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Can you solve this elementary math puzzle? | Fun Classroom Warm-Up Activity for grades 3-5
Ready to boost your students' mathematical thinking with fun and engaging puzzles? Our visual math puzzles are perfect for grades 3, 4, and 5! Use this math logic puzzle as a daily warm-up to get your students' minds sharp and ready for...
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Put Your Math Skills to the Test with This Logic Puzzle! | Math Picture Puzzle 8
Engage your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with this exciting visual math puzzle! Perfect as a daily math warm-up, this math logic puzzle encourages students to think critically and share their problem-solving strategies.
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THIS is a 4th grade math puzzle? | Logic Puzzle for Kids 10
Engage your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with this exciting visual math puzzle! Perfect as a daily math warm-up, this math logic puzzle encourages students to think critically and share their problem-solving strategies.
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Breakfast as a math puzzle??| Math Puzzle 9 for Kids
Engage your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with this exciting visual math puzzle! Perfect as a daily math warm-up, this math logic puzzle encourages students to think critically and share their problem-solving strategies.
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Crack the Code! Fun Math Puzzle for Kids | Grades 3-5
Ignite your students' love for math with this mind-boggling visual math puzzle, perfect for grades 3, 4, and 5! This fun and challenging math logic puzzle is ideal for a daily warm-up, sparking curiosity and enhancing critical thinking...
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Can you solve this puzzle? | Math Puzzle For Kids 6
This visual math puzzle, or math logic puzzle as some teachers call it is perfect for grades 3, 4 or 5. I loved to use these math warmups before class every day to encourage students to start thinking mathematically and to share their...
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Can you crack this code? | Math Puzzle For Kids 7
This visual math puzzle, or math logic puzzle as some teachers call it is perfect for grades 3, 4 or 5. I loved to use these math warmups before class every day to encourage students to start thinking mathematically and to share their...
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TED-Ed: How do animals see in the dark? - Anna Stockl
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, shapes, and colors. What is it, then, that separates moths from men?...
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Discovering Tokyo: History, Culture, and Must-See Sights
The world’s most populous area with 35 million people and one of the most expensive to live in - Tokyo. Explore and find out why Tokyo is worth a visit. The city is teeming with history, culture and sites.
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Math Puzzle - climbing a mountain
It takes 4 days to climb to the peak of a mountain. Unfortunately your bag can only hold 3 days worth of food. By stockpiling food at camps along the way, what is the shortest time it will take to climb the mountain and get back down?...
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You Need A Smart Strategy To Solve This Math Olympiad Game
Thanks to James M. for this suggestion! You roll a dice up to 3 times, stopping after any roll you wish. You get paid the value of the roll you stop. If you play optimally, what is your expected payout? (more precise wording in video) My...
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Can You Solve The Rabbit Race Logic Puzzle?
How can 10 rabbits plan races so each rabbit "beats" every other rabbit in some race? What if there are n rabbits? My blog post for this video: https://wp.me/p6aMk-55O Source I received this problem by email from Stephan who translated...
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Scot Osterweil - Learning from Play
Scot Osterweil is the Creative Director of the Education Arcade and a research director in the MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program. He is a designer of award-winning educational games, working in both academic and commercial...
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HOW SMART ARE YOU? 80% FAIL The Dance Club Line Logic Riddle
There is a long single-file line outside of a dance club. The first person in line is unmarried, and the last person in line is married. Each person in line only looks at the person in front of them. Is a married person looking at an...
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"UNSOLVABLE" Logic Puzzle: What Are Their Ages?
This is one of those brain teasers that sounds like it's impossible to solve but you can work through it (like the logic puzzle of Cheryl's birthday). A mathematician tells a census taker he has 3 children. The product of their ages is...
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The HARDEST Logic Puzzle Ever (Simpler Version): Two Doors To Freedom Riddle
An evil warden holds you prisoner, but offers you a chance to escape. There are 3 doors A, B, and C. Two of the doors lead to freedom and the third door leads to lifetime imprisonment, but you do not which door is what type. You are...
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Can You Solve The Marriage Logic Problem? 80% Fail
Surveys have found 80 percent get this logic problem wrong. Alice is looking at Bob, and Bob is looking at Charlie. Alice is married; Charlie is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? Answer choices are A) Yes, B) No,...
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Seemingly Impossible Puzzle - Who Lost The 4th Game?
Thanks to Omer from Israel for suggesting this type of puzzle! Three friends rotate playing 1-on-1 basketball games. If A played 8 games, B played 11 games, and C played 15 games, who lost the 4th game? It seems impossible but you can...
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Mathematicians SOLVED The BEST Way To Play Memory/Concentration (Card Game)
The card game of memory (aka concentration) is a children's game to test visual recall. Strategically you can figure out the best move by doing probability calculations. This video explains the best possible way to play the game...
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Can You Solve The Mind-Twisting Logical List Riddle?
In a list of 10 statements, the nth statement says there are exactly n false items in the list. Which of the statements, if any, are false? What if the nth statement says there are "at least" n false items? The video presents a solution...
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"Impossible" Logic Puzzle - How Many Liars Are At The Party?
A party has 100 people who are either liars are truth tellers. Liars always lie and truth tellers always say the truth. After the party you ask each person, "How many truth tellers did you shake hands with?" Each person gives a different...
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Game Theory: Why Cherry Picking Should Not Work In The NBA
Could cherry-picking work in the NBA? Perhaps it could work in actual play. But in theory, as I suggest using game theory, there are logical reasons why cherry-picking should not work as a dedicated strategy. Sacramento Kings "Owner...
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The REAL Answer To The Viral Chinese Math Problem "How Old Is The Captain?"
Media outlets around the world went crazy over a 5th grade math exam question in China. But they all missed the real story! The problem actually dates back to French researchers in 1979. In this video I present the real story to the...
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When Is Cheryl's Birthday? Answer To Viral Math Puzzle
This problem went viral after it appeared on a Math Olympiad test for talented students in Singapore. It's not a trick question! Here's the problem, which I have very slightly re-worded for clarity. Blog post (detailed text explanation):...