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High school critical thinking writing-essays centers
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Vocabulary Activities Bundle Differentiated for Any Word List: Set 1
Whether you've chosen words from literature, from test prep lists, from a vocabulary book, or hand-selected words you think your students should know, the exercises in this bundle will complement them perfectly. Designed to work with any vocabulary list, these activities, games, and practice worksheets will get your students thinking creatively. If your classroom culture calls for small group activities, stations, creative learning, differentiation, brain-based learning, or enrichment, this bund
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8th - 11th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
35 Different Tangram Puzzles - Black & Color
Here are 35 different Tangram puzzles for you to cut out and use in your classroom! Each tangram is on a 3.7" x 4.9" card and there are 4 cards per page. The color tangrams show the individual shapes while the black tangrams only show the whole figure as a sold color. The tangram cards will go with any sized tangrams. They aren't made to line up directly with the tangrams / aren't sized to any particular tangram set size, but were created give the students challenge cards to work with.I have
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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It's Not a Box! 25 Creative Drawing Prompts Your Kids Will Love
These 25 open-ended drawing prompts range from basic shapes to abstract lines to engage your students' creativity and critical thinking skills! Use them as a drawing warmup, mindfulness activity, or for early finishers. These are perfect for any art class, and can be paired with Antoinette Portis' book Not a Box for a literacy connection. My K-1 students loved these challenges, and they could easily be implemented up to high-school grades depending on the level of depth you encourage. As an art
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K - 10th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet
Incorporate Depth and Complexity into your next novel study! Take your students’ learning to new “depths” with this Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet. This open-ended resource can be used with any piece of literature in a variety of grades (4-8+). This kit comes with everything you need to provide your students with a thought-provoking and engaging alternative to traditional book reports.Totally reformatted to fit on letter-size (8.5 x 11 inches) paper!!!Included in this resource:• 11
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Working Memory Hemisphere Integration & Attention Building Activities Intermedia
Unlock your students' cognitive potential with Dr. Warren's 54-page digital workbook, "Working Memory, Hemisphere Integration, and Attention Building Activities for Optimal Learning - Intermediate." This resource engages students with fun, game-like activities that develop executive functioning skills and stimulate both brain hemispheres.Key Features of Dr. Warren's Workbook:Mindful Engagement: Activities are designed to anchor learners in the present, establishing a solid foundation for focused
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Working Memory Bundle
39 Digital Moveable Tangram Puzzle Activities STEM Team Building Math
Have fun with your students while they solve these Tangram Puzzle Activities! This set of puzzles can be used in Google Slides or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills and team building activities!Great for distance learning!Included is a Google Slide version of the Following:39 Digital interactive Moveable Tangram Puzzles and their answers as well as a printable version. Your students will be able to move the tangrams into posit
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Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"City Designer" Geometry Project: Parallel lines, Transversals & Special Angles
Students will become civil engineers in your geometry class by designing their own cities using parallel lines, transversals and special angles!
This project will help master the concepts of
* parallel lines
* transversal lines
* alternate interior angles
* alternate exterior angles
* corresponding angles
* same side interior angles
and
* vertical angles
in a fun and hands-on way.
What an exciting way to integrate art into math and master the math concepts while doing so!
Step-by-step direct
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
Now includes Google Slides Access - One puzzle per slide - Buy the Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE with over 300 puzzles and save!!! Your students will enjoy this fun critical thinking activity. It's perfect for an enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a good challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers!THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:Plexer
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3rd - 12th
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STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity
STEM Sailboat Engineering Activity Description Updated to include an editable STEM journals, instructional video, and teacher slides!The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Many are familiar with the boat buoyancy challenge, and this takes it one step further by adding a sail! Now students must build a boat to hold a specific weight as well as incorporate aerodynamic principals to make it move. This hands
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
COMPLETE Sphero Card Set Bundle
This bundle includes all of my current sphero card sets:Sphero MazeSphero Simon SaysSphero Mini GolfSphero Grid ReviewSphero Draw and TraceSphero TwisterSphero Basics: ControlsSphero Basics: ActionsGreat resource for creating a STEM challenge kit for your classroom! This bundle of card sets will walk students through basic controls using a sphero but will also guide students through a few fun activities like creating a maze (following certain criteria and constraints) or following commands durin
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2nd - 12th
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Fermi Unit | Questions & Problem Solving | Project Based Learning Math Tasks
Here is a typical "Fermi" question: How long would it take to count to one million? - Obviously, there is no definitive answer; you can't google it, which is the POWER and PURPOSE of a Fermi problem. The coolest math classes of 2024. Fermi problems ARE NOT ABOUT THE ANSWER but the MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY TO THE ANSWER. Exploring MATHEMATICAL LOGIC, RESEARCH, ESTIMATION AND CALCULATION. STUDENTS LOVE FERMI QUESTIONS because they allow them to THINK, SIMULATE, TEST, and EXPLORE big concepts an
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Writing Process Digital Writing Workshop Activity
Students often tend to rush through the writing process, throwing together a rough draft and crying out, "I'm done!" This digital writing process activity is an interactive way to help them focus on truly digging into the writing process and its importance. Students will spend time working through writing workshop mini lessons and activities in a way that is manageable and meaningful. Instead of writing a lot and being DONE, students will really dig into one sentence, learning how less is more.
