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Handley 75th Anniversary Football Problem

For Students 8th - 10th
In this football worksheet, students read clues and use logic to determine the names of football players.  This one-page worksheet contains 16 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Tricky Track Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
For this problem solving worksheet, students find the results of a track meet. Students are given clues in the problem, and challenged to determine the winner of the high jump.
Worksheet
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Aging Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
In this aging problem, students read a word problem, write an equation, and determine the current age of specified persons.  This one-page learning exercise contains 1 multi-step problem.  The answer is provided at the bottom...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Unknown Angle Proofs—Proofs with Constructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Provide your emerging mathematicians with the tools to learn as they incorporate auxiliary lines to solve unknown angle proofs in this continuing segment. They decipher information from a diagram to uncover the missing pieces and...
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Lean Mean Coping Machine!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders apply coping skills to manage life-changing events. They plan and make written, oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences, and then exchange information, questions and ideas while recognizing...
Lesson Plan
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Artifacts 1: What Can We Learn From Artifacts?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to artifacts and explore an online archaeological site to  connect clues about how people once lived. In this deductive reasoning lesson, 6th graders participate in the stratigraphy game on Kids Dig...
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Arithmetic Chains

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars complete a chain of numbers given the outcome. In this geometry lesson plan, student use deductive and inductive reasoning to solve problems. They create a formula and ways to predict numbers in the chain without starting...
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Logic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve problems using reasoning techniques, identify the validity or non-validity of problems and use deductive reasoning for problem resolution.
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PBS

Crack the Case: History's Toughest Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young sleuths don their trench coats, tip their fedoras, and grab their notepads to investigate one of four famous unsolved mysteries. After examining multiple primary and secondary sources related to their cold case, they propose a...
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Proof by Induction

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders define and prove theorems using induction. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders differentiate between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning. They review sigma notations and work proofs by induction.
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Using Artifacts to Engage Students in Critical Thinking Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Creating learning centers with artifact-related activities are a great way to promote deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills.
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Sgt. Humiston, Where are You?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students become familiar with the events of the Civil War.  In this identification lesson plan, students use deductive reasoning to understand how the deceased soldier was identified.  Students view primary documents for...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Deducting Relationships: Floodlight Shadows

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Try to figure out what happens with shadows as a person moves between two light sources. A formative assessment lesson has individuals work on an assessment task based on similar triangles, then groups them based on their...
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Noyce Foundation

The Shape of Things

For Students K - 12th Standards
Investigate the attributes of polygons. A thorough set of lessons presents problem scenarios for elementary through high school classes. The first lessons focus on basic characteristics of polygons, including the line of symmetry. As the...
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Click, Clack, Moo: Electric Blanket Science

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and discuss the similarities and differences between electric blankets and regular blankets. They brainstorm a list of reasons why the farm animals wanted electric blankets.
Lesson Plan
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Four Color Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore geometry by completing a color puzzle. In this shape identification lesson, students utilize deductive reasoning to complete a Google SketchUp puzzle with trapezoid, triangles and rectangular shapes. Young...
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Logic and Proof Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students define inductive and deductive reasoning and write two column proofs. In this geometry lesson, students analyze arguments and draw conclusion. They define steps necessary to arrive at the correct answer when completing proofs.
Interactive
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Using Logical Reasoning

For Students 10th
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders analyze and solve logic puzzles.  The one page interactive worksheet contains five multiple choice questions, provides a hint, and is self checking.
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Archaeological "Dig"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine a mummy covered in volcanic ash and deduce facts about the mummy. They deduce how archaeologists are able to learn so much from the remains of those from earlier civilizations.
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Acids and Alkalis

For Students 6th - 12th
Is your acid-base chemistry lesson plan a little ho-hum? Spice things up with puzzles! Young chemists manipulate facts about acids and bases to solve a series of interactive puzzles. The activity combines content knowledge and...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Acids and Salts

For Students 6th - 12th
How well do your young chemists know their acid-base reactions? Reinforce neutralization reaction and problem-solving skills with a challenging interactive. Learners examine the reactants, then predict the outcome in a series of...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Alkalis and Salts

For Students 6th - 12th
Gamification is an educational sensation! Young scientists build their acid-base vocabulary skills through a series of puzzles focused on bases and the salts they form. The challenging activity comes complete with a printable version and...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Alloys

For Students 6th - 12th
What are alloys, and why do we use them? Through a series of interactive puzzles, scholars examine the components and uses of several common alloys. The accompanying teacher's resources provide support in using the lesson, printable...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Apparatus Diagrams 2

For Students 6th - 12th
Ready to heat things up in the lab, but your class doesn't know its way around a Bunsen burner? Scholars get familiar with heating apparatuses through a series of puzzles designed to promote vocabulary and reasoning skills. The...

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