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Common Core RI.5.7 research
Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project
Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
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3rd - 6th
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Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Honey Bee Research Project Based Learning Science - Bee Activities With STEM
Honey Bees are an important part of our ecosystem. Our bee population is in crisis. In this SAVE THE BEES PROJECT BASED LEARNING SCIENCE unit, students will research honey bees, interview beekeepers, and come up with ideas for saving the population. They can even host a "Bee Sweet Tasting Party." STEM can be incorporated into the Save the Bees unit when students build their Bee Hotel. (Digital Version Now Included) WHY PURCHASE THIS PBL UNIT?This student-centered PBL unit incorporates collaborat
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Project Based Learning: Plan a United States Road Trip
If you live in the United States, or perhaps even if you don't, chances are you have considered planning a US Road Trip. This PBL gives students a chance to plan their own road trip, depending entirely on what they are interested in! Plan a United States Road Trip is a project that teaches students about the 50 states and capitals without memorization or filling out maps, rather with pure engagement and student-driven creativity! The objective of this project is for students to plan a United St
Earth's Four Spheres BUNDLE: Geosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
***Now includes a digital update!*** The comprehension questions for all four texts are now available as a Google Form quiz. If you already own this product, just re-download to access the links!The Four Spheres bundle consists of four informational texts with comprehension questions: "The Hydrosphere," "The Biosphere," "The Atmosphere," and "The Geosphere". It also includes Placemat Notes and an Inquiry Activity for sphere interactions.The four spheres texts are based off of the 5th grade NGSS
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5th
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5-ESS2-1
Monarch Butterfly Research, Project Based Learning Science - Butterfly Lifecycle
How can we take action to save the monarch butterfly population from the threat of extinction? This resource is a project-based learning science unit focused on saving the endangered monarch butterfly. This resource is a comprehensive guide for teaching students about the monarch butterfly and empowering them to take action to protect this beautiful migrating species. After students gather information for their research about the monarch, they can voice their own ideas for SAVING THE MONARCHS. W
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle - Science - Earth Day, Environment
Famous Inventors | Biography Reading and Research Unit
Dive into the amazing world of famous inventors with this reading and research unit that is sure to engage your students in upper elementary. This biography research unit combines nonfiction biography texts, whole-class lessons, vocabulary, and independent research in a creative format that will inspire your students as they learn more about inventors and their inventions. If you're looking to incorporate context-based learning into your day, this is the perfect option! Students learn about auth
Explorers Reading and Writing Integration Unit
ExplorersThis reading and writing integration unit includes summary passages on each of the following:The Northwest PassageChristopher ColumbusJohn CabotVasco Núñez de BalboaJuan Ponce de LeónHernando de SotoJacques CartierHenry HudsonThere are map activities that can be done with the maps provided- choosing your own route to Asia, making a key and mapping all explorers' routes, and shading/labeling the areas the explorers discovered in the western hemisphere.With all eight summaries, there are
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3rd - 5th
WASHINGTON STATE - History
Another great resource for students who are learning about the state of Washington. This Power Point includes information on the following topics:- The First People- Native Americans- Explorers- Settlements- Trade- Oregon Territory- Washington Territory- Transportation- Statehood- Historical Events, People and PlacesThis engaging lesson incorporates informational text, primary and secondary sources, visual information (charts, photographs, historical documents, and maps) with plenty of discussio
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Attention Washingtonians! - Washington State Bundle
Natural Disaster Research and Poster Project
Students will love the chance to research natural disasters and then creatively display what they learned with this Natural Disaster Poster Project! Included are unique research packets that will help students organize information they gather from books or online resources on 10 natural disasters. Packets will contain questions that ask disaster definitions, cause/effects, locations, ways to measure, safety precautions, interesting facts, and a famous disaster. Packets are divided into 4 section
Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea BIOGRAPHY BUNDLE - 9 Projects - 30% OFF
A ready-to-go, time-saver! Students will love researching and reporting on the adventurous lives of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea as they construct one of nine different hands-on projects—3 agamographs, 3 circle books, and 3 big galoots. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-on learning in your classroom, and they make a vibrant bulletin board display.These ready-to-go projects work well with units that focus on writing biographies, studying the American Expansion or the Westward
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3rd - 7th
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Animal Research Packet | Animal Magazine Project
Animal research projects can be so exciting!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite animal and present the information back to their classmates in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any kind of animal they choose!This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 4 pages for recording notes, sketching an animal, words to know, works ci
