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Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?

Factors and Codes (Episode 1)

Let’s use factors to encode and decode words.

Crossing Every Bridge Exactly Once (aka Eulerian Paths)

How can you cross each bridge in this city exactly once?

Bobbing for Apples

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

Think Like An Author: Hemingway vs Dickens

What if your students rewrote Dickens in the style of Hemingway and vice versa?

Depth and Complexity and Graphic Organizers

For Teachers

Let’s see a few examples of how Depth and Complexity slides nicely into any graphic organizer.

Idiom Tasks

Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.

Famous Structures

The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House — group them, pick the best from each group, then design your own.

Parabolic Curve Art

Create mathematical art with curves that, well, aren’t curvy.

Asynchrony (For Adults)

For Teachers

In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New Problems

Problems create rules. Rules create new problems. Can you trace the cycle in history, stories, and your own life?

How Renewable Is That Resource?

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?

How Many Ways: Times Equals Times

How many different ways can you make this math statement true using only the digits one through nine?

Upgrade Research Questions With Depth and Complexity

Ever ask students to create research questions? Were their ideas a bit… blah? My own students had a very hard time writing questions they didn’t already know the answer to! This video is how I solved that problem: upgrade research questions with depth and complexity.

What Would Poetry Think About Prose?

Poetry and Prose meet at a party. What would they say to each other? How would they feel about each other’s style?

The Resiliency Tournament

Your students will set up a tournament to determine which person or character best demonstrated resiliency.

Persuasion and Packaging: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

How does a drink’s packaging affect us emotionally and logically?

Elements of The Fantasy Genre

Every fantasy story has patterns hiding underneath the magic. Once your students see the elements, they’ll spot them everywhere — and use them in their own writing.

Historic Social Media

How would people from history have interacted online? Students will develop a conversation online between people involved in the same event from history.

Characters’ Talents and Multiple Intelligences

How do characters from novels line up with Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?

An App For A Historical Figure

What kind of an app could have helped Abe Lincoln accomplish his goals?