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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Logic and Proof Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topic of logic and proof in different geometry settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution"...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Story Problems With Mixed Practice

For Students 3rd - 8th
Your problem-solving skills are put to the test in this interactive word problem game on this site. Employ a variety of mathematical skills and strategies including logical reasoning and computation. Multiple choice problems created for...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Working With Sets and Venn Diagrams

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
A collection of activities that help students understand number relationships by using Venn diagrams to solve math problems. Practice problem solving skills in the interactive practice. Then, follow up with a classroom activity using the...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Logic

For Students 6th - 8th
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....
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Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Truth Value of Open Sentences

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What happens when there is not enough information to solve a problem? Find out at this test prep site, how missing information or "open sentences" can change the value or truth of a math equation. Practice understanding and applying this...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Vcr

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents an interesting challenge for the serious mathematician with strong reasoning skills. Explore proportional reasoning, probabilities, fractions, and ratios in this challenge to figure out if you always get six hours...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will introduce young scholars to the concept of allegory by using George Orwell's widely read novella, Animal Farm. Through this novel, students will learn what an allegory is, the rhetorical components of an allegory,...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Examples of Deductive Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what deductive reasoning is and look at examples of how to apply it.
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Activity
Other

Basket Math Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Article
Other

Csicop: Field Guide to Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article, originally published in Skeptical Inquirer, outlines some of the key components of the scientific problem-solving process while addressing the many reasons for the popularity of paranormal beliefs in the U.S. (Published in...
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Argument, Bias, and Persuasion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Collection of 43 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12)on the topic Argument, Bias, and Persuasion. Have students track arguments through texts as they examine logical reasoning, bias, and persuasive techniques such as emotional appeals, character...
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Interactive
Math Slice

Math Slice: Bricks 21 Game

For Students K - 1st
To win this strategic game you must lay the 21st brick. That is what makes this interactive game challenging. Play against the computer or a partner. Winners will have their names posted for the day.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: If X, Then Y Sufficiency and Necessity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to recognize arguments that contain conditional statements, and learn the difference between sufficient and necessary conditions.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sufficient Assumptions Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
Some questions in the Logical Reasoning section ask you to identify a sufficient assumption -- that is, an assumption that would guarantee that a conclusion follows logically from the given support. How do we recognize Sufficient...
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify a Flaw Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides quick guide on "how to identify a flaw in an argument" in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify a Flaw Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides information about how to identify a flaw in an argument in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify an Entailment Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides a quick guide for "identifying an entailment that follows logically from given statements" in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify an Entailment Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides information about how to "identify an entailment that follows logically from given statements" in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Principle Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides a quick guide about "how to identify the principle" in the passage's argument or situation. This strategy will be used in the "Logical...
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Principle Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section explains "how to identify the principle" in the passage's argument or situation. This strategy will be used in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Conclusion Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides quick guide on "how to identify a conclusion in a line of reasoning" in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Conclusion Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides quick guide on "how to identify the main conclusion of an argument" in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Conclusion Examples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides examples of the "Main Conclusion" question type of the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Helpful to Know Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section provides information about how to identify information that helpful to know in the "Logical Reasoning" section.