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8th grade critical thinking handouts
Environmental Science Work Packet - Tragedy of the Commons
This 8 page workbook explores the theme of "The Tragedy of the Commons" within 6 different environmental topics. Each worksheet contains a brief reading, reflection questions and a critical thinking component. These worksheets can be used as stand alone resources to teach about The Tragedy of the Commons or as supplemental materials.PRODUCT PREVIEW ABOVE! Click Here For More Environmental Science ResourcesTopics Include:Page 1: The Tragedy of the Commons (General Introduction) Page 2: Overg
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7th - 12th
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39 Digital Moveable Tangram Puzzle Activities STEM Team Building Math
Have fun with your students while they solve these Tangram Puzzle Activities! This set of puzzles can be used in Google Slides or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills and team building activities!Great for distance learning!Included is a Google Slide version of the Following:39 Digital interactive Moveable Tangram Puzzles and their answers as well as a printable version. Your students will be able to move the tangrams into posit
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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
15 Mystery Puzzles - Brain Teasers - STEM Project - Team Building - GT
Have fun with your students while they solve these Mystery Puzzles! This set of puzzles is interactive in Google Slide or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills!Great for distance learning!Included is a PDF version and a Google Slide version of the Following:15 Digital interactive Mystery Puzzles and their answers. Your students will learn and have fun at the same time. This project can also be used as a center activity with an i
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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101 Wacky Wordies Puzzles | Brain Teasers | Word Problems | Critical Thinking
Wacky Wordies is an excellent CRITICAL THINKING and VOCABULARY BOOSTING GAME for 2024 students LOVE the world over. WACKY WORD PUZZLES can be used in ENGLISH as an ICEBREAKER, a CRITICAL THINKING test or a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages.We have bundled together with the web's most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges, and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET.⭐ 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers.⭐ A paper-based test of 101 Wacky Wordie
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Analyze & Interpret Experiment Data Lessons - Variables, Graphs, Analyze Results
Do your students adeptly analyze and interpret data from science experiments? It’s quite common for students to know how to conduct experiments, observe, and gather results, but also lack the data analysis skills to make meaning from their experiments. That problem is the inspiration behind this resource.STEM / NGSS Aligned Students are usually given the most experience with the first steps of the Scientific Method, but lack practice in the end stages. We often run out of steam or time performi
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5th - 8th
Weekly Brain Teasers to Improve Critical & Creative Thinking Skills
These weekly brain teasers are designed to help improve students’ critical and creative thinking skills. Use these weekly brain teasers
as morning work, early finisher activities, centers, homework, or as extra credit. Students of all learning styles will love this resource,
and their problem-solving abilities will improve as they learn to think more critically.
There are 36 weeks of brain teasers to be used all year long. There are four student pages included that give definitions and examp
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4th - 8th
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Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Statistics & Data Display Project for 6th Grade Math PBL (Fully Editable)
This product includes a student guide for a 6th grade middle school mathematics project that will require students to develop a statistical question, conduct a survey with their classmates, create numerical summaries, represent their findings using visual data displays, and finally present their findings! The thorough student guide provides step by step directions for each part of the project and could be used as either an in class project or to be assigned as homework. The student guide also in
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Questions ANSWERS | MOVIE GUIDE Worksheet
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie questions (released 2019) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 27 questions for them to answer to keep them on track. The The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie guide comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind worksheet follows along as a 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no pay this bill so he sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windm
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4th - 12th
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Interpreting Box and Whisker Plots Lesson- Notes, Practice, Learning Check
This interpreting box and whisker plots lesson consists of a guided notes sheet, 3 practice sheets, a learning check, 2 different half sheets of blank box plots and an answer key. You can hole punch the note pages and have students place them in their binders or a 3-prong folder. There are teacher notes to guide you through the direct instruction with students. There are three pages of practice. One page can be used as independent practice when students are ready; this could be in class or homew
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6th - 10th
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Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Surface area and Volume of composite Figures Worksheet with quizzes and keys
Surface area and Volume Worksheet (2 pages) with (3) quizzes and keys for everything.Also has (3) pages of notesSee also for area and perimeter of composite figures:Area and Perimeter of Composite Figures Worksheet
