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8th grade problem solving resources for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Teach your students with depth and complexity!This "Mega Bundle" contains 8 of my best selling resources that are designed to elicit critical thinking. $65.00 if purchased separately; Save over 30%! Click on the links below for detailed information on each of the 9 resources that are included in this bundle. Two versions--with and without icons--are now included!!IMPORTANT: This bundle has changed. Please read through the product description carefully and check out the links below to see exac
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning Digital and Print
Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking engages students in logical reasoning. Easel Activity included. This file includes a blank sudoku student answer sheet, 10 sudoku puzzles for printing (use in math centers or individually, or for projection on a whiteboard), and 5 sets of 4 puzzles for a group sudoku race to solve. Teacher directions include how to make reusable dry erase answer sheets so you can save ink, and suggestions for teaching Sudoku strategies. A great way to get students thinking! I
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6th - 9th
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Crack the Code Puzzles for Technology Class Printable Worksheets
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your students about technology? Look no further than our Binary Code, Hexadecimal, and Morse Code Encoded Messages packet! Introducing the ultimate tech-inspired resource for teachers and students - Binary Code, Hexadecimal, and Morse Code Encoded Messages with silly phrases as well as technology facts! Perfect for those days when you don't have access to devices, this packet provides an engaging and entertaining way for students to explore basic conce
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Technology Curriculum Back Up Plans Bundle | K-5 Computer Lab Activities
Puzzlers Pack #1:100+ Brain Builders, Mind Teasers & Word Puzzles
Puzzlers is a collection of brain builders, mind teasers, and word puzzles to develop divergent thinking and encourage creativity. There are six different kinds of activities including word pictures, letter puzzles, riddles, three-peats, word clouds, and hink pinks.
For each type of puzzle, there is a student introduction page, a classroom reference poster, 6 student activity pages, and a "Create Your Own" page.
Puzzlers can be used in many different ways including:
• Enrichment for advanced
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2nd - 8th
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MINI-MYSTERY Progressive Puzzle #1: "Prize in a Purloined Purse"
A PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE is a set of puzzles that must be solved in sequential order. The solution to the first puzzle is needed in order to solve the next puzzle, and this continues with each successive puzzle. Students will use a variety of critical reading and thinking skills as they work their way from one puzzle to the next. All four puzzles can be printed on one page as two-sided copies. This Mini-Mystery puzzle set is a fun “crack-the-case” problem-solving activity that can be used at any ti
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4th - 8th
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Cracking Codes and Ciphers
Codes and ciphers are a fun and productive way to help your students work on their critical thinking skills. This packet contains information, charts, keys, and worksheets for four different code/cipher systems: Morse Code, The NATO International Spelling Alphabet, The Caesar Shift, and Navajo Code Talking. Each code system is provided with a brief history and explanation of use, as well as a practice sheet. Also included is a worksheet to construct a Caesar Shift Wheel and a complete answer key
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2nd - 8th
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Math and Logic Progressive Puzzle: Figuring With Fibonacci
⭐️Great MINI-MATH COMPETITION / SPECIAL DAY / for a SUBA PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE is a set of puzzles that must be solved in sequential order. The solution to the first puzzle is needed in order to solve the next puzzle, and this continues with each successive puzzle. Students will use a variety of critical reading and thinking skills as they work their way from one puzzle to the next. All four puzzles can be printed on one page as two-sided copies.This first MATH and LOGIC progressive puzzle has a Fi
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4th - 8th
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December Progressive Puzzle ~ Who Got Which Gift?
⭐️ A PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE is a set of puzzles that must be solved in sequential order. The solution to the first puzzle is needed in order to solve the next puzzle, and this continues with each successive puzzle. Students will use a variety of critical reading and thinking skills as they work their way from one puzzle to the next. All four puzzles can be printed on one page as two-sided copies.This December puzzle set answers the question “Who Got Which Gift?” at a holiday gift exchange. Students
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Fall Holiday Progressive Puzzles
Gingerbread House Budget and Marketing Activity
In this project based learning activity, students will be given the task of building their dream gingerbread home under a budget! They will act as developers and a construction crew, "buying" materials and building their homes.... and then real estate agents as they use informative writing to market their homes! The students will take photographs of their homes and present them through final projects that will integrate technology for students to use market their dream homes for sale!
This Pr
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3rd - 8th
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Mystery Game - A Whole Class Whodunit
This logic game is played similarly to the classic board game “Clue”. I usually play the game throughout our mystery genre reading/writing unit of study over the course of a few weeks.
When playing this game you will need to prepare a place in your classroom to keep track a list of the suspects, places, and times the crime was committed.
Included with this game:
-Full teacher instructions
-"Mysterious" Letters and Clues for your class
-Student detective graphic organizer
Please note this gam
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3rd - 9th
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Escape Room Challenge | Elon Musk Close Reading & Project Based Learning
Get your students engaged and excited with this innovative Elon Musk Escape Room and Project-Based Learning BUNDLE! Enhance students' reading comprehension and design process skills as they use close reading to explore the biography of this amazing entrepreneur. Investigate the engineer design process as they create an accessory for a Tesla-inspired car - a project-based learning experience that will leave them inspired!By purchasing this BUNDLE, you are saving 20% off each individual resource!T
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5th - 8th
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #2
Gifted and talented classes usually have an abundance of educational materials for English, the arts and social studies, but very little for mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solving. “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #2” has 42 pages of activities specially designed to motivate and challenge your gifted-talented students. All of the activities involve mathematics, critical thinking and problem solving. This material can also be used in the regular classroom. Our students need to be
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5th - 12th, Staff
Gifted and Talented Social Event- Cupcake Competition
This social event is a fun opportunity to add fun into a task that requires creativity and problem solving. The students will be given a surprise supply of candy and given the task to design a set of cupcakes based on a student-chosen theme. They will then draw a backdrop and present it to a panel of judges. All groups win an award.
