Logic and Truth Tables

Logic and Truth Tables

Course overview

This course helps Grade 6 students read statements carefully, decide whether claims are true or false, work with if-then statements, and use truth tables to track logical outcomes. Students also learn how counterexamples can test an argument without needing a long proof.

What students will learn

• Tell the difference between a statement and a sentence that cannot be judged true or false.
• Use negation and simple connectives to track truth values.
• Identify the hypothesis and conclusion in if-then statements.
• Read basic truth tables for simple logical claims.
• Use examples and counterexamples to check arguments.

Lessons

• Statements and Truth Values - Learn how to tell whether a claim can be judged true or false.
• If-Then Statements and Conditionals - Learn how to read conditional statements and notice when they hold or fail.
• Checking Arguments and Counterexamples - Learn how examples and counterexamples test reasoning.

Parent guide

Work slowly and keep the examples short. Ask your student to explain why a claim is true, false, or impossible to judge, and encourage them to justify each answer with a clear reason.

Completion

A student finishes this course when they can read a simple statement, identify an if-then structure, and use a counterexample or truth table idea to check an argument.