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6th grade problem solving 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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Digging For Fossils - A Cookie Excavation Experiment
Students will love acting as an archaeologist as they dig for fossils during this experiment! Using simple materials such as toothpicks and cookies, students will learn what it's like to excavate fossils. Students will formulate a hypothesis, collect data, and develop conclusions using this experiment aligned with both Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Teaching tips included! A great resource and hands-on lesson for any fossil unit.
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3rd - 6th
Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience
Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills.
In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to:
–Name the Zoo
–Create a welcoming sign
–Select the animals
–Design animal habitats
–Create information sheets
–Create a budget
–And present their work to a "Board of Directors"
This experience is designed to be completed without sub
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3rd - 8th
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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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End of the Year Escape Room - Summer Vacation Escape Activity feat. GoogleSlides
Need a fun and engaging activity to get your students excited about the end of the school year? Then this is the product for you! Escape Rooms have been all the rage this year and this End of the Year Escape Room will not disappoint. Through unique and creative puzzles, clues and activities, students will digitally interact with the various items in the room to figure out the 7 Letter code (in ALL CAPS) to escape the classroom. Once they have compiled the 7 letter code (in ALL CAPS), students wi
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4th - 7th
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Project Based Learning Bundle
PBL Lessons will engage your students as they create simulations of real live event learning tasks. Students will engage and think critically as they go through these projects. Students love learning when it is real, relevant, and engaging!How to Start a School Newscast is a guide to help teachers or administrator start a school newscast. STEM Starting a School Post Office will introduce students to many important economics concepts as they start and run a School Post Office Simulation. Studen
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3rd - 6th
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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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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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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.
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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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Bartering in Prehistory Trade and Exchange Classroom Simulation
This is a trading game that can be primary played with students aged 9-13. It has been designed to teach children about the prehistoric trade, and how it worked. This game also helps children in understanding the concepts of trade, bartering, exchange, needs, goods and services. Playing this simulation, children will also practice their communication and observation skills, understand the importance of team work and be introduced to bartering in fun way that they will remember.This product inclu
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4th - 7th
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Trouble at Bill Hunter Lake Park
Trouble at Bill Hunter Lake Park can be for grades 8 through 12. Evaluating whether a deer population exists. How many deer is too many and how many should we have? Consider and advocate for varying opinions on how an over abundant deer population should be managed during a simulated local Ministry Board of Directors meeting with locals and then vote. Town citizens are getting very frustrated and going to use their own methods of control if something is done about it. The local Ministry Board of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Spy: Going Undercover. A Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Spy Simulation!
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking come alive in this engaging espionage simulation! This simulation models real-world problem solving and critical thinking through the eyes and actions of spies. Why Spy?Covert operations. Dead drops. Secret messages. Clandestine missions. Undercover agents. Is the principal really a principal or is she perhaps, part of a spy ring? Turn your classroom and school into a world of mystery and intrigue. When students participate in SPY Going Undercover th
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Codes, Ciphers, Critical Thinking and a Spy Simulation: Spy Bundle #3
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
This one to two day mini-economics unit is meant to help students better understand the principles of specialization and division of labor. This unit has all my handouts and resources for conducting a s'more making simulation to get students practicing specialization and division of labor!
Included in this mini-unit:
- Teacher tips for running the simulation and getting donations
- Donation reminder half-sheets for planners
- Student Handout for Specialization & Division of Labor
- Student
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4th - 6th
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Scientific Method Interactive PowerPoint Case Study #2: Bark of the Willow Tree
Case study activity in the convenient form of a PowerPoint - interactive, cross-disciplinary, and engaging!
The second in a collection of case studies which promote a deeper understanding of the scientific method (Check out the first case study for FREE - What's Wrong With Nya?) Note: Each case study is a stand alone. You can do just one, or all of them.
Bark of the Willow Tree
In this case study, you are a doctor in colonial America. Colonists begin falling ill, and you decide to try some med
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6th - 12th
Inca Building Challenge
For each of the units I teach in Ancient History, I like to have the students complete a building challenge. They are presented with an invention from that time period and they have to recreate this invention using the supplies I provide. This teaches critical and reflective thinking, teamwork, and provides a deeper connection to the society being studied.
This lessons focus is on the Grass Suspension Bridge from the Incan Civilization. You can also purchase all four activities in my Ancient Hi
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6th - 8th
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Renaissance Escape Room Activity
Students act as detectives within their groups or individually to determine who stole the Mona Lisa. Several videos and voice overs are included with an array of visual sound effects within the PowerPoint. The evidence files are included with both an answer sheet for students and a key for teachers provided. It can be modified to a completely online or used as an in person activity. It took my class about 30-40 minutes.This activity creates an immersive experience for students and includes e
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6th - 9th
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Florida Framework for Gifted Goal 3 Objective 1
In this elementary to middle school lesson, students identified as gifted will embark on a journey of thoughtful research and exploration across various fields. Through engaging activities and hands-on projects, they will learn how to gather information, ask meaningful questions, and delve into subjects that captivate their curiosity. The lesson aims to cultivate their research skills, encouraging them to explore multiple areas of interest, from science and history to literature and beyond. By t
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Florida Frameworks for Gifted Goal 3 Objectives 1-3
Florida Framework for Gifted Lesson Goal 1 Objective 1
This comprehensive lesson plan aims to engage elementary & middle school gifted students in exploring the nature of knowledge, conducting basic research, and understanding the manipulation and organization of data to grasp the contributions of a discipline.
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Florida Frameworks for Gifted Goal 1 Objectives 1-3
Florida Framework for Gifted Lesson Goal 7 Objective 2
In this exciting 2-3 hour lesson for elementary & middle school, students will become problem solvers by learning to create cool solutions to real-life problems. We will focus on three important skills: thinking of new ideas, making things sound great, and putting solutions together. First, students will work in groups to think of many ways to solve a problem, like how to stop pollution. Then, they'll use two connected ideas to make a catchy statement or product about their solution. After t
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Florida Frameworks for Gifted Goal 7 Objectives 1 & 2
Florida Framework for Gifted Simulation Goal 7 Objective 1
In this engaging 2-3 hour lesson designed for elementary & middle school, students will embark on a journey to develop products that effectively communicate their expertise across various fields and disciplines to authentic audiences. Focused on the objectives of audience recognition, communication skills, advanced presentation techniques, and problem-solving, the lesson begins with students identifying authentic audiences and understanding their strengths and needs. Through hands-on activ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Florida Frameworks for Gifted Goal 7 Objectives 1 & 2
Florida Framework for Gifted Simulation Goal 6 Objective 1
In this engaging lesson, students will embark on a journey to assume primary responsibility for their learning, mastering the art of identifying needs and setting goals. Focused on cultivating independence, self-motivation, prioritization, and critical reflection skills, this lesson aims to empower students as proactive participants in their educational journey. Through a series of hands-on activities, learners will explore the significance of goal-setting, discover the power of self-motivation,
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Florida Frameworks for Gifted Goal 6 Objectives 1-3
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