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Critical thinking arts & music Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
How to use GOOGLE SEARCH like a BOSS!! | Research Skills | Digital Citizenship
Teach your students an ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL of the INFORMATION ERA. Learn how to refine and filter GOOGLE SEARCH QUERIES using PROVEN TECHNIQUES that improve RESEARCH and CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS in 2024. This ❤️NO PREP unit teaches you and your students how to USE GOOGLE SEARCH LIKE A BOSS!This EDITABLE resource comes with all the instructional slides, graphic organizers, and video tutorials you need to make an immediate impact.Learn exactly how to find what you want online, filter out unwant
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Observe and Infer - Picture of the Week
All young scientists need to practice making careful observations and evidence-based inferences. With this product, you will get a complete year of Picture of the Week activities for students to strengthen these skills. Students are shown an image and spend time making careful observations. After this, they make inferences based on these observations. This would be a great warm-up exercise or a great addition to your weekly classroom routine.
You will begin to see your students become mor
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jade C.
Mythbusters Video Questions: NASA Moon Landing (22 Question Total)
Video guide questions for the Mythbusters episode: Moon landing Hoax. Great to keep the students focused. Word for word from video. Link to stream episode online as well. Key included.***PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright laws, we cannot include the video for MythBusters as it is property of The Discovery Channel, but is available on many streaming platforms. Please consider this before purchasing!Standards:(i) To develop a rich knowledge of science and the natural world, students must become familia
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5th - 12th
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MUSIC & THE BRAIN a Middle School General Music Unit
Engage your students with this week-long digital unit that introduces students to music’s effect on the brain. Each activity is in a Google Form™ with links to a video, webpage, or article that explores the topic and provides follow-up questions. The open-ended questions allow students to incorporate their own experiences and opinions on the subject. Linked resources include videos and articles from news sources and universities.This Unit includes the following Google Forms™ activities:DAY ONE:
Grades:
8th - 9th
How to Use Genius Hour in Your Classroom
How to Use Genius Hour in Your Classroom gives students precious time to work on their own personal passion in 20% of class time–following carefully-structured guidelines to assist them in getting the most possible out of this free time. It supports critical thinking, research skills, close reading, and the pursuit of flexible learning paths in education. Designed for Middle School and advanced 4th/5th grade, and aligned with Common Core and ISTE, this lesson is largely student-directed, self-pa
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4th - 12th
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"A Dancer's Body" (Five Lesson Unit)
"A Dancer's Body" is an anatomy, nutrition and kinesiology based Unit plan taught through Ballet technique. The content in this Unit is suitable for 6th-12th grade students (no prior dance technique is required, but please differentiate facilitation for age appropriation. Through the dancer’s research and exploration of anatomy, kinesiology, and nutrition, the unit will provide them with many understandings of what a “Dancer’s body” is relative to the way that it anatomically functions, the ways
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-1
The Internet No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, Cyber Criminal Activity
This lesson introduces students to how the internet works and how it is used to transfer information. This also goes over the great important of staying safe online by not giving out your personal information and staying on secure sites. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms include:
- computer network
- internet
- LAN
- WAN
- World Wide Web
- Viruses
- Social Media
All the documents can be found within the zip file. The Cyber Criminal Activity works the
Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
The Outer Planets No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Pluto Debate
This lesson goes over how our gas giant planets were discovered, our estimates of how many moons each has, and unique features of each planet. The ending of this lesson explains how our once ninth planet Pluto is now categorized as a dwarf planet. The worksheet that is included follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include
- Gas Giants
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot
- Saturn's Rin
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4th - 8th
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CONSUMER PROTECTION DESIGN BRIEFS
This is a collection of content applications that address the most common science areas found in middle and high school settings. Each challenge is introduced with a context statement and a brief scenario that helps to set the stage for introducing the dilemma. The challenge invites the students to solve the problem while adhering to specific limitations and rules.While possible procedures are provided for all the design briefs, they should never be considered the only procedures. The rationale
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5th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
British Bake Show Worksheet: CAASP skill- listening
Objective: 1. Students will analyze the proposed challenge and will identify the consequences and critical thinking skills associated with competitors completing the task. 2. Choose two competitors to follow throughout the competition and fill in the boxes associated with competitors completing this task.3. Create their own "rough draft" recipe based on what they observed in the competitionGeneral Handout that can be used for ALL episodesI had a really difficult time find up-to-date relevant inf
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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NEW Comprehensive Science Fair Packet
This packet includes the following information:-Guidelines for a Highly Effective Science Fair.-Safety Procedures as recommended by ISTE.-Task Timeline (11 weeks + 1 If you do a special competition)-Explanation of a Model versus a Scientific Experiment-Differences between Science Fair and Engineering Design Process-In Depth Details of How to Design and Plan an Experiment-Graphics for Bar chart, Line chart, Pie charts + How to setup Data Tables-Student Proposal Plan → Guardian sign sheet-A 4 Assi
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
{EDITABLE} Lesson Plan: How to make Mind Maps
QR code is included and linked to a video with an overview of the lesson.
