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Critical thinking Common Core 6.EE.A.2 resources
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES Thinking Corner Vol. 1 Daily Challenge Logic GATE
THINKING CORNER is a MADE-FOR-EASEL product that provides an engaging, interactive, digital activity for exercising logic and reasoning skills among gifted and high achieving, 3rd – 6th graders. Each daily slide challenges learners to solve 5 critical thinking puzzles:Hink PinksMystery MathTriadsWord LaddersWord Winkers A total of 90 days' worth of critical thinking puzzles are supplied. Combined with Vol. 2, you will have an entire year of activities.No print product is available with this down
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3rd - 6th
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Order of Operations PEMDAS Interactive Math for the Google Classroom
Works well for Distance Learning! PEMDAS is a common acronym for the Order of Operations. This digital resource for the Google classroom, is scaffolded to encourage independent learning. Students practice progressively more challenging order of operations problems including Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, parentheses and exponents. Students practice scaffolded problems. Part of the problem is done for them at first to demonstrate the order, then they move to doing t
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Also included in: 5th Grade Math for the Google Classroom & Distance Learning
Christmas Math Activities | Math Escape Room | Grades 6 and 7
This product is a fun and engaging Christmas themed math game based on the Escape Room attractions that can be found across the world. Similar to the Escape Room attractions, students will be “locked in” during this game, and the object is to find the codes to “escape” within a given time period.Students are volunteers at their local mall, but an impostor locks them into the gift wrapping room with the intention of stealing all the donation money. The object of the escape room activity is to unc
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6th - 8th
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Math Logic Puzzles 1st Grade - 6th Grade Enrichment BUNDLE Volume One
48 math logic puzzles that engage students to develop fact fluency and problem solve using critical thinking skills. These problems are great for morning math routines, warm-ups, plenaries and centres. Perfect to use as extension tasks for high ability and gifted and talented students. - Level 1 includes problems with Addition Facts to 10. It would suit approximately grade one, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 2 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30. It
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Not Grade Specific
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Order of Operations PEMDAS packet
PEMDAS is a common acronym for the order of operations. This packet shows a slight modification.
Multiplication and division are actually done from left to right. Addition and subtraction is also done from left to right. To show this, Multiplication and Division are written on the same line with an arrow from left to right. Addition and Subtraction are written on the same line from left to right.
This packet contains a foldable with directions, posters, and worksheets with answer keys.
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Early Finishers and Gifted Brain Teasers || Problem Solving || Critical Thinking
Tired of hearing, "Done! Now, what?" You will never hear that again with these math brain teasers that challenge and engage early finishers and gifted students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, even 6th grade. Perfect after state testing activities!These math task cards for early finishers encourage mathematical reasoning and using computation skills in unique and flexible ways that deepen understanding!⭐ During math test-preparation, while you're reviewing and practicing with the rest of your class, your early
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3rd - 5th
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Balance Benders Beginning Level Workbook of Logic & Algebraic Reasoning Puzzles
A 48-page printable PDF mind flexing and exercising puzzle ebook for grades 2-6. Move over Sudoku, here come Balance Benders™! You can use these activities as quick, fun logic problems or as stepping stones to success in algebra. Students develop problem-solving skills and pre-algebra skills as they solve balance puzzles that are more fun and addictive than Sudoku puzzles! Students must analyze each balance to identify the clues, and then synthesize the information to solve the puzzle. Try one—a
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2nd - 6th
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The Great Stock Market Challenge - Complete Math Unit
Suitable and adapted for grades 5-12Open the Preview to see more detailed informationWatch the movie to see a high speed play through of the presentationThis complete cross-curricular unit has students learn about companies, research stocks, create a portfolio, track their performance, submit their project and write a test. Students will learn about real life financial literacy, trade-offs, decision making, strategies, and apply mathematical concepts.The unit runs about 10-14 weeks long, with an
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5th - 12th
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Logic Owl Grades 5-6 Weekly Math Challenge (Level D)
With a unique approach to developing math problem-solving skills, this packet contains 39 high-interest number puzzles. Each activity features a paragraph with data, except that the actual numbers are missing. A list of number choices is provided and students are charged with doing the math and thinking to determine which number belongs in which blank space. Topics range from wildlife to outer space to vacation travel to sports and many more. These materials are great for a weekly special activ
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4th - 7th
Math Quick Starts (Spring Theme)
These short math puzzles review basic skills while building math fluency and are aligned with CCSS. I use these to start my math classes, but could also be used for early finishers. The pictures help to take the fangs out of math and can help students become more comfortable with problems involving variables. The puzzles cover algebra, ratios, integers, rational numbers, exponents and critical thinking.
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5th - 8th
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Math Quick Starts (Fall Theme)
Get your students started while you take attendance or use for early finishers. Fun graphics help to take the fangs out of math. Puzzles cover pre-algebra, rational numbers, word problems and critical thinking skills. Skills align best with 6th and 7th grade CCSS standards.
