3 Paradoxes

Differentiation TechniqueFind The Controversy

Read The Overview: Find The Controversy in Any Topic

By leveraging a point of contention, we can get students interested in just about any topic. Yes, even boring old spelling has controversy we can exploit!

5 Visual Paradoxes To Blow Your Students’ Minds

We've seen some awesome logic paradoxes, now let's examine a few visual paradoxes that would make great mental warm-ups for your class! The penrose triangle, penrose stairs, impossible cube, the blivet, and the Möbius strip! Plus, download a powerpoint to share with your students.

Tickling Curiosity

Let's look at a way to encourage and scaffold curiosity in our classes using a "Book of Unanswered Questions." Begin by sharing intriguing objects or images and asking your own questions. Give kids a chance to find answers to their questions. Then encourage students to bring in their own intriguing conversation starters. Finally, move students towards curriculum based questions.

3 Paradoxes

Which is longer: a Ray or a Line?

How Not To Ask Questions About A Novel

Running A Curiosity Project

5 Visual Paradoxes To Blow Your Students’ Minds

Multiple Perspectives: Right And Wrong At The Same Time?

Paradox: Does Majority Rule?

Ask Them Which Is Better

Conflict and Quadrilaterals

Tickling Curiosity

Differentiation TechniqueFind The Controversy

Read The Overview: Find The Controversy in Any Topic

Specific Examples of “Find The Controversy”

3 Paradoxes

Which is longer: a Ray or a Line?

How *Not* To Ask Questions About A Novel

Running A Curiosity Project

5 Visual Paradoxes To Blow Your Students’ Minds

Multiple Perspectives: Right And Wrong At The Same Time?

Paradox: Does Majority Rule?

Ask Them Which Is Better

Conflict and Quadrilaterals

Tickling Curiosity

How Not To Ask Questions About A Novel