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8th - 12th
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CNN 10 Digital and Print
Use CNN 10 videos to introduce students to current events and spark conversation and questions about the world they live in. Includes: -- Worksheet Print -- Digital Worksheet / Google Classroom Ready
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4th - 12th
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Conflict Resolution Task Cards - Problem-Solving Scenarios
Conflict resolution is a life-skill that students must learn to be successful in the real world. It is something that we consistently cover in my classroom throughout the year. This is a resource that I've used with my students that allows them to think about how they would respond in different situations with their peers. It is a very versatile resource as there are so many different ways task cards can be used in the classroom. Whether used as a SCOOT activity or morning journal, this reso
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6th - 10th
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American Revolution Questions and Social Networking Activity
Here is an American Revolution 13 Colonies Questions and Social Networking Activity. Here is a great American Revolution bundle that will engage your students!Included in this 8-page mini-bundle is: →History of the 13 Colonies Handout→Student Handout (3-pages)→Teacher Answer Key→Social Networking Student Handout→Social Networking Template→Social Networking Example→Social Networking RubricFor the social networking activity, students are asked to complete several tasks. First, they are asked to wr
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: American Revolution - Revolutionary War Bundle of Activities
Strengths and Weaknesses Stations Activity The Civil War Distance Learning
This lesson is a creative approach to a simple topic - Strengths and Weaknesses of the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) during the Civil War. The classroom version includes a 1 page historical background handout that introduces the Anaconda Plan and the attack on Fort Sumter. Once the students are aware of the background information, they will investigate the Confederacy and the Union by examining five sources. Although some of the sources provide direct information, others require the stud
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: The Civil War Full Unit Bundle Engaging Student Centered Activities
Plot Diagram of a Story: Model + Template
Use the MODEL as a resource to provide for teaching students who are discussing a fictional text. This should support their ability to analyze the development of the conflict, identify the climax and its importance to the story, and how this provides the impetus for the final resolution. Use the provided TEMPLATE to create continuity within instruction and provide to use with each fictional text you read. You can also use the Color Coding of the boxes to correlate within PPTs, mini-lessons, tas
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3rd - 12th
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Discussion Stems: Talk Moves for Student-Led Conversations | Digital and Print
Ready to level up student-led discussions? Build in discussion stems with accountable talk moves. Peer to peer conversations will be richer, and students will have specific strategies for pushing their thinking.RESOURCE CONTENTS:1. 40 discussion stem accountable talk movesThe discussion stems are in secure PDF format as well as on a Google Slide™. The Google Slide™ is secure, but a blank slide with a secure background and editable textbox is included. These talk moves are arranged in two formats
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7th - 10th
Christmas Deductive Reasoning Logic Puzzle Mysteries WINTER HOLIDAY BUNDLE
Deductive Reasoning Logic Puzzle for Middle School, High School, or any place critical thinking is taught. Can you solve the case? In this low prep, print, and go, engaging seasonal mysteries students will be challenged to think critically and use deductive reasoning to figure out each Winter Holiday Case. After reading the background story students will use clues to determine who the culprit was. This is the perfect activity to celebrate Christmas and the Winter Holidays, as an extension activ
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7th - 10th
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Westward Expansion: Homestead Act of 1862 and Native Americans
Students will read and answer text dependent questions how the Homestead Act of 1862 and how westward expansion impacted the settlers and the Native Americans. They will have a variety of activities involving vocabulary activities, primary source analysis, writing prompts, and informational text to evaluate the struggles and impact of westward expansion.
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4th - 8th
Advertising Techniques: Definitions and Examples for Media Studies
***Revised and updated*** This student handout identifies 17 different techniques used in advertising, and gives an example for each. It is useful for print, web or TV ads, and can be used from grades 7-12. It can form the backbone of any number of assignments, including essays, paragraphs, presentations, etc.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Close Readings: 20 Art Literacy Activities for Grades 3-12 - Includes Worksheets
These "close readings" are the perfect way to use visual art to incorporate and build literacy into your art curriculum. Close reading is the art of looking at a specific aspect of a thing in order to get a better sense of the whole. Close readings also provide students the opportunity to build on their critical thinking skills, interpret art, make connections and apply knowledge learned to their art making. This package includes 20 printable worksheets each with a painting or sculpture created
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3rd - 12th
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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
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