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Case 8 of 20 ยท Logic & Reasoning

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What's Missing from the Picture?

What's Missing from the Picture?
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #8

๐Ÿ”ข Number Detective: 2, 4, 6, ___.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Find the pattern.

โšก The twist

If you change your mind, explain why.

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿงฉ Let's Think & Play! Do a little thinking dance! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ Today's adventure: observation and gap-finding! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Observation and gap-finding

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Think About This

๐Ÿ”ข Number Detective: 2, 4, 6, ___. What's the pattern? What number is hiding? Count by 2s with me!

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ‘€ Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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๐Ÿค” Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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โœ‹ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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โญ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

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Sometimes what's missing is more important than what's there

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Use your knowledge of how things should be

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This skill helps you find errors and problems

Key Vocabulary

Different

When two things are NOT alike

Same

When two things are alike

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Why This Matters in Real Life

You find patterns in EVERYTHING โ€” stripes on your shirt, songs on the radio, and the way day follows night! ๐ŸŒŸ

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about observation and gap-finding? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

Case 1

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If you water a plant ๐ŸŒฑ, it will...?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

This week, catch one thing a friend says that doesn't logically follow. Ask them about it โ€” kindly.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's the difference between 'feels true' and 'is true'?โ€

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