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Perplexing Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Elementary and middle schoolers explore scatter plots. In this graphing lesson plan, pupils work in small groups and use jigsaw puzzles to develop a scatter plot. Younger students may develop a bar graph.
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"Mind Reader" Math Trick

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students perform a math-based card trick and explain the concepts behind the trick. They video tape classmates performing the trick. Finally, they write a paragraph explaining the trick.
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Calculator Puzzle Patterns

For Teachers K - 5th
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...
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Multiplication Puzzles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this multiplication puzzles worksheet, learners type in the multiplications they would have to complete to do ten word problems. Students solve ten equations utilizing the concept of multiplication.
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Pattern Puzzles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A short video introduces place value in addition and subtraction. As a class, your students identify all even numbers up to one hundred and explain the pattern. They use addition strategies to fill in the missing numbers on the number grid.
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Virginia Department of Education

Slope-2-Slope

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Pupils build on previous experience with slope to investigate positive, negative, zero, and undefined slope. They complete a puzzle matching slope-intercept and standard forms of linear equations.
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Multiplication Puzzle

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this multiplication worksheet, students match up 12 multiplication math problems puzzle pieces to 12 pieces of another puzzle with the answers on them.
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Math Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils complete math calculations together as a group. They participate in activities in which they practice basic math skills. They work together to complete two math puzzles.
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Pointzero: Confined

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Groups plan their escape carefully. Three three-tiered puzzles help a story character escape their situation, each involving integer sequences, transformations, and geometric constructions. The teacher resource includes slides and...
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Education World

Pumpkin Puzzler

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Light the Halloween festivities with an exercise that connects math, physical science, and language arts. After watching a demonstration of a burning candle, learners use division, multiplication, or algebra to determine how many boxes...
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Wind Logic Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to books on wind energy for background knowledge. In this wind logic puzzle, students use knowledge of wind energy and critical thinking skills to complete logic puzzles. Students may work in groups or individually as...
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MATH:MULTIPLICATION: APPLIED

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders utilize links to practice multiplication of a two-digit number by a two digit-number and division of three-digit numbers. Solve word problems taken from everyday life. Includes interactive online games, worksheets, and...
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A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Pupils complete a variety of daily enrichment puzzles designed to encourage critical thinking skills, while developing and reinforcing math and language arts skills.
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Puzzles With Partners

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars work together to complete puzzles. They practice their critical thinking skills and cooperative learning. They share their puzzles once they are complete.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Puzzle Times

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Give your mathematicians this set of data and have them create a dot plot, then find mean and median. They are asked to question the values of the mean and median and decide why they are not equal. Have learners write their answers or...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students investigate topology. In this Applied Science lesson students explore higher, more abstract mathematics using tangles. Students make topologically related shapes.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Counting Squares

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of squares with this geometry puzzle. The task is simple, identify as many squares as possible in a 3x3 array. Allow learners to work independently or in pairs as they search for squares,...
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Applied Science - Science and Math (K) Lab

For Teachers K
In this shape activity, learners cut out tangram shapes and create different pictures with them. They look at 3-D shapes as well. There is a nice, hands-on component built into this activity.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Overlapping Rectangle

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' ability to compose and decompose shapes with this fun geometry puzzle. The goal is simple, locate all of the rectangles shown in a picture of three overlapping rectangles. Perform this activity as a whole...
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Puzzles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students match visual attributes by completing puzzles of known objects.
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Activity Plan 5-6: Architects at Work

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students build on what they know to make new discoveries. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in a block-building activity to develop language, math, and fine-motor skills.
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Patriotic Puzzles

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this patriotic puzzle worksheet, students read patriotic stories and write an equation to represent the story. Students solve algebraic equations. This one-page worksheet contains 5 problems.
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Math Squares

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 grid puzzles in which the rows, columns and diagonals total the number at the end of each. There are helpful strategy hints on the page.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Identifying Similar Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Math whizzes work with angle sums and exterior angles to figure out the measure of other angles. This particular publication provides comprehensive support in the form of an anticipatory activity, questions designed to prompt discussion,...

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