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Critical thinking Common Core W.9-10.8 resources
Decision-Making Lessons: A TPT Best-Selling Unit on Dangerous Teen Decisions!
TPT's #1 Best-Selling High School Decision Unit!!If you work with 6th through 12th grade teens, these decision-making lessons are so powerful! I consider this one of my BEST Health units since it deals with the consequences of teen decisions! Your students will LOVE this-it's so relevant to their lives and the world we live in today!Articles are shocking, revealing, often heart-breaking, and very relatable for teens!>> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of b
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6th - 12th
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Internet Research on Scientists
21 printable or digital pages for students to search the INTERNET for information on Scientists: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Niehls Bohr, Nicolaus Copernicus, Stephen Hawking, Louis Pasteur, Johannes Kepler, Alexander Graham Bell, Erwin Schrodinger, Gregor Mendel, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Hooke, Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington Carver, Richard Feynman, Mary Leakey, Antonie von Leeuwenhoek, Richard Dawkins. Students research websites to find
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4th - 12th
Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues. What's Included:► Step-by-step instructions► Hint cards► 5 well-designed puzzles to solve► Self-checking Google form► Clue labels (optional)► Congratulations certifica
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Conversation Starters Package on Conspiracy Theories
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on conspiracy theories.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of conspiracy theoriesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Mental Health
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refi
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Fears and Phobias
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: The Business World
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Chat GPT Critical Thinking Bundle | Digital Literacy | Ontario Language 2023 A2
High-interest critical thinking lessons: Should ChatGPT be allowed in schools? Or is this cheating?The slideshow / video lesson provides information from different points of view to help students make a more informed decision.Digital Literacy (Ontario Language 2023 Curriculum Strand A2 Digital Media Literacy) is about helping students demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills needed to interact safely and responsibly in online environments.Artificial Intelligence is here now, and it's not g
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Debating Topics for Middle/High School: The Second Amendment
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Everyday Credibility: CRAAP Test Bellringers
While many students remember that they need to check for credibility when they are writing a research paper, they often forget to apply the same skills to things they see on an everyday basis. These 7 short activities can be split across a curriculum or be used as bellringers to help students practice spotting unreliable sources and questioning credibility. Students do not have to know the CRAAP test, but it does help.Ask the class to hold up their fingers to show what rating they gave the sourc
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8th - 12th
Media Bias Mini-Research Project to Promote News Literacy
Ready-to-use project for ELA, Social Studies, Journalism, Sociology, and more!This research-based mini-project will allow students to build their news & media literacy skills while practicing research & writing competencies. Students will learn how to...Identify media biasEvaluate a source's point of viewEmploy critical thinking skillsDetermine credibility...and moreThis project is highly interactive and promotes student voice and choice. It can be used as a standalone activity or as sca
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7th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Entrepreneurship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on entrepreneurship. What's included:A list of 13 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of entrepreneurshipActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expres
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Music
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on music.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of musicActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Happiness
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on happiness.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of happinessActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and trans
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room in both print and digital formats that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues.What's Included:► Step-by-step instructions► Hint cards► 5 well-designed puzzles to solve► Beautifully designed Google Site► Self-check
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7th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Social Problems
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on social problems.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of social problemsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices utilizing evidence, reasoning, and argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER). This unit can also be used to teach the concept of Line of Reasoning for the AP Lang and AP Seminar Classes. It is structured as an investigation for students to explore the murder of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Conversation Starters Package on Individuality
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on individuality.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of individualityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit
This is the accompanying teaching sequence for the unit “Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a mystery to solve, all the evidence (which can be turned into manipulatives), rubrics for presentations and writing, teaching instructions, graphic organizers, and solutions. It does not include the "Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery" PowerPoint presentation which can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Conversation Starters Package on Consumerism
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on consumerism.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of consumerismActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Business Ethics Consumers and Producers Research Project Based Learning Blog
BE an INVESTIGATOR ON ASSIGNMENT of a BUSINESS DISASTER and BLOG ABOUT IT! Engage and Captivate Students with this Intriguing Activity.Participants role play being an Investigative Journalist who follows a big business crisis, which involves consumer product failings. This is a complete independent student activity. Skill sets acquired and utilized includes:Investigate and research a critical consumer product crisisPlan and note using a step-by-step template questionnaireReport, write, and edit
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Middle Eastern Literature Unit
This comprehensive unit of study offers a wide variety of selections of Middle Eastern literature and cultural elements encompassing folk lore, spiritual writings, informational text, audiovisual offerings, autobiographical text, and public speech to engage students in an in depth, extended discovery of both the historical and modern literature and culture of this dynamic and often troubled region of the world.
Designed to span a four to six week segment of the semester, the Middle Eastern Lite
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10th
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South America Internet Research BUNDLE
This Bundle contains 200 printable or digital pages for students to explore Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Students search the internet with a laptop, tablet or smart phone to learn about South America:language and customs,national flag and coat of arms, postage stamps,money (coins and currency),biggest mountains and wild animals,major rivers and lakes,national anthem and history,major cities and capital, size (population and land),most popula
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4th - 10th
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