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Noyce Foundation

Piece it Together

For Students K - 12th Standards
Score some problems all related to soccer balls. The first few problems focus on pattern blocks to see relationships between figures. More advanced problems focus on actual soccer balls, the patterns on the balls, and their volumes and...
Activity
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Math Games for Skills and Concepts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
Unit Plan
Bowland

Alien Invasion

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Win the war of the worlds! Scholars solve a variety of problems related to an alien invasion. They determine where spaceships have landed on a coordinate map, devise a plan to avoid the aliens, observe the aliens, and break a code to...
Lesson Plan
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Math computation

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The lesson says it is intended for 4th grade but it is suitable for grades 1-3 as well. The class discusses what it means to add, the commutative property of addition, and mathematical reasoning. This is an exercise in number sense,...
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Exploration Activities with Electrostatic Interactions

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Step out of the 21st century and discover protons and electrons through observation. Using common materials, participants continually adjust their explanation of charges. The final assessment requires pupils to design their own...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lake Crossing II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete the following problem by using logic: Three couples, the Smiths, the Jones and the Browns wanted to go to the Brown's yacht that was moored a little way out in the lake. There was a dinghy to take them to the...
Lesson Plan
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Multiplication Algorithm (1)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders in a 3rd grade math class make connections from prior instruction and mastery to solve problems in new learning situations. Using logical thinking and prior knowledge to solve current math problems is the focus of this...
Lesson Plan
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Robots

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (guess and check, make a drawing, use equipment). The use of logical reasoning is a focus of this instructional activity.
Lesson Plan
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Square Pegs in Round Holes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders problem solve the square peg in the round whole problem by applying knowledge of the formulas for the areas of the circle and the square. They decide on a problem solving strategy based on logical reasoning.
Lesson Plan
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Easter Egg Disaster: A Harry & Emily Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a one paragraph story about coloring Easter eggs. Students then answer 10 short-response questions. Finally, learners solve 3 logical reasoning queries related to the reading.
Lesson Plan
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Four Color Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students 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. Students...
Lesson Plan
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Triumph of the Will

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view the propaganda film, "Triumph of the Will". Identifying propaganda techniques used, they review any fallacies in logic or persuasive appeals. They discover elements in German culture and their meaning in 1934. They...
Lesson Plan
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Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify text that uses sequence or other logical order. They identify and interpret how different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proof by Induction

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders define and prove theorems using induction. For this calculus lesson, 12th graders differentiate between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning. They review sigma notations and work proofs by induction.
Lesson Plan
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Preparation and Transition to Two-Column Proofs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate proofs used to solve geometric problems. In this geometry lesson plan, students read about the history behind early geometry and learn how to write proofs correctly using two columns. The define terminology valuable...
Lesson Plan
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Jamestown

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read literature that explains several reasons the Virginia Company was established. In this history lesson, 5th graders use different learning styles; interpersonal, artistic, logical, visual, and auditory to understand all...
Lesson Plan
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Sequential Curriculum for Advanced Writing Workshop

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders engage in a ten-month long elective course focusing on college board review and an advanced writing workshop. Both course components focus on thinking and reasoning skills. Various approaches include sentence combining,...
Lesson Plan
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Intermediate Level Lesson Plan THEMATIC ESSAY

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify three reasons why conflict arose in the Western United States during the late 1800s. Using specific examples, discuss how the United States government attempted to resolve these conflicts. Evaluate whether these...
Lesson Plan
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How Do You Choose Snacks and Other Foods?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss peer pressure pertaining to healthy eating decisions.  In this personal health lesson plan, students identify reasons why they make poor eating decisions and how to ignore food temptations.  Students complete...
Lesson Plan
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Conflict in the Frontier town of Deerfield

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use primary sources to investigate, explore and represent varying perspectives on the 1704 Deerfield Raid. They consider the reasons Deerfield was at the center of English, French and Native American conflicts in the early 18th...
Lesson Plan
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Monty Python and the Quest for the Perfect Fallacy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study ten fallacies that represent the most common mistakes in reasoning. In groups, students evaluate given arguments and identify the fallacy and/or bobby-trap in each one. Students study larger arguments and discover...
Worksheet
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Exam One Review

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve problems that involve patterns, arithmetic and geometric sequences, geometric logic and reasoning, and changing bases.  The three page worksheet contains fourteen...
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Inside Mathematics

Quadratic (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Most problems can be solved using more than one method. A worksheet includes just nine questions but many more ways to solve each. Scholars must graph, solve, and justify quadratic problems.
Worksheet
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Word Analogy Questions

For Students 4th - 12th
Looking for analogies? Here are 501.

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