Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Essays
This tutorial focuses on argumentative essays, longer writings on a well-researched topic with the writer arguing one side of the topic, free of fallacies, and providing several claims. A short YouTube clip of Monty Python shows the...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Logic
Understanding mathematical language in problem solving can be a difficult concept to grasp. Sharpen your logical reasoning skills at this test prep site that explains the terms: if, and, or, implies, and only if, as they relate to math....
University of Utah
University of Utah: History of Psychology: More on Logic
Brief overview of the definitions of 'inductive' versus 'deductive' reasoning.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: It Doesn't Have to End That Way
Literary response and prediction are the focus of this lesson plan. Knowing story structure is an important skill for literary analysis, and this gives teachers a way to help students develop this skill. Includes links to web resources,...
Other
Computer Science for Fun: What Is Computational Thinking?
Find out about teaching computational in the classroom, and then link to some classroom resources and student activities to teach these skills.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Negation: Not
Use this website to help you hone your critical thinking and math-problem solving skills. Learn what "Negation," is and how it applies when you are working on mathematical problems and sentences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Primordial and Complex Jealousy
Read and analyze the passage "Primordial and Complex Jealousy" and complete the related six-question quiz.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Robo Trobo
Robo Trobo is a problem solving game for kids of all ages. Kids will need to guide Robo through complex puzzles in order to complete the different levels. Have fun and think outside the box!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Hook
Hook a is beautifully unique and simple game that will keep you thinking for hours. The goal is to remove the hooks in the correct order, so they do not get "hooked" on anything.
Other
Basket Math Interactive
Explore more than twenty math concepts such a perimeter, rounding, exponents, decimals, sign numbers, and more using this interactive basketball game. A Spanish version is also offered. Students results are tabulated daily.
ABCya
Ab Cya: 2048
2048 is a challenging number puzzle for kids and grown ups. The object is to join the numbers to get the 2048 tile. Use your arrow keys to move tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one!
ABCya
Ab Cya: 10 X 10 Ice Cream Adventure
10 x 10 is a fun puzzle game for the whole family! Help Mr. Pebbles score points by dragging the ice cream into the grid to fill up vertical and horizontal lines. There are lots of tasty ice cream treats to help you along the way!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Mythical Jewels
A whole treasure chest awaits and diamonds & emeralds abound in this glittering Match-3 puzzle game. Create bigger matches for awesome boosts! Can you reach a high score before you run out of moves?
ABCya
Ab Cya: Puzzle Drops
Puzzle Drops is a fun match-3 puzzle game that the whole family will enjoy! Click/tap to rotate the puzzle piece and then drag it to the appropriate place on the game board. You'll have to use some strategy to reach the goal in each level.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Got It
Sharpen your logical thinking and see if you can figure out the strategy to get to the target number before the computer.
Google
Google for Education: Writing a Story
In this activity, student storytellers write a story with each group member writing one chapter based on a set of story points. After all the members have come up with their chapters independently, the group collaborates to make the...
Iowa State University
Math Night Resources: Pencil and Paper Games
Play these pencil and paper games to engage learners in critical thinking and reasoning. Written directions are provided along with colorful animation to explain in detail how each game is played and possible strategies needed to win.
Other
Propaganda Critic
A comprehensive site that offers student information on: Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, False Connections, Bad Logic or Propaganda, Wartime Propaganda and more! Site also offers the Propaganda Gallery - short video clips that can...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vectors and Scalars Questions
This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT. "Vectors and scalar" questions are provided on this resource.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhism and Pessimism
Practice your critical analysis skills for the MCAT with this passage and follow-up questions about Buddhism and pessimism.
Other
U. Of Rhode Island: Media Education Lab: Document the Fair Use Reasoning Process
When using copyrighted materials as part of the creative production process, you can document your own (or your students') fair-use reasoning process using this Google form. It's a tool to strengthen your critical thinking and reasoning...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Zippy Boxes
Zippy Boxes is a fun stress-free puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours. Move the colored boxes to the square containing the same colored key to unlock the crazy creature trapped inside. Parents and children will have a...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Alarmy 2
Alarmy is back in this fun physics based puzzle game! Kids of all ages can help Alarmy wake up more of his fuzzy friends. Alarmy 2 is packed full of new challenges and obstacles. Do you have what it takes to collect all 72 stars?