
DiscussionIt sometimes helps to look at a simpler case before working on the larger problem. In this case that would mean considering 1 male and 1 female and then 2 males and 2 females, each with one space between the males and females. Using coins or counters helps some people to get a physical feel for the problem as they move the concrete objects around. It also makes life easier when you want to look at the case of 10 males and 10 females!
