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Middle school problem solving decimals research
The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition (Includes Customizable Clue Templates)
This student-driven game includes 50 pages of racing material that will take your students on a fun-filled, virtual tour of 6 continents!
The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition is a game in which multiple teams of two or three students compete in a race with one another. Teams strive to arrive first at "pit stops," located at the end of each leg, to avoid coming in last. The clues provided during each leg lead the teams to the next destination or direct them to perform a task. These tasks are perf
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6th - 12th
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Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
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
Genius Hour
Genius Hour is a great way for students to research topics of their own interests! Are you looking for a way to keep your Genius Hour organized? In this resource, students will have to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while creating their project.This resource includes the steps you can take to complete Genius Hour - however, it is your classroom and you can use how you see fit! Check out the preview for an overview of what you will get with this product!Genius Hour Packe
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4th - 6th
It's My Life Real World Math Application Project 4th 5th 6th Grade
There’s nothing better than having your students practice their math skills through real-world projects! In this project students will get to choose their future life. From everything to their profession, home, vehicle, entertainment, meal plan, etc. Through their choices, they will have to calculate and balance their monthly budget. This project requires students to add and subtract whole numbers as well as decimals (hundredths place). Whenever I assign this project to students it always “opens
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4th - 6th
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Inquiry-Based Endangered Animal Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instruction approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual engagement.
Students start by brainstorming endangered animals and why they would like to research those animals. Then, students pose questions about their endangered animals. Students go through the research process by finding sources and info
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4th - 8th
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Spring Break Project: Plan a Trip
Product Description: Plan A Trip Project Based Learning, Staycation or VacationResearch, organize, and plan a staycation or vacation. An eight step guide walks students through their project. Brainstorming, traveler interests, itinerary, expenses, web research, scoring guide, and awards are all part of this no prep unit. Unit culminates with a presentation on their planned trip, complete with award certificates for audience or teacher chosen favorites. Students can choose a driving vacation wi
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5th - 9th
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Design a Map: Project Based Learning Activity
The Design A Map: Project Based Learning Activity provides students with a challenge to inquiry and learn about maps, types of maps, elements of maps and ultimately design and create their own map as a final project. This is a great way for students to get excited about mapping skills and understand maps through using mapping skills themselves through research online, data collecting, and creating.
THE CHALLENGE
Congratulations! You’ve been selected for a design
challenge of creating a map for
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4th - 7th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: CLIMATE CHANGE
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Climate change has been a topic of discussion and debate, under various titles, for many decades. With an increase in droughts and flooding, ecologically forced human migration, and the melting of ice sheets globally, climate change is obviously a major issue. But if we know it's a problem, why is so hard to solve?! With the ability to look at climate change scientifically, politically, socially, economically, or any combination o
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6th - 12th
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Real World Math Project-Your 1st Apartment
Tell students to imagine that they have just graduated from college, landed their first job, and are able to get their own apartment. Students use the internet to price out everything that they will need to get their place "move in" ready. There is no budget on this one, however teachers might tell students that they only have a certain amount of money to use. Blank floor plan included for students to "lay out" their purchases. Grading rubric included. Created as an end of the year PBL for
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5th - 7th
Travel Agency Trip Planner: Research and Budgeting Project
Do your students crave real world experiences? Do you want to use project based learning in your classroom?This activity is great for students to learn basic budgeting opportunities in a real life application. Students will be asked to act as travel agents. Students will be tasked with planning a vacation for the Smith Family. Students will receive a message from the Smith Family detailing their preferences. With that information, students will research the details all while staying within a bud
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3rd - 6th
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Design a Drive-Through Zoo: End of Year Math Project PBL
About this resource:Your students are ready for this STEM challenge! They will design a zoo that people can drive through, and it must include 12 different kinds of lines, angles and shapes. Students will love to choose their 5 featured animals, then research each animals' space, safety and vegetation requirements. They will create a map of their zoo, then an advertisement to announce its opening. Last, students will present their zoo using a script that helps with grading criteria. What's inclu
Using Primary Sources in the Upper Grades
