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Explore and Problem Solve -            1st Grade

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Explore and Problem Solve -            1st Grade

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Hello Fabulous Readers!

We have been talking about the schema files in our brains and how are brains are designed to do hard thing.  Life has many challenges and school has many challenges.  You are amazing and smart and I see you work through hard things every day.  You are problem solvers.

Below you will find several problem solving websites.  Explore, enjoy and think about being a problem solver.

https://pbskids.org/cyberchase/activities

https://www.ixl.com/signin

https://youtu.be/Ahha-igVmJw

https://youtu.be/EUm-vAOmV1o

https://mathigon.org/tangram

https://sudoku.com/

https://ssec.si.edu/tamis-tower

https://youtu.be/Sd9MZdB1ItU

https://youtu.be/KXY7HS22wR0

https://youtu.be/RL7MoJhdoF0

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Discussion Question                                                                 Explore and Problem Solve

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Imagine you are playing tennis and the ball goes over the net.  It rolls down to the bottom of a skinny and deep hole.  The hole is too deep for your arm to reach down and retrieve the ball.  Open your schema file on what you know about tennis balls.  How could you use your problem solving skills and what you already know about tennis balls to get your ball back.

Discussion Question: Why is it important to be a problem solver? Think about how I always talk about the rule of 3.

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Nursery Rhymes Zone - Kids Rhymes and Songs

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The Clever Crow | Stories for Kids | Infobells

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Solving Problems - Building Resilience with Hunter and Eve

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It's lunch time and Tami, the golden lion tamarin, is hungry! Help Tami reach the delicious fruit by building a tower. But watch out! Other animals can cause Tami's tower to topple over.

From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering is an educational engineering design game that will help teach your student how to design a solution to a problem using basic engineering design principles.

Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering is available as a website for desktop and laptop computers. For use on tablets and smartphones, download the application from the Amazon Apps & Games Store, Apple App Store, or Google Play Store.

Aligned to educational science standards for kindergarten through second grade

Designed for emergent readers

Grounded in educational psychology research

Metacognitive prompts provide students an opportunity to monitor and assess their own confidence

Teachers can assess student responses to metacognitive prompts through an in-game summary screen

In-game tutorial to teach students how to play

Introduces students to engineering design principles

Students will learn how the shape of an object can help it function as needed to solve a problem

Students can reflect on previous attempts to improve design

Students can design a level in Sandbox mode

Designed to be used in the classroom or at home

Lesson Plan Booklet | Alternative Text | Frequently Asked Questions

Primary funding provided by a Youth Access Grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Office of the Associate Provost for Education and Access.

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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It's lunch time and Tami, the golden lion tamarin, is hungry! Help Tami reach the delicious fruit by building a tower. But watch out! Other animals can cause Tami's tower to topple over.

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Sudoku is a fun puzzle game once you get the hang of it. At the same time, learning to play Sudoku can be a bit intimidating for beginners. So, if you are a complete beginner, here are a few Sudoku tips that you can use to improve your Sudoku skills.

Tip 1: Look for rows, columns of 3×3 sections that contain 5 or more numbers. Work through the remaining empty cells, trying the numbers that have not been used. In many cases, you will find numbers that can only be placed in one position considering the other numbers that are already in its row, column, and 3×3 grid.

Tip 2: Break the grid up visually into 3 columns and 3 rows. Each large column will have 3, 3×3 grids and each row will have 3, 3×3 grids. Now, look for columns or grids that have 2 of the same number. Logically, there must be a 3rd copy of the same number in the only remaining 9-cell section. Look at each of the remaining 9 positions and see if you can find the location of the missing number.

Now that you know a little more about Sudoku, play and enjoy this free online game.

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Play Free Sudoku online - solve web sudoku puzzles

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Play free Sudoku online from Easy to Expert level on Sudoku.com. Select a difficulty level of a web sudoku puzzle to challenge yourself and enjoy the game!

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There are countless different shapes that can be created using the seven Tangram tiles. What can you come up with?

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IXL is the world’s most popular subscription-based practice program for K-12, covering math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Interactive questions, awards, and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

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Find free STEM activities, crafts and DIY projects from Cyberchase on PBS KIDS.