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American Museum of Natural History

DNA Detective

For Students 6th - 12th
Match up the DNA code. Pupils read the website from the American Museum of Natural History about how DNA can determine whether a skin is from a particular type of reptile. Using the same technique, learners match up products with the...
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University of North Carolina

Statistics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Let's see you back it up! As shown in the 18th handout in the Writing the Paper series of 24 lessons from UNC, statistics help form an effective argument. The handout discusses how to analyze a source and break down the data to ensure it...
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American Museum of Natural History

Trip Up Your Brain

For Students 6th - 12th
Sometimes different parts of the brain disagree. See what this disagreement looks like using a remote learning resource to experience how brains often take shortcuts. Pupils complete the activity, observe their results, and then read...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Creative Problem Solving Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (January 4th), we are working on problem-solving.m
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Problem Solving Database

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Need some challenging problem-solving work for your students in the following areas: Discrete, Geometry, Numbers, and Code Breaking? This is the place for an enormous database of problems aimed at high school age students. They are...
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Other

The Futures Channel: Problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
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Free Management Library

Free Management Library: Basic Guidelines to Problem Solving and Decision Making

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces problem-solving, suggesting that the word "opportunity" replace the word "problem." Describes the 7 steps in the process. Includes other links.
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Other

Ndt: Problem Solving Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NDT Education stresses the importance of problem solving skills. Problem solving steps and strategies are provided.
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Problem Solving Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem solving skills are important in many situations whether they be in school, work or life. This article offers good ideas for developing your problem solving skills.
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Math TV

Weekly Math Tv Problem Solving Videos

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource offers two different topic problems per week for students to solve. A video showing the method to solve each problem is given. After viewing a solution method for solving the problem try one on your own where you can only...
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Math Playground

Math Playground: Problem Solving Videos

For Students 6th - 8th
"Rated 'M' for middle school," Math TV invites you to tune in each week for videos of word problems being solved. Back episodes are available in subjects such as percentages, number sense, and fractions. Watch a problem worked out, then...
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Other

P21: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the concepts of effective reasoning and critical thinking skills as taught to students.
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Thinking Skills in Education: Methods to Improve Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Containing many resources for further reading about thinking skills, this site provides a lot of good information about how to improve problem solving.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Coin" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site demonstrates how to solve 'coin' word problems, given relationships between the types of coins.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Solving Compound Inequalities Exercises: A < Bx+c < D

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath resource will help students practice solving compound inequalities. Students can refer to the CoolMath: Solving Compound Inequalities resource as a reference.
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Embrace the Future: Resilient Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Advice about strengthening your ability to bounce back from adversity. Learn key skills, such as problem solving, making friends, and positive thinking, that will help you stay happy, healthy, and productive.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Work" Word Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Explains the "trick" to "work" word problems (such as two people painting a room, or two pipes filling a tank), and demonstrates how to set up and solve these exercises.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Mixture" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with examples, how to set up and solve 'mixture' word problems.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Number" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with illustrations, how to set up and solve 'number' problems.
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Problems in the Points Contest of Ko Mal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the annual KoMal competition in mathematics, physics, and information technology, and challenge your ability to solve problems involving advanced algebra, logic, and other related topics through the tests provided at this site.
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Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Creativity Tools: Develop Creative Solutions to Business Problems

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
20 techniques for solving problems in creative ways. Fantastic tool for teachers and leaders.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Fixing the Teleporter Part 1

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video, the Teleporter breaks and the CyberSquad must try to fix it using clues given to them by Ms. Fileshare. This is one in a series of two problem-solving videos. [3:49]
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Teach Net: Brain Binders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Brain binders are great teacher sources for problem solving and critical thinking with geometry. Students fold sheets of paper to create solid colors on each side. Various levels are included starting with two folds through five folds.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Math Magic

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Comprehensive site of MS Word files that are easy to download which increase problem solving skills using technology in the classroom.

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