Posted May 15, 2024
Can kindness change the world? Karma is the idea, put very simply, that if you act well, things will be good, and if you act badly, things will be bad. Do you agree with this? Is it good to be kind all the time to everyone? What do you think would happen if everyone did […]
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Categories: Ethical Thinking · Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Philosophy
Posted May 15, 2024
Hmmm, something doesn’t look quite right. Someone has made some changes to these famous artworks! How many differences can you spot? Click on the spots where you see the differences in the artwork on the right, in this quiz from the Tate Museum. Tell us how you did in the comments. (HINT: Turn up the […]
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Categories: Art · Games · Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Quizzes & Trivia
Posted May 1, 2024
If you were alone in a dark room, with only one match and an oil lamp, a fireplace, and a candle to choose from, which would you light first?
Categories: Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Lateral Thinking
Posted May 1, 2024
If you send someone a single rose you are sending a message of love. You can send all kinds of messages with flowers. Florigraphy is the language of flowers. Hundreds of flowers and trees have been given meanings. Here are some of them. Imagine that you are making a bouquet to describe someone you look […]
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Categories: Creative Thinking · Grade 3/4 · Grade 3/4 Monthly · Grade 5/6 · Grade 5/6 Monthly · Grade 7/8 · Grade 7/8 Monthly
Posted May 1, 2024
Categories: Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Optical Illusions
Posted May 1, 2024
Sam, Carla and Sarah spent on afternoon collecting sea shells. Sam collected 11. If we add the number of sea shells collected by Sam and Carla, the total would be 24. If we add the number of sea shells collected by Carla and Sarah, the total would be 25 shells. How many shells did each […]
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Categories: Grade 3/4 · Grade 3/4 Monthly · Math
Posted May 1, 2024
I have a 5 scoop ice cream cone. Each of my 5 scoops is a different flavour of ice cream. The five flavours are blueberry, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and bubble gum. You don’t know what order my ice cream flavours are from top to bottom. However, here are some clues to see if you can […]
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Categories: Critical Thinking · Grade 3/4 · Grade 3/4 Monthly · Grade 5/6 · Grade 5/6 Monthly
Posted May 1, 2024
Categories: Critical Thinking · Ethical Thinking · Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Philosophy · Science
Posted April 27, 2024
Why is today (April 27) a ‘palindrome day’?
Categories: Critical Thinking · Current Events · Grade 3/4 · Grade 5/6 · Grade 7/8 · Logic
Posted April 15, 2024
Is everything connected? Thinkers from all ages and countries have discussed the idea that we are all connected and that everything we do affects everything else – what do you think about this? Imagine if you dropped a piece of litter by accident – what might happen to it? What might happen to that piece […]
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