Maureen Curran and Mary Lou Aalbers Hazelwood School District Teacher tips ACTIVITY 1

The following lessons are addressing these standards: Develop, analyze, and explain methods utilized to collect, organize, and describe data. (MO 1.1, 1.4,1.8, 2.1) Apply patterns, relations, & functions to solving real-world problems.(MO1.6, 1.8, 3.3, 3.6) Examine, predict, design, extend and describe patterns and relationships. (MO 1.6, 1.8, 2.1, 3.3) Recognize and apply deductive and inductive reasoning. (MO 1.6)

Teacher Tips You will need to click the mouse to show the answers for activities. This will allow you to control the timing of answers shown. We suggest that students keep a journal. It is critical for students to use writing skills to explain their answers. Please take time to discuss possible solutions to problems. Click to see answer on each slide and click to go to the next slide.

In these puzzles, students must rule out certain possibilities to arrive at a correct conclusion. Puzzles like this help students think, work in an orderly manner, read for detailed information, and use inductive and deductive reasoning skills. WORD LOGIC PUZZLE #1

Ann, Bob, Cathy and Derek each work as a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or farmer. Use the clues to find who has which job. 1. Cathy is not a teacher or a farmer. 2. Ann is either a teacher or a doctor. 3. Derek is not a doctor or a farmer. 4. The lawyer is a woman. Doctor Lawyer Teacher Farmer Ann Bob Cathy Derek Click for answer

Ann, Bob, Cathy and Derek each work as a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or farmer. Use the clues to find who has which job. 1. Cathy is not a teacher or a farmer. 2. Ann is either a teacher or a doctor. 3. Derek is not a doctor or a farmer. 4. The lawyer is a woman. Doctor Lawyer Teacher Farmer Ann Bob Cathy Derek OXXX OXXX OXXX OXXX