★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Upper Elementary Units Bundle at a discounted price!
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*4 page teacher gui
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3rd - 8th
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Community Service Passion Project
Are you in charge of organizing a community service project for your students or school community? ****************************************************************************************************************Would you like your students to connect their passions with community groups and service? ****************************************************************************************************************This Step by step guide will allow your students to combine their passions with local c
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2nd - 8th
SAT-PSAT-ACT PREP An Introduction for MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
It is never too early to start preparing for the PSAT, SAT or ACT. If students want to do well on these tests they need a solid foundation in mathematics, but they also need experience practicing the types of problems that are on these tests. Most school mathematics curriculums do not prepare students to take these standardized tests. LEVEL #1 provides 60 units (360 problems) of questions like what’s on the SAT/ACT. There are also 30 evaluations to check the progress of your students. LEVEL #
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6th - 12th, Staff
Logic Grid Puzzles - Intermediate
Work on literacy skills without anyone knowing with these logic grid puzzles from Ms. Merry Mac!
Logic grid puzzles are an addicting way for students to practice deductive reasoning and inferring without having to read longer texts. They encourage readers to look carefully at evidence in the text and draw conclusions based on that information. They can even freshen up interventions for students in need of moving beyond literal interpretations in reading comprehension work. Plus, making a mod
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5th - 12th
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Circle Up Dot Dudes Logic Puzzles - Fast Finisher Activities - Critical Thinking
Circle Up, Dot Dudes is a set of 4 logic puzzles to color. This is a first in a new series of puzzles called Circle Up! 4 puzzles are included and each one increases in difficulty. Two options for every puzzle is included. For each of the 4 puzzles, there is the original puzzle and for differentiation, there is a second copy which includes a text box with a list of all the possible colors. Students read the clues and eliminate what is not true. Critical thinking is required, and clues ma
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5th - 8th
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TaskMasters! - Performance Tasks for High Ability Middle School Students - Math
by Carolyn Stamm
In a “teach to the test” world, how can we ensure that we are allowing our students to demonstrate true understanding and meaning of our content, not just asking them to demonstrate the ability to recall facts? What's the best way to reach our bright learners and get them engaged? Incorporate performance tasks from Task Masters! into your curriculum!
A performance task is an open-ended assessment based on authentic tasks requiring students to take a role and demonstrate their
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5th - 8th
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Project Based Learning Assignment
This Gifted and Talented Project is designed to be completed over the course of a school year. It is a great project based learning assignment that your students will enjoy completing and presenting.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releasesThe Project includes Task DescriptionAssessment/Marking PageLearning Styles and Learning Power lesson materialsProject ideas pagesJournal Planning PagesSelf-evaluation and reflection pagesInterview questionsBonus pages to help and inspire your
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6th - 8th
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Math Logic Puzzles for Middle School
Challenge your math students' critical thinking and problem solving with these 9 math themed logic puzzles.Included in this resource are:4 grid logic puzzles based on factual information (women mathematicians, Ancient Greek mathematicians, and recent International Mathematic Olympiad competitions2 grid logic puzzles based on fictitious students of math, their schedules, and a MS math competitiona Math CryptogramMath Ladder WordsMath Word SudokusThese logic puzzles can be used for team building,
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6th - 9th
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TED Talks (Quit Patton: How to Think Like a Scientist)
TED Talks are highly engaging and lend themselves to deeper thinking and valuable class discussions. These task cards use Dr. Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexity model to motivate students by extending their thinking to great heights! Custom created tasks, based on a highly motivating TED Talk: Quin Patton: How to Think Like a Scientist, will create for you an engaged and exciting classroom!
Please be certain to watch the video prior to purchasing this product so you can determine if it is app
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4th - 8th
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Math and Logic Progressive Puzzle: Dabbling With Dice
⭐️Great MINI-MATH COMPETITION / Enrichment / for a SUBA PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE is a set of puzzles that must be solved in sequential order. The solution to the first puzzle is needed in order to solve the next puzzle, and this continues with each successive puzzle. Students will use a variety of critical reading and thinking skills as they work their way from one puzzle to the next. All four puzzles can be printed on one page as two-sided copies.This MATH and LOGIC progressive puzzle set has a DABBL
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4th - 8th
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Gifted Project Based Learning Bundle
Project Based Learning for gifted students has never been more engaging and challenging. Included in this PBL bundle are two very different opportunities for students to participate in project-based learning experiences. In Create A Board Game students will apply problem-solving strategies and technical writing traits, and use creative and critical thinking skills as they develop a theme-based game concept, design the playing board, playing pieces, game mechanics, instructions for gameplay, and
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5th - 8th
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Logic Puzzles Human Geography
Extend your geography lesson plans with these 5 table logic puzzles geared for 5th to 7th grade students. Use these deductive reasoning logic puzzles as a jumping off point for extension ideas that explore:Factory Wage EarningsLiteracy RatesLife Expectancy and Population Densities. We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or an e
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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