Brain Teasers

Click on the site below to solve this week's Brain Teaser problem. Go to the question for your grade level. When you solve the problem correctly, go on to last week's question and/or the archives to solve two more teasers.

Once you have completed 3 brain teasers, research the Internet using the Web Library for a challenging brain teaser to give to the class. Make sure to get the answer and the steps on how to solve it. You will be taking turns writing the problem on the board for the class to try and solve.

  1. Brain Teasers
  2. Web Library - Mathematics
Lesson Name:   Brain Teasers
Objective:   Students will solve 3 brain teasers for the appropriate grade level, showing all work and fully explaining each answer. Students will then research the Internet for a challenging brain teaser to give to the class.
Grade:   (6-8) Lesson Login:   brain_teasers-a
Additional disciplines:
Computer Skills
ELA
Materials:
Computer with Internet access
Paper and pencil
For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows:
A second Allowed Site has been added for students to research the Internet from.
Click here for the original version of this lesson.