If you would like to teach how to create Mind Maps, but have no time to put a lesson together, than this I lesson plan is for you.
This product contains Lesson Plan with directions for the teacher, a sample of student-generated map, QR code with the lesson overview, copy of a possible mind map created during the lesson.
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- Come and See at https://mindmapmath.blogspot.com
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Forensics in the Classroom: A Unit for Middle Schools
This printable unit includes Teacher notes, printable Information cards for centers, and printable student sheets so they can build a Case File as the work. Also included is a complete shopping list for materials, as well as supplementary activities to take forensics into your language and drama curriculum. Students will use inquiry skills to explore real forensic techniques, working collaboratively to solve a fictional crime.
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6th - 8th
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Science of Baking: You're the Expert! Authentic Assessment
Have you just finished teaching pure substances, mixtures, physical & chemical changes, conservation of mass, and synthetic vs. natural materials? If you are looking for an authentic assessment for your students to demonstrate knowledge and skills then this is the resource for you and it works well whether you are in person, virtual or hybrid. This project engages the interest of students because it involves something they all love....FOOD!The Science of Baking: Cinnamon RollsThis immersive
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-5
, MS-PS1-1
Flight of Knowledge - A Digital Odyssey of Discovery and Learning
Embark on an educational odyssey with "Flight of Knowledge - A Digital Odyssey of Discovery and Learning."Designed to captivate middle school students and invigorate your teaching experience. These lessons are not just a curriculum; they're an invitation to unlock the extraordinary potential within your classroom.Engaging lessons on digital literacy, public speaking, active listening, and creative writing — all taught through the lens of fascinating "fun facts" that students will love.Here's wha
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
CLAIM, EVIDENCE, RESPONSE: Benefits of the METRIC SYSTEM
Which measurement system is better, METRIC or STANDARD?
State a Claim, Back it up with Evidence, Give your Reasoning, and add a Rebuttal! Your students will read about the pro's and con's of using the metric system verses the standard system for units of weights and measurements. They then will state a Claim, Evidence, Response, and short Rebuttal on their opinion about which method to use.
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Reading Comprehension article arguing the benefits of the metric and standard methods for weig
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Metric System Bundle
Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 137-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing social studies themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essent
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5th - 12th
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Water and Nitrogen Cycle Lesson
This power point goes over the water cycle and defines terms such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. It also has plenty of diagrams and goes through the passage a drop of water would take through the water cycle.
The second part of this power point goes through the Nitrogen Cycle as it starts though the air, is consumed by bacteria, and enters the plant life. There is also plenty of diagrams and pictures to help the younger audiences.
The terms included in this presentation are:
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
Developing Critical Thinking through Science Book 2 (Grades 4-8)
313-page printable ebook of easy-to-use activities to teach physical science and develop scientific thinking for grades 4-8! The fun, hands-on physical science lessons/experiments in this book teach science principles found in state and national science standards. Students also learn and practice critical thinking through the application of the scientific method of investigation. Each activity is a 10- to 30-minute guided experiment in which students are prompted to verbalize their step-by-step
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4th - 7th
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Unit for reading/teaching Way of the Hive by Jay Hosler
This 5-8 day unit helps scaffold learning for Jay Hosler's graphic novel The Way of the Hive, which follows a honeybee through her lifecycle. This unit can be used in a middle school science class, or an English class. The graphic novel can be read by middle schoolers up to college students. The questions provided prompt careful, close reading, which can help students practice for testing, but also to ensure they understand the concepts covered in this well-researched book by an acclaimed sci
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7th - 10th
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The Knowledge Machine readers theater and performance script, projects, prompts
The Knowledge Machine – 15 page script, 21 pages of prompts and projects. What if a machine could “teach” any subject in 10 minutes? What would you choose? Would the convenience outweigh the drawbacks? Explore how the brain learns and the effects of unhealthy sleep habits. Characters: 3 male, 3 female, 3 either plus extras. Makes for easy, low prep sub plans using the pre-reading material and read through script. Rubric and Jigsaw lesson planning materials included. Shake things up a bit by intr
Georgia O'Keeffe Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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