PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Tips: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (1St Grade)
Use these teaching tips from the PBS Kids Lab to help children make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equations, use addition and subtraction within 20 to...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Induction
Excellent article that clearly explains the meaning and significance of "induction" in the history of philosophy. Relates the concept to philosophy of science as well as epistemology, demonstrating how the issues raised by induction are...
Other
Aristotle & Logic: Syllogisms & Inductive Reasoning
From a larger college website, this page provides a good description of syllogisms as well as inductive reasoning.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Types of Reasoning Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reasoning is a fundamental part of geometric proofs. There are several types of reasoning, many of which we innately and naturally picked up. However, the different...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Two Approaches to Learn About Nature
Take one of two approaches when investigating nature, using either inductive or deductive reasoning.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Reasoning Skills
A tutorial on reasoning skills focusing on both inductive and deductive reasoning. Has several examples and exercises with answers and discussion.
Philosophy Pages
Philosophy Pages: Scientific Explanation
Understand how inductive reasoning is used as the structure of scientific explanation, and that it is a deductive argument whose conclusion is the event to be explained.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Scientific Thought: Facts, Hypotheses, Theories, Etc.
Provides explanations of terms used in science: fact, deductive inference, inductive inference, hypothesis, multiple working hypotheses, theory, evidence, Ockham's Razor, natural law, and paradigm.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Shifts in Perspective in Informational & Persuasive Text
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Shifts in Perspective in Informational & Persuasive Text
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Logical Reasoning
Learn how logic and reasoning play a part in everyday thinking, and how deductive and inductive reasoning leads investigators to conclusions.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Reasoning
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The differences between deductive and inductive reasoning are described in this lesson.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Strategies to Increase Participation, Interest, Motivation
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about teaching strategies: The Inductive Strategy, The Concept Attainment Strategy, The Deductive Strategy, The Cooperative Unit Teaching Strategy, The Mind Mapping Strategy. and...
Other
Motif Plays Backgammon: A Game of Strategy
A very challenging game of strategy and skill from Backgammon Galore. The student plays backgammon against a computer program. Included is a page on instructions so the student can learn the game.
Philosophy Pages
Philosophy Pages: Logic
This site can get as detailed as you care to get in the study of logic. Start at the beginning for a definition of logic, and continue on for more in depth study.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Back to School Teachers Guides
We've assembled a collection of teacher resources that will help share ideas on how you can integrate PBS Kids content with your students.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biological Foundations/scientific Method Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over biology concepts and the scientific method, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Logic and Structure
This lesson focuses on structure and logic including types and purposes of essays, organizational patterns, argumentative writing, and logic and fallacies.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Thinking: Scientific Reasoning Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out about how people use scientific reasoning to think scientifically. Included in the assignment is a four minute video and review questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Problem Solving
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes scientific problem solving and the scientific method.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Problem Solving
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the scientific method and presents the difference between a theory and a law.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Two Approaches to Learn About Nature: Lesson 3
This lesson illustrates the process by which people can learn about the nature of living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Two Approaches to Learn About Nature."