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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Think Math

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Think Math offers a collection of 43 KET-produced resources from Math at the Core: Middle School, including 17 Scale City videos and interactives about proportional reasoning, 14 Wild Fractions animations and games that feature visual...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Sugar, Sugar Logic Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
Practice your strategic thinking skills with this game.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bead Dazzling (Proportional Reasoning) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive lesson plan on algebraic thinking where students create and identify patterns using proportional reasoning. Research based, this lesson plan includes technology connections, items for discussion, and extension activities.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Deductive Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This free encyclopedia site from Wikipedia gives a definition and examples of deductive reasoning. It also has links to related terms and topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Separates Science From Art?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice critical analysis and reasoning skills with this reading excerpt from the MCAT.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Seating Arrangements Plus!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Using your reasoning skills and the clues provided, try to figure out who is sitting where at this table of six. Check the solution and see if you are correct. You can choose similar games and math problems on this page, or choose math...
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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
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Logic and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on structure and logic including types and purposes of essays, organizational patterns, argumentative writing, and logic and fallacies.
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Interactive
Math Slice

Math Slice: Smart Guess Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you guess the correct number between 1 and 99 in less than 30 tries? Play this fast paced, interactive game that tests your number sense and reasoning skills. If your are a great guesser, your name will be posted.
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eBook
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
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Handout
Other

Speaking Effectively: Supporting the Talk

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This substantial section focuses on supporting the main points of your speech or presentation. Find out how to avoid faulty reasoning and irrational appeals.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Solving a Guessing Game With Data

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
In this exercise students play a guessing game trying to guess what an object is. They use logical reasoning and learn about the need for efficient searching by analyzing the questions and responses to reduce the steps necessary to guess...
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Brain Boosters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discovery School offers a terrific "categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters." Choose from hundreds of engaging activities pertaining to Categorization, Lateral Thinking, Reasoning, Logic, Word and Letter Play, Spatial...
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on argumentative essays, longer writings on a well-researched topic with the writer arguing one side of the topic, free of fallacies, and providing several claims. A short YouTube clip of Monty Python shows the...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Geo Logic: How Much of the State Is Wet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using investigation and inquiry skills, students match classmates with their home state, and their states with the area and percentage of area of surface water that they contain, as well as where each of the states rank nationally in...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Mixed Up Socks

For Students K - 1st
Your reasoning skills will come in handy as you find solutions to these "sock" problems. Solutions are available on this one page website.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Tan, Don't Burn

For Students 3rd - 8th
How about a math challenge for a sunny day at the beach? Apply your problem solving, number sense, and logical reasoning skills to find out how long it would take Helix to get sunburned using SPF 10 lotion. Discover why understanding...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Roll These Dice

For Students 3rd - 5th
Sharpen your problem solving, sequencing, and spatial reasoning skills playing this interactive game, Roll The Dice. See how many different paths you can take to end up with the same result.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Octa Space

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
At this one page web site see if you can solve this puzzle involving the edges of an octahedron. You will definitely need to use your problem solving and spatial reasoning skills for this!
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Interactive
Iowa State University

Math Night Resources: Pencil and Paper Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Other

Puzz.com's 1001 Best Puzzles: Brain Training Games: Analogies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These four self-scoring analogy tests include a number of open ended analogies to challenge your logic skills.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Understanding Science: Tennis Shoe Detectives

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A instructional activity where students take copies of their shoe prints, then create a story and illustrate it with pictures showing trails of footprints. Presented are samples of such trails that can be used to stimulate class...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Don't Fall In

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wondered why manhole covers are round? Believe it or not, there is a logical, mathematical reason. See if you can figure it out in this NCTM Math Challenge for Families activity. A one-page activity with suggested life...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson: Mix It Up [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson based on the story, "Oliver's Fruit Salad," where young scholars explore the concept of proportional reasoning through modeling, student sharing, and questioning. A great introductory lesson for this concept that is sure to...