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"Mind Reader" Math Trick

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students perform a math-based card trick and explain the concepts behind the trick. They video tape classmates performing the trick. Finally, they write a paragraph explaining the trick.
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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. 
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 instructional activity, 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
Young scholars 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.
Interactive
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Six Sudoku Puzzles Difficulty Easy to Hard

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Sudoku activity, 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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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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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...
Interactive
Curated OER

Balancing the Books

For Students 7th
In this Math worksheet, 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.
Interactive
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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.
Worksheet
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 worksheet, students solve the 8 problems on the page using various math skills. The problems involve math puzzles, story problems, logic games and basic algebra.
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...
Worksheet
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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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Math Cross--Puzzle #7

For Students 4th - 7th
For 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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Cross--Puzzle #8

For Students 4th - 7th
In this pounds and ounces instructional activity, students complete a math crossword puzzle as they solve twenty-eight math problems involving pounds and ounces intertwined with addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Cross--Puzzle #27

For Students 4th - 7th
In this hours/minutes and rounding worksheet, students 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

A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays

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

Multiplication & Division Puzzle Square

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiply/divide square worksheet, students fill in the spaces on a grid to create a numerical expression. This one-page worksheet contains 6 problems.
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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