Whodunnit? Find out who killed Mr. Brooks through a logical examination of evidence. Class members fill out a couple of data tables to help them pin down the suspect. After they've figured out just who the culprit is, pupils compose...

How did the Ebola virus first infect humans? Young virologists examine genetic sequences from the 2014 Sierra Leone outbreak to find similarities during a riveting activity. Following similar methods used by MIT and Harvard, partners...

Develop an understanding of algebraic sequences through an exploration of patterns. Five leveled problems target grade levels from elementary through high school. Each problem asks young mathematicians to recognize a geometric pattern....

Proving triangles are similar is often an exercise in applying one of the many theorems young geometers memorize, like the AA similarity criteria. But proving that the criteria themselves are valid from basic principles is a great...

Make analyzing the sequence of events in an informational text easy. Ask readers to craft a one-sentence summary of each paragraph in a document and create a text map. To demonstrate their understanding of the process, participants read...

Explore the meaning of scale and proportion with a set of five activities that examines the topic from elementary through high school. The first lessons explore ratio by examining pictures of different sizes. The next three activities...

Focus on writing argument essays with your high schoolers. The lesson suggested here focuses on The Jungle, by Sinclair Lewis; however, the idea could be adapted for other texts. Check out the quick quiz provided at the end of the...

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.

Introduce your class to the concept of finite-state automata with an activity that asks individuals to try to map their way to Treasure Island by taking different routes though an island chain. Each island has two ship sailing...

This activity uses the division algorithm and the definition of a zero/root of a function to guide your class to see the relationship between zeros and factors of a general quadratic, which can later be generalized to the Remainder...

A "one star" geometry problem that requires finding the visual pattern and applying logic with basic math skills to find the perimeter from the sequence.

Using your reasoning skills and the clues provided, try to figure out who is sitting where at this table of six. Check the solution and see if you are correct. You can choose similar games and math problems on this page, or choose math...

At this one page website you have to use your logic. Then you can figure out how many towers can be built using three different colored blocks without repeating any color sequence.

On this one page website sharpen your logic and pattern creation skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.

This logic problem involves putting gold coins in plum pudding. A solution is available to check your results.

Use the clues and logic to solve this car pool problem. The solution provided allows you to check your results.

This site has a logic and reasoning math problem.

Do your logic skills need sharpening? Use the interactive code breaker to at this one page website to do just that! The solution is available to double check your solution.

This is a logic and reasoning problem to help you sharpen your problem solving skills on this one page website. Now just "face" it and see if you can find the solution to "Whose Face"!

Your reasoning skills will come in handy as you find solutions to these "sock" problems. Solutions are available on this one page website.

On this one page website, logic and other problem solving skills will help you find a variety of solutions to this sweet dilemma. The University of Cambridge provides possible solutions to aid you in your decision making.

Follow the guidelines and figure out the logic needed to bring these two snails together! A solution is available to check your results.

Use logic and reason to figure out what the correct combination of numbers are for the locked briefcase. At this one page website you can also check the solution.

On this one page website logic and reason will help you figure out who ordered which sandwich. Check your results against the solution they provide at this website.