Curated OER
Making a Two - Colorable Map
Students make a two - colorable map by following directions given to them. In this map lesson plan, students follow 5 sets of directions and discuss their activity.
Curated OER
Is Global Warming Happening?
Students investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation that...
California Department of Education
Possible Careers
Is a STEM career the right choice for me? Lesson four in a six-part career and college readiness series introduces seventh graders to the world of STEM occupations. Individuals use their Holland code results to select, research, and...
Curated OER
A Fortnight of Furlongs
Students perform a webquest to research information about the horse industry. They look at economic and the cultural impact of the industry on Central Kentucky and then create a group presentation that addresses all essential questions.
Curated OER
Error Correction
Pupils are given an example of a biography and they are to find the mistakes. They are to use proofreading marks to mark the errors.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Part of a University of Toronto website, this page defines and describes deductive and inductive reasoning in solving mathematical problems.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Tips: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (1St Grade)
Use these teaching tips from the PBS Kids Lab to help children make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equations, use addition and subtraction within 20 to...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Logic Definitions: Inductive & Deductive
This site explains what deductive and inductive reasoning is. The site also explains abductive reasoning.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Question Corner: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
A simple discussion of the differences between inductive and deductive reasoning. Helpful to anyone who is having difficulty differentiating between the two.
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.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Odd Vertices
A "three star geometry problem" requiring knowledge of how to complete geometric proofs. The problem explains what the order of a vertex is and asks for the proof of a generalization.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Geometry: Conjecture
Conjecture is explained through examples and a video lesson. [0:41]
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Missing City
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students examine maps of a crime spree in order to figure out if any locations have been unreported. The lesson is not math-intensive and instead forces students to use...