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Area and Multiplication
Take some intellectual fun and apply it to the concept of multiplying expressions together. A guide models how to break two numbers into an area model to multiply together in pieces similar to FOILing. The rest of the puzzles consist of...
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Logic
High schoolers investigate the concepts related to the study of logic. They solve logic puzzles in order to stimulate thinking and engage different types of learners. The lesson plan includes helpful dialogue to use with students during...
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Twelve Math Word Puzzles
In this puzzle worksheet, students solve twelve math word puzzles. Solutions are provided.
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Math Puzzle Squares
In this math puzzle worksheet, students compete a set of 6 puzzles, adding and filling in missing numbers to complete. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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Math Puzzle Worksheets: Math Box Addition 2
In this math box addition instructional activity, students fill in the blanks in 14 boxes as they use their addition skills to solve the math puzzle.
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Climbing Math 2
In this math puzzle worksheet, young scholars use their addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication skills to solve this math puzzle.
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Missing Hundred Square
Kids are presented with the problem of finding the missing numbers to each of nine 100s squares. They'll need to subtract and add to make each puzzle equal 100. Great challenge or daily warm-up activity.
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Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 7
Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...
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Logic
In this math logic puzzle worksheet, 5th graders complete 24 empty squares within a puzzle. Directions are provided and some numbers are filled in to prompt students.
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It All Adds Up-- Puzzle #31
In this addition puzzle worksheet, students complete a 24 space grid in which all rows, columns and diagonals must add up to be the sums that are provided at the end of each.
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Crossmath Puzzles
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students complete four puzzle squares. Students fill in the blanks to get the answers at the right side and at the bottom. Numbers may only be used once in each row or column.
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Puzzle Time: Dizzy Digits
In this math puzzle learning exercise, students use their problem solving skills and calculators to solve a 3-part math puzzle that requires them use mixed operations to solve.
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Puzzle Boxes
In this addition puzzle worksheet, students complete 4 puzzles in which five numbers are placed so that the sum is a specified number in the down and across directions.
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Cross Math Puzzles
In this math puzzles worksheet, students fill in blanks in math puzzles, using given numbers to get answers shown at the bottom and right column. Numbers may be used only once.
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Quotable Puzzles
In this algebra puzzle worksheet, students evaluate 25 different expressions using the values provided for a, b, c, x, y, and z. They then match the answer to the correct letter of the alphabet and use the letters to solve the quotation...
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Math Club #28: Puzzle Potpourri
In this puzzle potpourri worksheet, 8th graders work in groups to solve 5 word problems requiring logic and problem solving skills.
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The Patchwork Monster Puzzle
In this math puzzle worksheet, students put their problem solving skills to work as they use the numbers on the square puzzle tiles to put together a monster face.
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Christmas Tree Math Puzzle
In this Christmas math puzzle worksheet, students place the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the bottom row of ornaments on the Christmas tree. They complete the next layers by adding two numbers below each ornament. They determine which...
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Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills
Students develop a strategy list for problem solving by working with different types of problems. They recognize problems that may be solved using deductive reasoning and solve deductive reasoning problems.
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Math Made Me, Glad
In this math puzzle, each letter stands for a number. Students find the numbers to substitute for each letter so the words "math made me glad" add up to "momma." Eight solutions are shown on the answer key.
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Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills
Students recognize problems that may be solved using deductive reasoning, and develop aids to help them in solving these problems. They produce their own deductive reasoning puzzles for other students to solve.
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Critical Thinking - Week 11
In this critical thinking worksheet, students complete problems which require abstract reasoning and logic. They complete logic puzzles involving sums of an array, finding the maximum number of integers under given conditions, and card...
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Search for Eighteen
In this math puzzle worksheet, students solve 12 triangle math puzzles. Each triangle must equal eighteen with all numbers being used once with any operation.
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Sudorku
In this sudoku puzzle worksheet, high schoolers evaluate 28 expressions with answers resulting in values of 1-9. Students solve the sudoku puzzle by filling in the missing numbers.