Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Distinguishing Between Inductive and Deductive Reasoning (English III Reading)
Is Sherlock Holmes an inductivist or a deductivist? Users of this interactive to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. They consider in various situations whether it is better to list evidence and then introduce a claim...
Curated OER
House and Holmes: A Guide to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Test your pupils' reasoning skills with several activities and a quick mystery to solve. Learners watch and analyze a few video clips that demonstrate reasoning in action, practice deduction with an interactive and collaborative...
Noyce Foundation
The Shape of Things
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...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Part of a University of Toronto website, this page defines and describes deductive and inductive reasoning in solving mathematical problems.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Question Corner: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
A simple discussion of the differences between inductive and deductive reasoning. Helpful to anyone who is having difficulty differentiating between the two.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Logic Definitions: Inductive & Deductive
This site explains what deductive and inductive reasoning is. The site also explains abductive reasoning.
Other
Aristotle & Logic: Syllogisms & Inductive Reasoning
From a larger college website, this page provides a good description of syllogisms as well as inductive reasoning.
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.