PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Think Math
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...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Bead Dazzling (Proportional Reasoning) [Pdf]
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Deductive Reasoning
This free encyclopedia site from Wikipedia gives a definition and examples of deductive reasoning. It also has links to related terms and topics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Separates Science From Art?
Practice critical analysis and reasoning skills with this reading excerpt from the MCAT.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Seating Arrangements Plus!
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...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Vcr
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...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Logic and Structure
This instructional activity focuses on structure and logic including types and purposes of essays, organizational patterns, argumentative writing, and logic and fallacies.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Smart Guess Game
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.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
Other
Speaking Effectively: Supporting the Talk
This substantial section focuses on supporting the main points of your speech or presentation. Find out how to avoid faulty reasoning and irrational appeals.
Google
Google for Education: Solving a Guessing Game With Data
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...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Brain Boosters
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Essays
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geo Logic: How Much of the State Is Wet
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...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Mixed Up Socks
Your reasoning skills will come in handy as you find solutions to these "sock" problems. Solutions are available on this one page website.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Tan, Don't Burn
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...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Roll These Dice
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Octa Space
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!
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.
Other
Puzz.com's 1001 Best Puzzles: Brain Training Games: Analogies
These four self-scoring analogy tests include a number of open ended analogies to challenge your logic skills.
University of California
Ucmp: Understanding Science: Tennis Shoe Detectives
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...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Don't Fall In
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...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson: Mix It Up [Pdf]
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...