In this football worksheet, students read clues and use logic to determine the names of football players.  This one-page worksheet contains 16 problems.  Answers are provided.

In this online math challenge, students determine how many students are in a classroom considering a total number of jellybeans and how many each student received. A solution is available.

In this whole numbers reasoning worksheet, 3rd graders read, analyze and circle true or false to 8 math statements as they figure out if the statements are correctly stated or not.

In this grandchildren problem, students read facts about grandchildren.  They use logical reasoning to determine the birthday of four grandchildren.  Students predict the date of the fifth grandchild's birth.  This...

For this aging problem, students read a word problem, write an equation, and determine the current age of specified persons.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem.  The answer is provided at the bottom of the...

Students study the concept of fraction using mathematical reasoning. In this problem solving fraction activity, students use various methods to explain their reasoning in solving fractions. Students use a number of different prompts to...

Students read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and discuss the similarities and differences between electric blankets and regular blankets. They brainstorm a list of reasons why the farm animals wanted electric blankets.

Students create spreadsheets which will display and figure mean, median, and mode of a set of numbers.

Tenth graders design and conduct an experiment to explore the use of several substances in removing soap from water. During this activity they work with a lab partner. They keep their own individual lab notes, after they finish, they...

In this reasoning learning exercise, 3rd graders look over a table with statistics and solve the answers to 5 word problems related to the table about a class track meet.

In this completing a chart activity, 3rd graders fill in 22 items or category titles to two charts involving animals and fruit. Students choose their answers from a word bank.

In this missing numbers worksheet, 1st graders look over 4 boxes, write in the missing numbers, find the best name for each box and color in the best circled answer.

In this word problems instructional activity, 3rd graders read and solve three word problems involving gallons of water and different types of measurement.

In this measurement worksheet, 3rd graders read a passage on the Mississippi River and then answer five short answer questions relating to the length of the river.

Students practice solving problems logically. Using the internet, students observe pictures and facts about the SR-71 Blackbird. They convert statistics about the aircraft. Students explore terms of flight and convert them to everyday...

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.

Students read a recent article about the likelihood of a decrease or increase in prices of a specific consumer good. Using the Internet, they examine current events and make predictions about their effect on the economy. They write an...

Students explore the expedition of Christopher Columbus. In this geography skills activity, students consider the technological advances that made Columbus's expedition possible as they complete a latitude and longitude activity.

Students define mean, median, mode and outliers. In this statistics instructional activity, students analyze data using the central tendencies. They follow a path through a maze collecting data. They analyze the data using the mean,...

Twelfth graders engage in a ten-month long elective course focusing on college board review and an advanced writing workshop. Both course components focus on thinking and reasoning skills. Various approaches include sentence combining,...

Students recognize the difference between the city and the country. In this City Mouse, Country Mouse lesson, students listen to a story and describe and map differences between the city and the country. Students understand that people...

Students examine what happens to air when it is heated or cooled. They conduct an experiment using bottles and balloons, record and discuss their observations, and write a hypothesis.

In this word puzzle instructional activity, students determine the meaning of a set of 12 word puzzles. This page includes links to additional resources and an answer key.

Students use prior knowledge of angle and lines as they conduct an experiment with a rolling marble to determine the shape of a mystery object located under a metal pie tin.