Brain Teasers: Book 2 - Ages 9-10

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Brain teasers (Book 2) First published by ThinkShop Thinking Resources Ltd. www.thinks.co.nz Reprinted under licence by R.I.C. Publications® 2008 Copyright© Jean Edwards 2006 ISBN 978-1-74126-719-8 RIC–6413

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This series of three books is designed to provide 5–10 minute activities to ‘rev’ up students’ brains and get them into gear for thinking.

There are a variety of activities aimed at higher-level thinking.

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Try to picture a pencil in your mind.

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Try to picture water in your mind.

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Change the following words, one letter at a time, to make the last word shown. Each step must be a proper word!

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These exercises are to practise classifying information into groups.

Circle the word which does not belong in the set and write it down in the space provided. Then explain why it doesn’t belong.

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These exercises are to practise classifying information into groups.

Circle the word which does not belong in the set and write it down in the space provided. Then explain why it doesn’t belong.

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These exercises are to practise classifying information into groups.

Circle the word which does not belong in the set and write it down in the space provided.

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(b) Some pet animals have fur.

(c) Some oranges have pips and some don’t.

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Use the patterns in the key boxes to shade carefully inside the Venn circles to show:

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An analogy is when you compare something with something else.

You are looking for patterns in relationships.

You will find that this kind of thinking is a big help in problem-solving!

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The first kind of analogy you’re going to work with is looking at the relationship of similar (or the same as) and opposite. Here are some examples:

so skinny is the same as

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so movie (is the same as)

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so inside (is the same as) (above, down, within)

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Thinking: Vocabulary Thinking with analogies Similar, opposite and usually

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These analogies are a mixture of synonyms, antonyms and characteristics (‘is the same as’, ‘is the opposite of ’, and ‘is usually’).

Decide what the missing phrase is and write it on the line provided.

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Think carefully about which missing phrase you will use!

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vicious: cruel as scare: frighten

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present (is usually) wrapped:

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Example: spade (is used to do) digging: as pencil (is made to) write

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Late with homework

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2. VOTE in your group with a show of hands for problems with late homework that each of you personally has experienced. Enter the score in the boxes on the right of each underlying problem.

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‘WOW – thanks – the PERFECT GIFT!’

Here’s your chance to practise using criteria in real life.

You need to make up criteria for people to use before they choose you a present. Showing them this list might even help them to recognise that there are other alternatives too!

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Creative thinking activity

BRAIN BUSTER

Your product:

Blow-dryers attached to the underneath of cars Your task:

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1. Brainstorm uses for your product, with a group.

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Brainstormed uses for our product:

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(a) Catch their attention – use an attention grabber!

(b) Give them a couple of facts to get them interested in reading further.

(c) Give details about its uses.

(d) Tell them why they NEED this product and where they can get it.

5. Invent a jingle for the radio, which you can sing to a well-known tune.

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Design it!

Design a billboard ad for your school.

Think carefully about what is great about your school and what parents will want to know ...

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Write a few sentences to describe how your solution works. Then draw a diagram of it, with labelled parts.

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Design it!

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Design a new mouse cage.

It should improve on your current pet’s cage in some way.

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Design a way of saving water to water the garden with during summer droughts.

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Design it!

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Design a way of getting from your house into your car more easily without using a door or steps. Be creative!

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Find the set page 19

A. doe – rest are young of animals

gosling – rest are mammals

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(b)

B. bowl – rest have handles

cup – rest are containers for more than one person

C. diamond – rest have colour

ANIMALS WITH FUR

FRUIT WITH PIPS

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emerald – rest have two syllables

opal – rest are precious stones (opal is a form of silica)

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ICE-CREAM

WHITE THINGS

A. avocado – rest totally edible

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hippo – rest have fur (hippo is bald, and only has tufts on head and tail)

grapefruit – rest have pit cherry – rest grow singly

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B. pram – rest carry adults as well as children

rollerblades – rest are one unit

C. chest – rest are organs inside body

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D. fountain pen – rest are disposable (don’t need constant refilling)

pencil – rest can write in various colours

felt pens – rest are singular

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PARENTS

A. moon – rest are yellow, moon is silver (to some people!)

canary – rest are inanimate

B. orangutan – rest are extinct

PARENTS

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moa – rest found outside New Zealand

C. opossum – rest only in Australasia (American opossum is not to be confused with Australasian possum) D. insulation – rest are for the structure (interior and exterior)

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WOMEN

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1. blunt 2. boring 3. low

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YELLOW

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9. pounding 10. catch

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1. hate 2. run

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Challenge CHILDREN

girls boys

people male female

4. low 5. robber 6. stuck 7. skinny 8. strong 9. feeble 10. winter

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Characteristics page 33

1. sharp 2. hot 3. noisy 4. sweet 5. warm 6. prickly 7. black 8. serious 10. Yellow

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Purpose page 35

1. wear

2. transport 3. relaxing 4. storing

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1. nut

2. shirt

3. letter 4. knot 5. herd 6. book

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7. classroom 8. jail 9. air 10. plant

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