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 lesson 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 discussion, and to...
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...
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PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson: Mix It Up [Pdf]
A lesson based on the story, "Oliver's Fruit Salad," where students explore the concept of proportional reasoning through modeling, student sharing, and questioning. A great introductory lesson for this concept that is sure to engage...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Thirteen? Oh No! (Pdf)
If you're superstitious you may want to try this math challenge. Test your reasoning and number sense skills by finding out if there is a Friday the 13th every year. Discover how understanding number patterns and reasoning can be helpful...
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Methods Knowledge Base: Deduction and Induction
This site provides a good explanation of deductive and inductive thinking.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Light on 2
Who turned off the lights? Well, we'll need your help turning them back on. Use logic and reasoning to light up the rooms with the different tools provided. Are you bright enough to complete this challenging puzzle game?
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Types of Sentences
What is "Logic"? What is a "Mathematical sentence"? This website provides definitions of both of these terms and defines examples of mathematical sentences ("open sentence" and "closed sentence") and provides examples of each. Use the...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Hook
Hook a is beautifully unique and simple game that will keep you thinking for hours. The goal is to remove the hooks in the correct order, so they do not get "hooked" on anything.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Negation: Not
Use this website to help you hone your critical thinking and math-problem solving skills. Learn what "Negation," is and how it applies when you are working on mathematical problems and sentences.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Robo Trobo
Robo Trobo is a problem solving game for kids of all ages. Kids will need to guide Robo through complex puzzles in order to complete the different levels. Have fun and think outside the box!
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Buckets of Thinking
Trial and error is just one of the problem solving strategies that you could use to solve this bucket problem. After you finish view the solution at this one page website.
Other
Mystery Master: Logic Puzzles
Find several logic puzzle ranging from "very easy" to "very challenging."
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: More Christmas Boxes
Sharpen your logic and spatial reasoning skills while working on this challenge. Solution available.
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: The Turing Test
Explore how we might recognize whether a system is truly intelligent. It involves reasoning about what it means to be intelligent, and even what makes us human.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Amy's Dominoes
On this one page website sharpen your logic and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.