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5th - 8th
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CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES Thinking Corner Vol. 2 Daily Challenge Logic GATE
THINKING CORNER is a MADE-FOR-EASEL product that provides an engaging, interactive, digital activity for exercising logic and reasoning skills among gifted and high achieving, 3rd – 6th graders. Each daily slide challenges learners to solve 5 critical thinking puzzles:Hinky PinkiesMonster MathTriadsWord LaddersWord Winkers A total of 90 days' worth of critical thinking puzzles are supplied. Combined with Vol. 1, you will have an entire year of activities.No print product is available with this d
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3rd - 6th
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Exponent Challenge Problems- Enrichment
Miss Challenge's Exponent Challenge Problems! This series of problems requires students to use patterns and observations to solve a set of seemingly impossible tasks. By solving simpler problems first, these enrichment tasks are wonderful critical thinking tasks. Use these for the "I'm done, now what?" learners or at an enrichment station for differentiated instruction.
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6th - 8th
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Evaluating Expressions Riddle Practice - PDF Worksheet / Handout / with Key!
Evaluating Expressions Riddle / Puzzle Practice - PDF Worksheet / Handout / Printable - Answer Key included!"Did you hear about the phones that got married?" ...you'll have to evaluate the expressions to hear the hilarious punchline, but who doesn't love riddles?! And this is a really fun one! :) Truly, riddles increase engagement because your brain wants to discover the punchline, even if you don't want to do math ;)On the sheet, there are 25 problems of increasing challenge that are sure to im
Holiday/Christmas Gingerbread House Project-Expressions and Equations
Fun 6th grade math project designing gingerbread houses! 5 page packet of problems that require writing, evaluating and generating expressions, solving equations, and writing and graphing inequalities.
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6th
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(QC) Quick Check Bundle #1
Quick Check Bundle (Plotting Inequalities on a Number Line, 1-Step Inequalities, Plotting Points on a Number Line, 1-Step Equations, Least Common Multiple)*****************************************************************************************************************************One-Step Equation Quick ChecksThis resource is an AWESOME tool that I use in my classroom everyday when we are covering expressions an equations in class. This resource helps student be exposed to the various 1-step equa
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5th - 7th
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Algebra Bundle 5 units 100+ pages Notes, Activities, Quizzes, and more
Algebra Bundle of 100+ pages. There is 5 units in this bundle. Each unit contains plans, notes, activities, interactive reviews, and a quiz. Included is my personal notes on things that I have used in my classroom. The topics of the 5 units are Exponents, Order of Operations, Math Properties, Combining Like Terms, and Solving Equations. Again each topic contains 20+ pages of content.
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4th - 7th
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Algebra on Rectangles - single variable - $500 classroom challenge
These puzzles are great additions to any classroom learning algebra. Students are given the sizes of some squares and have to figure out the sizes of all the other little squares. They use that to find the value for x. The results are physically beautiful.
The easiest puzzles here are very easy - suitable for students seeing algebra for the very first time.
The toughest puzzles are quite difficult... but still only require a single variable to solve.
Templates are provided for students to
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6th - 8th
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Gifted & Talented: Convergent/Divergent Thinking
I use this activity to practice convergent vs. divergent thinking skills with my GT students. I also use it to introduce Hands on Equations as a way of demonstrating how a variable represents an unknown in an expression or equation, and that variable's value can change from one expression to the next.The document contains a series of puzzles for students to solve. For example, in the case of 12 M in a Y, M=months and Y=year. Puzzles progress from easy to difficult. Answers included.(Note: if st
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4th - 7th
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Christmas Problem Solving
These critical thinking activities by Pamela Brock all revolve around the Christmas theme. They involve students in finding patterns, multiplication, using variables, comparing numbers, order of operations, making tables, ratios, process of elimination, guess and check, and finding volume. It is geared for students in grades 4 - 6 and is aligned with the Common Core. Because some of the problems are more involved, it can be used in one sitting or can be broken up and used in more than one sit
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4th - 6th
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Thanksgiving Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
Help the hunters find the escaped turkeys! These critical thinking activities by Pamela Brock engage students in solving fun and sometimes comedic real life word problems involving place value, subtraction, multiplication, division, interpreting remainders, using variables, order of operations, finding and evaluating patterns and comparing numbers. The problem solving situations all revolve around the theme of Thanksgiving and integrate U.S. history, reading and mathematical concepts. It is g
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4th - 6th
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(QC) One-Step Equation Quick Checks
One-Step Equation Quick ChecksThis resource is an AWESOME tool that I use in my classroom everyday when we are covering expressions an equations in class. This resource helps student be exposed to the various 1-step equations on a basic level. The students are exposed on a daily basis to solve these daily checks for understanding. This resource will be a great supplement to your unit of expressions and equations. This could be used a great tool to help the students see basic 1-step equations eve
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: (QC) Quick Check Bundle #1
Cinco de Mayo: An Interactive Order of Operations Math Game
Place Your Order is an interactive fun math game for students who are learning the key concepts involved with the order of operations.The familiar acronym BEDMAS is introduced as a classroom wall chart ( included) that can be displayed while your students play the games.The wide range of game boards provided, allow for differentiated instruction and make excellent templates for further extensions.Students "draw" dominoes from their draw pile and place them strategically, with the goal of creatin
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5th - 9th
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