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[Free Registration/Login Required] Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In the social-emotional learning activity Problem Solved, your child will explore problem-solving...
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Nz Maths Problem Solving Lesson Plans: Level 2
NZMaths is a New Zealand teacher resource that provides lesson plans for learners in algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, logic and reasoning.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Problem Solving
Lesson explains the seven steps to the problem solving process. Students can practice the process using associated activities.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading Comprehension Through Math Problem Solving
Contains plans for two lessons designed to help primary students' reading comprehension with mathematical story problems. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Guess What's in the Bag a Language Based Activity
Contains plans for a language activity called "Guess What's in the Bag." Students try to guess the object in a bag in order to develop descriptive language, listening, and problem solving skills. In addition to objectives and standards,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: What's Your Problem? A Look at the Environment in Your Own Backyard
The Smithsonian provides a guide that classrooms can use to explore the environment in their own backyard. For example, a second-grade class in Colorado interviewed people in their community to inquire about the state of the local...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Imagination Voyages: Travel Simulation Activity
A WebQuest for older or adult ESL learners that simulates a group planning a trip to the Grand Canyon. Members must plot out their transportation, lodging, activities, and more within a budget. Good for high school or adult ESL students.
PBS
Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile
A geometry lesson that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive lesson that considers students with diverse learning styles. Math concepts introduced...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Mixtures
This activity will help students develop their understanding of percents and proportional reasoning by solving mixture problems. Working with two piles of circles the student determines the number in each pile that will be colored. In...
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Applications and Use of the Inverse Functions
Learners explore applications of inverse functions. Topics investigated are angle of elevation, range, and right circular cones. The activity includes examples on uses of inverse functions in real situations with detailed solutions.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Uncover Patterns in Number Sequences
This Marilyn Burns lesson plan provides an activity and discourse to help lead intermediate young scholars through the pattern identification process.
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American Society for Engineering Education: E Gfi: Activity: Keep a Cube
In this activity, student teams in grades K-6 explore the design process by engineering a way to keep an ice cube from melting for 30 minutes. [6:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Tunnel Challenge
This interactive activity, from the Web site developed for the PBS series "Building Big," explores tunneling and the tools and methods used to do the job.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Dome Challenge
In this interactive activity, from the Web site developed for the PBS series "Building Big," think like an engineer and use your knowledge of dome design to match the right type of dome to the right location in a fictitious city.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Blast Off
Hands on activity where learners focus on aerospace engineering to investigate space flight from the viewpoint of an engineer. They design, build, and launch their rocket, then share their experiences with the class.
University of California
Berkeley: Teaching Discussion Sections
This site focuses on group discussion-style teaching. It provides links to topics such as follows: Creating Discussion Guidelines, Classroom Activities, Group Work, Group Work: Techniques, Group Work: Design Guidelines, Encouraging...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Scratch My Back: Children's Engineering Activity
This lesson is based on the book Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup. In the book, a big, smelly bear has an itch in the middle of his back and can't scratch it. Nothing the bear tries works. Using the Engineering Design Process,...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Genetic Markers: Connecting the Dots
Students first learn about genetic markers and how these can be used to learn more about ancient human migration. They then do an activity where they simulate passing on genetic markers, and problem solve to discover the 'migration' path...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Making Thinking Visible With Math Journals
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to write Math Journals of their thinking processes while solving problems. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Exponential Functions (2)
The tutorial investigates how to use exponential functions to solve word problems. Some topics explored are population and radioactive decay. The activity includes examples with detailed solutions.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Pulleys and Force
Students work in teams to learn how pulleys and pulley systems impact everyday life. This activity explores the concept of force and shows how the use of pulleys can greatly reduce required force.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: No Valve in Vain
In this activity, students will design and create their own heart valves out of a variety of materials given to them, including: waterproof tape, plastic tubing, flexible plastic sheets, foam sheets, scissors, clay, etc. This activity...
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We Are Teachers: How to Do Goal Setting With Your Students This School Year
There's no shortage of teachers doing innovative work around goal setting for students. This article is a compilation of favorite resources. Included are books to read to your class, a goal planning worksheet, classroom activities,...