Lesson Packet: Invariants

Originally released June 21, 2026, this packet includes a 21-slide self-study and teaching deck and a four-page student/facilitator worksheet.

What the lesson teaches

Students track parity, colorings, and other preserved quantities to prove that a target state is impossible without tracing every legal move.

Best for

Olympiad-style problem solving, proof practice, and sessions built around the mutilated-chessboard problem.

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