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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Introduction to Logo Programming

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Introduction to Logo Programming

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Excellent introduction to LOGO programming. Get started learning the basics of how to write procedures using the Logo programing language to get that "turtle" to move around and draw pictures. It sharpens your problem-solving,...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Beginning Logo Programming

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful compilation of lessons sequenced to help you get started learning the Logo programming language. Logo is used for writing procedures and superprocedures. It sharpens your problem-solving, sequencing, and geometry skills.
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Lesson Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Gary Martin, Angus Mac Neil: Require Students Use Problem Solving Steps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a well thought out and detailed lesson that can teach students how to problem solve using real-life situations. It also teaches students about the importance of respect as well as being responsible for their own actions.
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Lesson Plan
Hopelink

Hopelink: Math Lesson Idea: Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Teach your students to reason with language and to use imagery to translate language into mathematical equations.
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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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Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 8th
The online activities are action-packed for elementary and middle school students. The interactive games have students practice problem-solving skills. The variety of math activities help students learn about multistep word problems.
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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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Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Read a Good Book: Creature Craft: Iptv Kids Clubhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Clubhouse friends visit their local library to read and discover more about birds. In this segment, kids take on the role of a bird and create a nest. Working in teams, kids apply their problem solving skills to create birds' nests...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Multiple Ways to Solve a Problem

For Teachers K - 1st
This Marilyn Burns lesson plan employs children's literature to teach the topics of combinations, perimeter, and area using a problem solving approach. Primary and intermediate levels have an activity appropriate to each.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Number Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson allows learners to observe and participate in problem solving activites involving mystery numbers, clues, and characteristics of numbers. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: I Spy

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
These interactive matching games for elementary age students combine visuals of familiar objects and rhyming riddles to create brain-teasing puzzles.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Famous jewels have been stolen from the Country Music Hall of Fame! The Dastardly Disguiser is a suspect, but we need to find out just how many disguise combinations he can use.
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Handout
Other

Problem Solving: 3 Highly Effective Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem-solving skills are important to learn in the 21st-century classroom. This brief article lists three tools by Edward De Bono that can help you develop good problem-solving skills.
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Article
Other

Right Education for the 21st Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Making an understanding of the role of education as it applies to the 21st century is the focus of this article.
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Website
Other

Ndt: Problem Solving Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NDT Education stresses the importance of problem solving skills. Problem solving steps and strategies are provided.
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Website
Other

Problem Solving Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem solving skills are important in many situations whether they be in school, work or life. This article offers good ideas for developing your problem solving skills.
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Article
University of Michigan

Children's Literature a Powerful Problem Solving Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using children's literature for young students can be a good way to teach problem solving skills. This brief article explains how the local police department and teacher use children's books to help their students develop their problem...
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Article
University of Michigan

Children's Literature a Powerful Problem Solving Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using children's literature for young students can be a good way to teach problem solving skills. This brief article explains how the local police department and teacher use children's books to help their students develop their problem...
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Children in a Circle

For Students 3rd - 6th
A "one star" geometry problem that requires problems solving skills where drawing a picture might help with the answer.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Tanagrams Puzzles for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore shape recognition and visual spatial reasoning when you play this interactive tangram game. Answers can be checked immediately.
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Interactive
Other

Websudoku

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fun puzzler to get any mind thinking logically! Try many levels of puzzles using the following rules: "Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3...
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Website
Can Teach

Can Teach: Math Centers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This page offers a variety of math center ideas for general math and geometry. Instructions on setting up the center are not provided for most ideas, however, those lacking instructions are pretty self-evident.