Using primary sources in your classroom will help your students dig more deeply into content area, connect on a human level, and give new perspectives to historical events. This resource contains everything you need to guide your students through the use and application of primary sources as a powerful academic tool!This resource can be used as stations set up around the room or it can be done whole class. Adapt each component to meet the needs of your learners.Included in this resource:-Mini-
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3rd - 6th
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THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
All of our Inquiry Based Learning Research projects, all in one place, and all %50 off the regular price! All products have digital and printable hard copy formats.This bundle is a growing package, so purchasing it now at the lower price will lock you in for all of the future additions (over the next few months) for free!Each project includes 16 pages of the Inquiry Learning Process Explanation, Brainstorming, 5 Vetted Background Information Sources pertaining to their individual topic, a Later
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6th - 12th
Project-Based Learning: Real-World Student-Produced Ideas That Make a Difference
Project-based learning activity is entitled "Make a Difference" because it challenges students to select an issue in their school, community, nation, or world that concerns them. They research this issue and write a report explaining statistics and logical information to support the need for their project to be implemented, how their project will be carried out in detail, the desired outcomes, and how they will measure the project’s success. Then, they fill out a grant proposal, create two art
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8th - 12th
Simple Interest - Financing a Vehicle Poster Project
Aligned to TEKS 7.13(E) calculate and compare simple interest and compound interest earnings CCSS.7.RP.A.3Your students are ready for this STEM challenge! First, they search the internet for a vehicle they wish to "purchase." Then they use the question prompts to record the make, model and purchase price. They choose a financing option from the table and use their purchase price to calculate tax, interest and monthly payment. Last, students use all of these calculations to design a poster to ill
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Simple Interest - Notes and Project Mini Bundle
Trip Planning Using Decimals and Percents Project Based Learning
Students get to plan a trip to an amusement park! Students use the internet, and their knowledge of money, decimals, percents (sales tax), and unit rate to plan a very detailed trip that includes hotel, transportation, meal planning and more. My students raved about this project! They loved the opportunity to use their knowledge to do something fun! In addition, one student mentioned how she didn't realize that planning a vacation took this much effort. Be sure to leave a review for TpT cre
Computer Based & Online Genius Hour Bundle
This bundle includes all you will need to implement a successful Genius Hour / 20% Time / Passion Projects / Personalized Learning experience. This somewhat paperless bundle allows for students to post research, ask questions, and complete the entire Genius Hour project online.
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- Google Site editable template for Genius Hour (allows all notes, resources, feedback etc. to be in one place)
- Student & Teacher-Friendly video and picture tutorials for site usage
- Genius Hou
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3rd - 8th
Inquiry Based Learning Project: CYBER BULLYING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!The internet has given us new power to connect, but has also given rise to one of the largest social health crises that people have ever faced: Cyberbullying. While often dismissed as ‘not big deal’, cyberbullying has been identified as a leading or accompanying factor in the rise of mental health degradation over the last 20 years. It can happen 24 hours a day, it can follow us home from the outside world, and it can be relentles
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
THE FUTURE CITY - A City Planning Project (Build a Sustainable City!)
THE FUTURE CITY - A City Planning Project (Build a Sustainable City of the Future!)“You are a city planner who has discovered an unknown island. You have found some investors to help you bring your vision of a futuristic city to life! You plan for this island to be the greatest city of the future!”The Future City Project is a engaging, hands-on, and collaborate project for students to create meaningful memories and solidify their previous knowledge. You can follow this project after a unit on ma
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6th - 7th
Rates and Unit Rates - Create tables, graphs and charts math project - PBL
About this resource:Combine fitness with rates and unit rates in this fun math project! Students will collaborate with a partner to count the number of times they can perform three different fitness tasks. Then they will use their data to create equivalent ratio tables and use the table to graph the data. Last, students will use sentence stems to write an 8-sentence reflection of learning.What's included?Google Slides™ version3 column analytic rubricproject organized by 6 separate tasksgraphic o
Inquiry Based Learning Project: RENEWABLE ENERGY
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Renewable energy has become a more popular topic over the past two decades, largely because of rising global temperatures and an increase of climate catastrophes. While many renewable energies have been around for quite a while (solar, geothermal, tidal, etc.), the amount of resources being dedicated to advancing renewable technologies have skyrocketed as we culturally (and politically) understand what our reliance on fossil fuels
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7th - 12th
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Save the Earth! Critical Thinking Space Themed STEM Activity
Save the Earth! Students use critical thinking and creativity to come up with ideas to stop an impending asteroid collision. A great science or STEM activity to get students excited about space. The activity is flexible and can be tailored to fit your time constraints. Additional background is provided on the resources page including real strategies being developed by scientists and engineers. STEM career connections are included. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance lear
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5th - 9th
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MS-ETS1-1
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