Curated OER
Goals-Reasons Web
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students set a goal and write two reasons for setting that particular goal. Students also include facts or examples connected to their reasons.
Curated OER
Click, Clack, Moo: Electric Blanket Science
Students read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and discuss the similarities and differences between electric blankets and regular blankets. They brainstorm a list of reasons why the farm animals wanted electric blankets.
Curated OER
Questions
In this logic worksheet, 1st graders read through the basic questions and write answers to them. Students answer 7 questions using their basic logic.
Curated OER
Questions 2
In this logic worksheet, 1st graders read through the basic logic questions and write the answers to each one. Students answer 7 questions.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra
This tutorial for students new to algebra provides explanations, definitions, examples, and practice problems. The practice tests cover topics such as real numbers, fractions, equations, graphing, and exponents.
Other
Harvard University: Project Zero: Artful Thinking
Find engaging ways to integrate visual art and music into regular classroom instruction and strengthen cognitive thinking skills and abilities to reason creatively from multiple perspectives. Get great classroom questioning tips, case...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Logic Ladder App
As students work with two great activities - Factor and Classic, they learn how to use logic and reasoning skills.
Other
Harvard University: Project Zero: Visible Thinking
Learn about the key elements and practices of visible thinking, a mode of inquiry that develops students' thinking skills by encouraging them to be active processors. Includes a lot of advice about the kinds of small changes that...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: It Doesn't Have to End That Way
Literary response and prediction are the focus of this lesson plan. Knowing story structure is an important skill for literary analysis, and this gives teachers a way to help learners develop this skill. Includes links to web resources,...
iCivics
I Civics: Games: Argument Wars
Games in which players act as lawyers arguing head to head before a judge about real Supreme Court cases.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Empowering Students: I Am What I Think I Am!
Activity challenges students to think deeply about what gives a person the strength to triumph over crushing hardships and, thereby, to realize that the limits to what anyone might accomplish are often determined by the views he holds of...
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Reasoning Skills
A tutorial on reasoning skills focusing on both inductive and deductive reasoning. Has several examples and exercises with answers and discussion.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Persuasive Writing: You Are What You Eat
Students will write a persuasive essay trying to convince their audience to eat healthy. Students will use the Makes Sense Strategies to complete the instructional activity. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Separates Science From Art?
Practice critical analysis and reasoning skills with this reading excerpt from the MCAT.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhism and Pessimism
Practice your critical analysis skills for the MCAT with this passage and follow-up questions about Buddhism and pessimism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Does Free Will Exist?
Read a passage about free will and answer the critical analysis follow-up questions.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Number Detective
On this one page website sharpen your logic and place value skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.