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Mystery Operations: Math, Patterns, Logic

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity the computer/teacher makes up a mystery operation, and you have to figure out what the operation is. You give the computer/teacher two numbers to calculate, and it tells you the answer. This is your first piece of...
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Thinking Like a Scientist

For Students 8th - 12th
In this scientific method worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks with terms related to the scientific method. Then they determine if 3 sentences are true or false and they match 6 terms with their definitions.
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Brain Teaser - the River

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this perimeter and area activity, students find the perimeter and area of shapes with right angles. Students complete 9 problems total.
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Subtraction Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this math puzzle worksheet, students use their subtraction skills to solve a math puzzle and write an explanation of their problem solving strategy.
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Best lesson in the whole world!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the concept of fraction using mathematical reasoning. In this problem solving fraction lesson, students use various methods to explain their reasoning in solving fractions. Students use a number of different prompts to...
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Language of Algebra

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Don't rush into algebra, let learners visualize, guess, and predict their way to a successful math career. The introductory unit incorporates beginner algebraic concepts with shapes instead of variables. Young mathematicians use a...
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Community High School of Vermont

Habits of the Mind

For Students 6th - 12th
An informative one-page resource details the 16 Habits of Mind. Habits encourage positive problem-solving, self-awareness, creativity, and dedication—lifelong skills that can be used in both academic and social settings. 
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Customized Resumes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Resumes are key to the job search process. Class members examine sample job postings and critique sample resumes to understand how to craft a strong resume.
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Anti-Defamation League

Shirley Chisholm: Unbought, Unbossed and Unforgotten

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A 13-page packet introduces high schoolers to a lady of amazing firsts. Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, the first Black woman to run for President of the United States, and a leader of the Women's Rights...
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To Ban or Not to Ban? Intellectual Rights and Responsibilities: Banned Books, Censorship Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After examining different perspectives on book banning, scholars select a book from a list of frequently banned books and research the controversies surrounding it. They then craft an argument about their chosen book, including arguments...
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Begin with Buttons

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize buttons to explore logical and numerical relationships. They focus on the two basic logical thinking skills, classification and seriation. Each student applies these developing skills to the operations of addition and...
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Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

For Students 4th - 5th
Students must use their mathematical reasoning skills in order to make four math statements true by filling in the boxes with the correct digits. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems appear.
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Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Review

For Students 3rd - 4th
Students must use their mathematical reasoning skills in order to make four math statements true by filling in the boxes with the correct digits. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems appear.
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Year 6 Booster pg 4

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students must use their mathematical reasoning skills in order to make four math statements true by filling in the boxes with the correct digits. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and algebra problems are solved.
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Counting Exercise

For Students 1st
In this counting objects worksheet, 1st graders use logical thinking to count the various objects in the house. Students write the number count in the chart.
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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...
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Ecology of The Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts: Biology, Geology

For Teachers 6th - 11th
This lesson is designed after research done on the ecology of soil lichen in the Tucson Basin area during the summers of 1997 and 1998. Its purpose is to guide learners into adopting the problem solving thinking of ecologists. The lesson...
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The Games Robots Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students learn about how robots are programmed to play games. They then construct robot applications (basic computer codes) for playing tic-tac-toe comprised of if-then logic sequences. Students then compete in teams using their...
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Organizational Structures of Nonfiction Text/Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the characteristics of a nonfiction text. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders understand that one can use a specific graphic organizer to help them in understanding an organizational structure. For example, in...
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The Big "Why"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Q.& A. article found each week in the Science Times, focusing on how the answers present scientific data in a clear and logical manner. They write their own questions and answer other classmates' questions in the...
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Visit to Nature

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners complete a science journal which contains pages in which they can predict what they think they will see before the field trip, and also pages to write down what they actually do see during the field trip.
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Problem Solving: Story Problems

For Students 3rd
In this problem solving worksheet, 3rd graders will read and solve 6 story problems about time, money, and numbers of objects. Students must use logic, addition and subtraction skills.
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Sunshine Math- 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this math applications worksheet, students solve 8 varied problems that include basic operations, geometry, elapsed time, logic and story problems.
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Tangram Pieces

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students create a tangram puzzle by coloring and cutting out the pattern pieces for a standard seven piece tangram puzzle.