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The Deadly Picnic: A Lab on Deductive Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Whodunnit? Find out who killed Mr. Brooks through a logical examination of evidence. Class members fill out a couple of data tables to help them pin down the suspect. After they've figured out just who the culprit is, pupils compose...
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House and Holmes: A Guide to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Test your pupils' reasoning skills with several activities and a quick mystery to solve. Learners watch and analyze a few video clips that demonstrate reasoning in action, practice deduction with an interactive and collaborative...
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Christmas Tree Math Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
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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Ancient China: Student Created Word Search Puzzles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders classify and organize information about ancient China. In this Chinese history lesson, 6th graders create word search puzzles and record the processes they used to create them.
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History Equations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this math puzzle worksheet,  students guess the significant event that happened in the given year. They are presented with first letters of a headline style hint. An example is: 1776= D. of I. S. in P. (Declaration of...
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Mad Monster?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Halloween math worksheet, students use the color and number code to draw and color in a pattern on the blocks. When finished, students will have colored a picture of Frankenstein.
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Family Culture:

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars tell about their family heritage by writing a story and illustrating it with a picture of a family item.
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Pirate Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students write directions explaining how to get from one location to another by using a map of their town and use simple maps to identify and locate places.
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Tools of the Trade

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars investigate different jobs that require specific tools.  In this occupational lesson plan, students describe a tool one of their family members uses for their job and why it is necessary to have.  Young scholars...
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Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using educational...
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Geography Drive USA™

For Students 3rd - 6th
A trivia-style virtual road trip in which the player's car is moved from state to state as questions are correctly answered. Ideally, a player would learn about different states by reading the simple brochures available in the...
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Classroom Museum

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate various aspects of culture. They collect artifacts from various resources as an ongoing project throughout the school year. Students reflect upon the differences in cultures and subject areas as they conduct research...