Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrition Vocabulary Word Searches

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils complete word searches based on nutrition vocabulary. In this nutrition lesson plan, students choose the food group and select a word search based on the group.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Difference of Mind

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover the individual variance in brain response to its four main functions. They perform activities related to each function at four stations set up in the classroom. They discuss their responses as a class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fourth Quadrant of Proportiona

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners experiment with scale to solve a problem presented in a video clip. They determine the correct size to use when constructing a model and evaluate the use of proportions in real life applications.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Your Body's Building Blocks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the elements of the Periodic Table as they relate to the building blocks of the body. They experiment to measure the amount of iron in the body.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adjectives and Synonyms 1- Test Your Vocabulary Skills

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, learners read the definitions of the word "synonym" at the top of the page before looking at a list of 15 words. They choose an adjective from the word bank that is a synonym for each word and write...
Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Number Puzzles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Solve the number puzzles as you practice basic addition skills and improve your number sense. The site has challenging activities with varying levels of difficulty.
Interactive
Other

Crick Primary School: Mathematical Puzzles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The resource consists of 378,028 math puzzles available in three different levels. Students use multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction skills to solve the puzzles. The puzzles can be solved online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Activity
Other

Lesson Plan: Brain Food: 7x7 Logi Number Puzzles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource provides an interactive game for students to practice using variables.
Unit Plan
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Three Branches of Government

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Interactive teaching unit for Grades 5-8 that helps to explain the three branches of government and the the balance of power. Topics covered include balance of government, how a bill becomes a law, the amendment process, the Legislative...
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Add Em Up

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a demo version of the game with two modes of play. In one, you must place number tiles on a grid so that the tiles touching it add up to that number. In the second mode, you solve number puzzles. Be sure to read the instructions...
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Puzzle Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of Math puzzles including well-known ones like Tetris and Rubik's Cube, and less familiar ones like the Rotation Game and Zinlock, as well as wordsearches and number puzzles.
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Math and Logic Puzzles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of puzzles that will challenge your knowledge of measurement, logic, symmetry, numbers, algebra, and other math-related topics.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Word Turtle (Make a Word Search Game)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Create word searches three different ways. Make puzzles from your own word lists, find puzzles based on popular books, or select FunBrain-created puzzles at different levels of difficulty.
Handout
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a basic crossword puzzle dictionary with an explanation of how to use it. It also offers information and a comparison of three other online crossword dictionaries that have extra features: Wordsmyth, Amo's Online Crossword Puzzle...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Pixel Puzzle: Why Video Game Characters Look Better Today

For Students 3rd - 5th
Video games today look better than video games from the 80's, this is because now the number of pixels, or dots on the screen, used to represent video game objects has greatly increased. In the 80's, Mario was no more than 16 pixels tall...
Activity
Primary Games

Primary Games: Jigmania: Snow White

For Students K - 1st
This is a picture story book about Snow White with puzzle pages to rearrange into the picture. It offers three levels of difficulty (number of puzzle pieces).
Activity
Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Physical Features Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains matching, concentration, flash cards, and word search games from landform vocabulary. Excellent games which contain more than one version of each game to reinforce all vocabulary taught.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

University of Vienna: The Big Function Graph Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive matching game where linear and quadratic expressions are matched to their associated functions graphs. Site features over 100 graphs, although only six are used at one time.
Activity
Other

Finite Geometry Notes: Diamond 16 Symmetry Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site see if you can solve the "Diamond 16" puzzle. Change the patterns to create ordinary or color exchange symmetry. This is just one of several challenging puzzles at this site. Links to similar puzzles and games.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Themed Word Puzzles

For Students K - 1st Standards
This is an index of links to"Themed Word Puzzles." They are listed three ways: by 7 subject areas, monthly on a calendar, and also all 80+ features are alphabetically listed in the table at the bottom of the page. These include...
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology: All 7 Word Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a MYTHOLOGY word list (56 words) in seven word puzzles. To solve the mythology word puzzles use the Latin root or Latin word part, the vocabulary definition, part of speech and the Greek Mythology vocabulary word list....
Activity
Other

Mycoted: Lateral Thinking Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
A storehouse of puzzles designed to train the brain to think in atypical ways. Find riddles, visual puzzles, analogies, math problems, and more. Excellent source of raw material for practicing original and creative thinking one puzzle at...
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Puzzles

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive students click on one of the black statues to break them down into shapes; then they reconstruct the statue by putting the puzzle pieces together, which shows the animal that it represents and replaces the statues...
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology: Definition Match Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Mythology vocabulary word puzzle activity, www.myvocabulary.com includes a Greek Mythology word list of 48 vocabulary words in three puzzles. MATCH the Mythology vocabulary list with its vocabulary definition. Use the pull down...