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High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. From riddles you can use as icebreakers and bell ringers to riddles made just for science and math, we’ve got plenty of head scratchers and brain teasers to keep the learning going (with a few giggles in between!).
Start your class with a smirk when you put these high school riddles on the board. Have students solve them independently or work together with partners before the lesson begins!
Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit? Try out these ELA riddles that focus on wordplay and grammar to get students in a word-friendly mindset.
Get high schoolers answering (and asking!) intriguing questions before the period even begins. Students can answer the riddle in a daily journal or chat with a partner before you start the day’s lesson, letting them settle in and practice using important critical thinking skills.
ELA Bell Ringers Riddles Brain Teasers | For Teens | Vol. #2 | EDITABLE
By Lana’s Classroom
Grades: 6th-12th
Subjects: English Language Arts
Fifty riddles and accompanying solutions make it easy to incorporate daily riddles into your class period. The resource includes editable slides in a U.S. or U.K. version, depending on your preference and location, as well as a daily agenda with riddles.
Two heads are better than one, and four heads are better than two! Encourage students to work together on riddle-solving teams to compete with their classmates.
ELA Bell Ringers – Collaborative Team ELA Trivia, Puzzles, Riddles (Bundle)
By Nouvelle ELA
Grades: 7th-10th
Subjects: English Language Arts
How much do your students know about popular movies, books, and video games? With more than 80 riddles and pop culture questions, a student answer sheet, and a teacher’s answer key, this resource puts students into teams to win a class riddle competition.
When you experiment with science riddles, the results are easy to predict. Test your students’ funny bones and critical thinking skills with these science-themed riddles and jokes.
Take your class humor down to a cellular level when you combine science review and class riddles! Students can work on their own or in teams to test their knowledge of facts while solving subject-specific riddles.
Cell Organelle Riddles – School Wide Scavenger Hunt
By The Trendy Science Teacher
Grades: 7th-10th
Subjects: Biology, Other (Science), Science
How much do your middle and high schoolers know about the parts of a cell? Test their knowledge of organelles and their functions with scavenger hunt activities. This editable resource includes editable cards and answer keys for seven different scavenger hunts.
Lab Equipment Chemistry Lab Safety Riddles Scavenger Hunt Activity 10th Grade
By The Canadian Chemist
Grades: 8th-11th
Subjects: Chemistry, Science
Lab safety doesn’t need to be puzzling to understand. Take students through an immersive scavenger hunt that poses questions on lab equipment for teams to answer. With a quick recording sheet, two versions of the 16 riddles, and an extra challenge for fast finishers, this riddle-based resource makes an excellent first day of school activity.
Every math problem is a brain teaser, but not every math problem leaves a smile on your students’ faces! Raise the humor quotient in your math class with these delightful math riddles.
Combine algebra skills practice with math riddles when you assign worksheets that include fun puzzle activities. Perfect for advanced middle schoolers or high school algebra students, these resources cover a range of important concepts (and treat students to a hidden riddle, too!)
Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Riddle Activity
By Math Beach Solutions
Grades: 9th-11th
Subjects: Algebra, Algebra 2, Math
Three versions of practice worksheets encourage students to match absolute value equations with their solution sets. When they put the corresponding letters to the correct answers at the bottom of the page, they solve an algebraic riddle!
Negative Exponent Riddle Me Worksheet by Learning Made Radical
By Learning Made Radical
Grades: 8th-9th
Subjects: Algebra, Math
Standards: CCSS 8.EE.A.1
Aligned to CCSS for expressions and equations, this algebra resource focuses on negative exponent rules. A straightforward worksheet guides algebra students through 25 problems, which they then use to fill in the blanks of a secret math puzzle.
Now that you’ve got a list of high school riddles and resources, how can you use them in class? Follow these tips to brighten up your curriculum and your students’ days.
When students are having fun, it’s easier for them to learn — and easier for you to teach! Use more high school riddle activities to intrigue high schoolers at the beginning or end of class. If you’ve got a little more time, try out some “Would you rather” questions for high school students to answer in their journals or spirited class discussions!