TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Wizard Standoff Riddle?
You've been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding house in a deadly duel against two rival magic schools. Your opponents are a powerful sorcerer who wields a wand that can turn people into fish, and a powerful enchantress who...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Blobble
Blobble is slimy strategy puzzle game that will keep you slipping and sliding for hours! The goal is to fill an entire space with blobs, using only the tools available in each level. Do you have what it takes to complete all 45 levels?
ABCya
Ab Cya: Baby Chick Maze
Baby Chick Maze is a fun memory-based strategy game for the whole family! Help the baby chick get back to its mother by guiding it through challenging mazes from memory. Don't blink! You might miss the path the baby chick needs to take.
Other
Learning Enrichment:reading Skills in the Social Studies
Discussion of the critical reading skills needed in Social Studies, although the skills discussed can apply to a variety of areas. This is part of a larger site containing numerous lesson plans for Social Studies, and this page is really...
PBS
Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile
A geometry lesson plan that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages young scholars in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive lesson plan that considers students with diverse learning styles. Math concepts...
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Communication Ethics
"Active Learning, Critical Thinking and Multicultural Education in Communication Ethics" discusses strategies to assist students in dealing with moral issues and to develop higher order thinking in the ethical decision-making process.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Beating Heart
Do you know how long it takes your heart to beat 100 times? Test your estimation and number sense skills with this problem-solving challenge. A one-page activity taken from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families Collection. Hints and...
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Scholastic
Scholastic: So That's the Reason! [Pdf]
Simple, one-page printable worksheet to introduce your students to cause and effect. Gives one set example, and has space at the bottom to apply to any story you read.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Rainbow Stacker
How high can you stack? Rainbow Stacker is a fast-paced stacking game that gets progressively more difficult. Tap or click to stack the colored blocks on top of one another as accurately as you can. Keep the blocks as large as possible,...
Edutopia
Edutopia: K 5 I Pad Apps for Evaluating Evaluation
The cognitive domain Evaluating focuses on skills necessary to judge the value of ideas, techniques, products, or solutions. Students must evaluate the credibility or functionality of given content with clearly defined criteria and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Southwest Literacy Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a literacy unit based around a Southwest / Westward Expansion Theme. Native Americans, pioneers, and the old west is covered. 8 different literacy strategies are taught with FULL...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Tips to Support Decision Making
This video and tutorial is for parents and teachers. As parents, we know there are consequences for our actions. But children develop their decision-making skills over time. Learn how to support your child's problem solving and...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Launchpad Online: Launchball
Use your knowledge of physics concepts like electricity, reflection, magnetism, etc. to complete interactive online puzzles.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Why Do We Carry the One?
The students will critically think through the traditional algorithm for addition and compare to an alternative strategy.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Green Cube, Yellow Cube
Think about the surface area of a cube. At this one page website, you use that information to complete the challenge. Solutions are offered right at the website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Dicey
If you can visualize a cube and turn it around in your mind, then this is the challenge for you. This one page website has the solution available to check your thinking.
Virtual Salt
Virtual Salt: Problem Solving Techniques
This page is filled with many ideas and techniques regarding problem solving skills. All of the techniques are listed in a sequential list to help clarify the steps involved.
Other
Problem Solving: Definition, Terminology and Patterns
A very concise and informative article about problem solving. Provided are definitions, terminology and patterns associated with problem solving.
Other
Problem Solving: 3 Highly Effective Tools
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kid's Games: Rules of Checkers
Kids learn the basic rules and strategy of the game of checkers on this site.
Other
University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
Iowa State University
Math Night Resources: Pencil and Paper Games
Play these pencil and paper games to engage learners in critical thinking and reasoning. Written directions are provided along with colorful animation to explain in detail how each game is played and possible strategies needed to win.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flip chart covers critical thinking skills, discovery, inquiry, comprehension strategies, and analyzing ecosystems. There is vocabulary matching, searching the web for answers, United Streaming...