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High school problem solving informational text simulations
Peace Path: A Visual Conflict Resolution Strategy
I have used a Peace Path for the past 8 years of teaching Special Education, and absolutely love it. It is an awesome way to help students work out any issues that arise. I also use it personally with my students if an issue needs to be addressed. It really helps students learn how to work out a problem in a safe way. Just print the pages on card stock, laminate each one, and tape it together. It's very easy to use- two people step on each sides of the path on the footprints and walk through the
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PreK - 9th
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Virtual Field Trip: Shakespeare's London {A PreReading Simulation for 7-12}
As you’re preparing to teach one of Shakespeare’s plays, host a simulation where students take a virtual field trip to London! This half digital, half paper experience will provide students background knowledge about The Globe, costuming, architecture, Shakespeare’s birthplace, and also give students the chance to actually “plan” their own trip!
NOTE: This product requires the use of YouTube, link shorteners, and Google sites. It is also very highly recommended that you are working with a c
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet: Complete Bundle {Grades 9-12}
Characteristics of Living Things Interactive PowerPoint AND Case Studies
Fun, animated review of the material as well as TWO case studies exploring the characteristics of life. Students journey to Europa, where they must analyze samples for the presence of life. In the second case study, students discover the tobacco mosaic virus.
This extremely fun PowerPoint was created to get kids thinking! No more simple lectures centered around listing the shared characteristics of life - your students will be putting themselves in the shoes of xenobiologists and research bota
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7th - 12th
Editorial vs. Regular News Article Game (Is it Fact or Opinion Writing?)
In this engaging, self-checking Google Slides game, students gain a valuable skill for interacting with media. Students are guided to learn the difference between fact and opinion writing—even when the difference is subtle—by reading information about both, then looking at headlines and choosing whether the headlines are for editorials or regular facts-only news articles. All headlines are from real articles, so students are learning with content that is relevant. Students are given feedback i
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4th - 10th
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Class Escape Problem Solving Game
Modeled after the popular "Escape" games in many cities around the country, this classroom version prompts students to work together as a class to solve puzzles, connect the clues, and crack the code! This is a great activity for the first week of school to encourage teamwork and help students get to know each other and the classroom. Your students will be totally engaged in this hands-on challenge!
You will need the following tools:
- tape
- color printer
- scissors or paper cutter
- white c
Grades:
7th - 12th
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What is the United Nations
Introduce your students to the basics of the United Nations with this introductory lesson! This resource is designed for direct instruction and includes important information for students to gain an understanding of the United Nations. This introductory lesson is a great way to start off your Model United Nation club or class. It will also serve as a stand alone lesson if your class is studying the UN in a social studies class.This resource includes sections of the UN charter, and descriptions a
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5th - 9th
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Stranded: Island survival icebreaker/team-building
Thieving monkeys. Angry ghosts. And there's SOMETHING in the jungle. Can YOU survive the island until help arrives?Many students have played the classic critical thinking game in which they prioritize a list of items to survive on a remote tropical island. But there's two major drawbacks of this original version. First, most of these games reward a clear preference for certain items ("What do you mean you didn't take the compass?"). Second, the game basically ends as soon as the students m
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Biography Digital Escape Room
In this exciting digital escape room game, students must hunt through the Poe Museum to find clues that will unlock a hidden artifact. Students will be captivated as they play immersed in a digital 360 degree view room. When students get into the escape room, they will be greeted by creepy music and fun interactive puzzles. Volume is a must for this game! Students will start at the "Start Here" button on the front door and work their way through the numbered locks.A pleasant surprise awaits as s
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
High Engagement Murder Mystery Classroom Activity! (Murder at the Dance)
This "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" at the homecoming dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery game in the classroom!Setting the Scene: During the homecoming dance, the dead bod
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7th - 12th
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Fun Project-Based Learning Trio - Food Trucks, Ice Cream Shops and Theme Parks!