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6th - 9th
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Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - works for any basic paragraph!
Help your students organize their thoughts into a logical, well-structured paragraph! This organizer can be used for opinion writing, creative writing, expository writing, and more. This two-page PDF includes an organizer with lines for each sentence and an organizer with boxes for each sentence. Use whichever layout works for your students, or let them choose the one they prefer.At the top of the page, there is room to write a prompt before making copies, but this space can also be left blank.
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Also included in: Special Education Teacher Back-to-School Bundle
Brain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football Helmet
Brain Safety STEM Activity: Design a safer football helmet! It’s football season. But wait, more and more players are getting concussions and hurting their brains! What keeps a football player’s brain safe? Your mission is to design and build a football helmet that protects a player's skull from cracking! This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams (or individually), apply the engineering design process, and connect math and science topics to real
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
Brain Teasers Critical Thinking Letter Equation Puzzle Worksheets with Easel
Use these brain teaser sheets for critical thinking practice. It's a fun brain workout. Letter equations. The brain teasers may be challenging, but students will love trying to figure them out! A letter equation is a common combination of letters and numbers that are abbreviated. The trick is to figure out what the abbreviation means. For example, 7 d. in a w. is 7 days in a week. Includes 3 brain teaser puzzles with answer keys. 22-word puzzles on the first sheet and 24-word puzzles on the seco
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities for Middle Grades Language Arts BUNDLE
STEM Activity Hoop Glider Challenge (Variable Testing)
Hoop Glider STEM Activity with Digital & Printed Journal and Teacher Slides! The hoop glider STEM activity includes building a glider made from straw, tape, and index cards or paper to travel the farthest distance. Different activity versions are provided to accommodate student ability and time constraints. Topics Covered: Scientific Method through Variable TestingSTEM Career: Aerospace EngineeringEngineering Design ProcessForces of FlightRatiosThis hands-on activity shows students how to op
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Grades:
1st - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Jamboard™ Templates for Writing
Ready to engage students in meaningful online writing activities? These Jamboard™ templates are the perfect tools to accompany writing mini lessons or provide a discussion springboard. Students can work on everything from pre-writing to peer editing with narrative, informative, and argumentative writing.JAMBOARD™ TEMPLATE CONTENTS:24 image templates with a variety of writing skill fociA link for a Google Slides version of the templates with editable wordingTeaching ideas for each templateA link
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Grades:
K - 10th
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Stoplight Plagiarism Revision and Editing Stations for High School
Tired of repeating the same old reminders about citations and plagiarism? Put students in the driver's seat and hold them accountable for demonstrating responsibility with these stoplight plagiarism revision and editing stations for high school. These stations use a simple metaphor, a stoplight, to help students think about plagiarism. At each station, students will identify their status as green, which means good to go!, yellow, which means they need to ask questions for clarification, or red,
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9th - 12th
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Color-Coded Five Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer for Differentiation
Looking for a way to differentiate essay writing? Try using symbolism to help students remember the role of each paragraph and to organize their thoughts while prewriting.Sometimes students need to hear and see the meaning and purpose of various paragraphs in different lights. Many struggling writers benefit from analogies and symbolic explanations. This color-coded essay graphic organizer serves the purpose of helping students remember the meaning behind each paragraph in a five-paragraph essay
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Literary Analysis Essay Writing and Thesis Statement With Short Film Activities
Ready to teach a thesis statement centered literary analysis? Using Pixar shorts films is the ONLY way to go! This bundle offers mini lessons with videos for all of the major literary elements and step-by-step workshops to guide students through thesis writing and each paragraph of a literary analysis essay. And of course, analyses of Pixar short films along with a sample literary analysis for the short film The Present. Students can color-code the sample essay with a digital highlighter! Liter
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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No Prep, Engaging Math Puzzles for Emergency Sub Plans, Early Finishers & More
This resource includes 4 pages of math puzzles, with 17 puzzles total. It is no-prep for you, and students will love these puzzles. Use these puzzles for emergency sub plans, early finishers, stations, and more.What's included:3 sudoku puzzles with directions to help solve5 nonogram puzzles with directions to help solve 5 magic square puzzles with directions to help solve 4 equation picture puzzles with directions to help solve Answer keys
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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