BELOW ARE SOME OF MY FILES THAT I REFER TO AS BRAINTEASERS.  BASICALLY, THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY IS DESIGNED TO TEST OR ASSESS THE ABILITY OF MY STUDENTS TO APPLY THEIR BAISC KNOWLEDGE OF A TOPIC IN A UNIQUE AND OFTEN HIGHER ORDER THINKING MODE THAT CHALLENGES THEM.  I OFTEN USE THESE ACTIVITIES AFTER ASSIGNING READINGS THAT ACCENTUATE THE FUNDAMENTAL BASICS OF A UNIT.

Brainteasers - Early

Chinese Philosophies

Brainteasers- Spread of Christianity

and Buddhism, and Early

Buddhist Civilization

Brainteasers - Early

Civilizations

Brainteasers - Roman

Republic

and Expansion

Brainteasers - Precursors to

the Protestant

Reformation

Brainteasers- The

Ottoman Empire

Brainteasers - Congress of

Vienna and Latin

American Revolutions

Brainteasers - Early

Soviet Union

and Stalin

Brainteasers-

Hinduism