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Perplexing Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Elementary and middle schoolers explore scatter plots. In this graphing lesson, pupils work in small groups and use jigsaw puzzles to develop a scatter plot. Younger students may develop a bar graph.
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Who Said Math Can't Be Fun?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
With these innovative ideas, demonstrate to your class that math doesn't always have to be hard work.
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Lompoc Unified School District

Exponents Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Add an extra challenge to a simple task of evaluating exponential expressions. The crossword style worksheet has problems that provide a simplified answer for the puzzle. 
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Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Language of Algebra

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Don't rush into algebra, let learners visualize, guess, and predict their way to a successful math career. The introductory unit incorporates beginner algebraic concepts with shapes instead of variables. Young mathematicians use a...
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Curated OER

Math Squares

For Students 5th - 7th
In this math squares learning exercise, students problem solve a variety of equations intersected by rows and columns involving addition, subtraction, division and multiplication equations.
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Math Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete math calculations together as a group. They participate in activities in which they practice basic math skills. They work together to complete two math puzzles.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Six Sudoku Puzzles Difficulty Easy to Hard

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Sudoku worksheet, students complete four easy, one medium, and one hard Sudoku Puzzles.  Directions are provided on each puzzle. The solutions are provided.
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Bowland

Pointzero: Confined

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Groups plan their escape carefully. Three three-tiered puzzles help a story character escape their situation, each involving integer sequences, transformations, and geometric constructions. The teacher resource includes slides and...
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Education World

Pumpkin Puzzler

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Light the Halloween festivities with an exercise that connects math, physical science, and language arts. After watching a demonstration of a burning candle, learners use division, multiplication, or algebra to determine how many boxes...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Balancing the Books

For Students 7th
In this Math instructional activity, 7th graders attempt to balance books on the edge of a table. Students pile books on top of each other to extend over the edge by more than half a book length.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Find the Hidden Diamonds in Four Puzzles

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this find the diamonds puzzle worksheet, students determine the positions of the diamonds by using the number clues provided.  The solutions to the four puzzles are provided.
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Curated OER

Three+Four=Seven

For Students 7th - 10th
In this math cryptogram worksheet, students add the words three and four to get the word seven. Each letter stands for a different number.
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Curated OER

Sunshine Math-3: Mars, XIX

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math skills activity, students solve the 8 problems on the page using various math skills. The problems involve math puzzles, story problems, logic games and basic algebra.
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Unit Plan
North Carolina State University

Exploring Genetics Across the Middle School Science and Math Curricula

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Where is a geneticist's favorite place to swim? A gene pool. Young geneticists complete hands-on activities, experiments, and real-world problem solving throughout the unit. With extra focus on dominant and recessive genes, Punnett...
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Math Cross--Puzzle #8

For Students 4th - 7th
In this pounds and ounces worksheet, students complete a math crossword puzzle as they solve twenty-eight math problems involving pounds and ounces intertwined with addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
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Math Cross--Puzzle #10

For Students 4th - 7th
In this money worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve twenty-eight math problems dealing with different forms of money intertwined into addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
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Curated OER

Math Cross--Puzzle #27

For Students 4th - 7th
In this hours/minutes and rounding worksheet, learners fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve the answers to twenty-eight math problems or word problems involving hours/minutes and rounding. Students utilize mathematical strategies of...
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Curated OER

Math Cross--Puzzle #7

For Students 4th - 7th
In this money worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve twenty-eight math problems involving different types of money intertwined into addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students complete a variety of daily enrichment puzzles designed to encourage critical thinking skills, while developing and reinforcing math and language arts skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puzzles With Partners

For Teachers K - 12th
Students work together to complete puzzles. They practice their critical thinking skills and cooperative learning. They share their puzzles once they are complete.
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Curated OER

Sudoku Puzzle

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Sudoku puzzle, students solve a given Sudoku puzzle. The solution to the puzzle is provided at the bottom of the page. Links to other puzzles are provided.
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Curated OER

Cross Number Puzzle Problem

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cross number puzzle worksheet, students read clues, write equations, and solve the equation.  They place the answers in a crossword puzzle.  This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.  The answers are provided on the page.
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Curated OER

Multiplication & Division Puzzle Square

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiply/divide square instructional activity, learners fill in the spaces on a grid to create a numerical expression. This one-page instructional activity contains 6 problems.
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App
Sprite Box

Lightbot Jr 4 Coding Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learning how to write computer code has never been so much fun! Given control of their very own robots, children create simple programs in order to solve a series of challenges and develop their problem solving skills.

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