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3rd - 5th
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4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
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Life in Colonial America: Project Based Learning
This research project will keep students engaged as they choose from several different options to create presentations about life in colonial America. Different groups will explore the northern, the mid-Atlantic, and southern colonies. They will be asked to find the reasons for founding (for each colony in the region), where most of the colonists came from, characteristics of the area, including geography and climate, natural resources & how they were used, the economy- how people made a liv
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4th - 5th
Career Research Packet | Career Display Project
Career research projects can be so fascinating!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite future career of choice and present the information back to their classmates (and even a larger audience) in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any career they choose! This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 5 pages for recording notes, sket
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3rd - 5th
The Holocaust Close Reading Activity Digital & Print | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
A World War 2 Google Forms close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the murder of Jewish people in World War II, which is known as the Holocaust. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about the Holocaust and World War II whilst working on their comprehension skills.Inc
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5th - 7th
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Types of Government & Economic Systems Unit: Readings, Flip Book, Test, Research
Teaching Types of Government and Economic Systems to elementary students can be difficult- this unit can help! It provides informational text with reading comprehension tasks, an interactive flip book, an end-of-unit assessment, and research options to deepen learning and address state learning standards.This resource provides you with a 2-3 week, NO-PREP and No-textbook needed lesson.The main resource is a student ‘Read & Research Workbook' with a page of informational reading passages on
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4th - 6th
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ANNE FRANK ACTIVITIES: 3 Hands-On Biography Projects / Bulletin Board
The Diary of Anne Frank is both in intimate journal of a young girl facing troubling times and a classic work of literature. Students will love researching and and reporting on the fascinating life of this remarkable young girl as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it ea
Animal Research Reading Passages - Dog Breed Nonfiction Informative Texts
These informational reading passages can be used for most RI standards , including nonfiction text structure! Informative texts can be difficult, but students always love learning about dogs. Students will beg you to read and learn about human's best friend. Explore nonfiction texts on a topic that captivates your kids!DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED! SAVE 20% with our dog breed informative animal research project!Take a look at my entire animal research project bundle! This bundle contains arctic
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Animal Research Project Bundle - Informational Writing Template
United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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UPDATED Women's History Month Biography Research Project- Exploding Box Project
Updated to now include Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala HarrisMarch is the time of year to celebrate all of the accomplishments women have made around the world. This Women's History Month project is sure to your engage students and assist them with the research process. Included in this resource:Step by step instructions explaining how to prepare and cut the pop-up box. A video tutorial is linked for assembling and creating your pop-up box.53 different Notable Women to choose from in co
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3rd - 6th
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The Geosphere: Informational Text Passage and Comprehension Questions
***Now includes a digital update!*** The comprehension questions are now available as a Google Form quiz. If you already own this product, just re-download! Link on Page 6. This informational text about Earth's geosphere is a great way to integrate science and ELA! Teach important science standards while not taking away from any of your precious ELA time."The Geosphere" is the fourth and final text in a series of informational texts on the four spheres: geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atm
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5th
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5-ESS2-1
Biography Research Packet | Character Display Project
Biography research projects can be so exciting!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite icon or historical character and present the information back to their classmates in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any character they choose!This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 4 pages for recording notes, sketch a character, timeli
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3rd - 5th
Unit of Study: Enigmas | Research Study | The Pyramids | Yeti | Nazca Lines
Students will use the scientific method to research and explain a chosen enigma. They will complete research from a variety of sources and compare various theories in order to come to their own conclusion regarding the enigmas explanation. This unit of study was originally developed and implemented in a gifted and talented pull out program, however it can easily be used in a traditional classroom or as an independent research study. Each lesson plan follows a 6E model of teaching: Engage, Explo
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4th - 6th
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