Get all three of our awesome project-based learning resources for $1 more than the price of two!These projects will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck, theme park or ice-cream shop business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design each aspect of their business as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through
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3rd - 9th
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REAL WORLD LIFE SKILLS Teach students how to change a flat tire
Overview It seems simple, but there are so many people in this world that do NOT know how to change a flat tire. It is critical to ensure students are aware of this important life skill in the event they experience this difficult situation. It can be a little scary, but if you are educated and well aware of the steps to change a flat tire, they will be well on their way to driving their car again. Student Objectives · Students will work together in groups of 3 and learn the steps on how to chan
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Agribusiness And Geography: Building A Farming Supply Store
Student groups take control of an agribusiness and use map resources to choose locations to build new stores within the United States-- locations with access to transportation, work forces, and ready markets for products. Through research, information organization, and decision-making, each group writes a business proposal placing a farm and tractor store at an absolute location. Connections between geography, agriculture, and business emerge through their justifications.Agribusiness And Geograp
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7th - 9th
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U.S. Supreme Court Virtual Field Trip Activity: Key Functions, Landmark Cases
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about the Supreme Court of the United States. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students gain key understandings about the purpose, organization, and functions of the Supreme Court. Your students will also tour various aspects of the Supreme Court Building and will gain an overview of key landmark cases.This virtual field trip covers::: Where is the Supreme Court Building?:: What
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: U.S. Government Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Consumer Math: On a Budget
Students will learn how to set a personal budget while building a clothing wardrobe for themselves.
Situation: A fire has destroyed all of your clothes. You must replace your entire wardrobe. The catch? You are on a strict budget.
How strict? $400.00. The less you spend, the more you win.
Skills: Finding percent; budgeting
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6th - 12th
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Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fun Group Work Skills Role Playing/Discussion Lesson!
Have you ever noticed that we hardly ever teach our students explicitly how to work together on a project? How to stand up for themselves while still being respectful? How to resolve conflicts peacefully but fairly? We just sort of expect them to have learned it last year. :pIf you assign group projects, you need this lesson!This is a role playing activity in which students watch short skits illustrating common group problems, and then discuss ways to resolve those problems fairly and peacefully
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4th - 10th
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Heart Transplant Debate - Argument, Persuasion, Line of Reasoning, Team Building
The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics Business Game Simulation # 2
In this game, students are presented a series of 10 questions and choices. Each choice has a positive or negative impact on their business. The students are given the role of per shop owners and deal with a mix of various challenges. This is a great way to teach economics to your class, filled with hard decisions and hilarious scenarios, it will be an amazing session!I have used this game in middle school classes, high school and even college!
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Roaring 20s / Great Depression / Game
Immerse your students from the highs of the 1920's through the lows of the 1930's as our country struggled to survive some of the most difficult years on record. Students will take on character rolls, make choices, roll a die to determine outcomes, and chart successes and failures. Along the way they'll learn in an interactive environment that will feel more like play than education - a win all around! Game includes 101 slides in PDF format, instructions, and student score sheet.
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7th - 12th
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Mysterious Fossils Come To Life
Virtual Paleontology lesson. This is a non-fiction lesson plan of real fossils that were found 50 years ago. I have made a puzzle for students to put it together. As they find the ancient fossils they will have to look at them comparing them to clues that they will find to answer critical thinking questions. Student's will put all the clues together by looking, comparing, reading, matching, answering, and studying. The real fossil's will start to come to life and will tell them a story about wha
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5th - 9th, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
Stuck in School Fun Simulation Game (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
This resource is an editable, fun simulation game in which students work in groups to survive scenarios. The scene is set as the students being stuck in school overnight, with all windows and doors barricaded. If any school personnel catches them, they will die/lose. Groups must strategize tactful ways out of the situations to make it through all 12 scenarios and survive the game.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Colonies Shark Tank: Pitch Your Own Settlement
Have you wondered how to get students excited about the Colonies Unit? Have you wondered how to make the Colonies Unit a perfect bridge into the Revolutionary War? Are you tired of having students label maps, answer multiple-choice questions, and write essays about the similarities and differences between the Colonial Regions? Have you ever wanted King George III to visit your classroom?This end-of-unit assessment solves many of these questions and more! Have your students jump back in time as B
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5th - 10th
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Computer Hardware Troubleshooting Breakout Scenarios
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and troubleshoot common problems with computer keyboards, as well as apply appropriate solutions to resolve these issues. Students will be faced with three troubleshooting problems. They must find the issue and correct it in order to pass the assignment. These are based on the idea of a digital breakout.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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