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8th grade critical thinking videos
TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Christmas Escape Room (Middle & High School) | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**Includes: Promotional Video, Count Downs, Supply Materials. This is a fun Christmas (non-religious) Escape. Perfect to start or end the Christmas season with. The Students will focus on communication and collaboration centered around Christmas themes, as they strive to defeat The Witch and escape her classroom. If the students want to free Santa, then th
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6th - 12th
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Programming with the Ozobot: Mazes and Printable Sticker Codes
Ozobots are a small line following robot that let kids learn the basics of programming in a variety of ways, including through color codes that can be laid down with markers or as stickers. This allows you to integrate hands-on programming into your classroom without the need for tablets, phones, or computers. Ozobots can also be programmed using Blocky via tablets and (in the case of Evo) Bluetooth which allows you to scale the programming difficulty to individual students, or to multiple grade
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Ozobot Circuit Model Bundle (with color code stickers!)
How To Set Goals (4 Easy Steps)
THE FREE YOUTUBE VIDEO HEREhttps://youtu.be/a4jnPQD7pO8All-Access (everything RocketKids and more)https://rocketkidsconnect.comYour support helps us create our content. Thank You.About Lesson and WorkSheetWe all have goals. Something we want to achieve. But, we know that it doesn’t just happen. We, must first, learn how to set goals in order to achieve them. Goal setting is an important skill. It teaches us to take responsibility, have a can-do attitude, and establishes a life-long habit of reac
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Awesome Bundle: Having Gratitude | Setting Goals | Own Your Actions
TED Talks (Quit Patton: How to Think Like a Scientist)
TED Talks are highly engaging and lend themselves to deeper thinking and valuable class discussions. These task cards use Dr. Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexity model to motivate students by extending their thinking to great heights! Custom created tasks, based on a highly motivating TED Talk: Quin Patton: How to Think Like a Scientist, will create for you an engaged and exciting classroom!
Please be certain to watch the video prior to purchasing this product so you can determine if it is app
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4th - 8th
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Dig Into Destiny: Middle School Library Skills OPAC Video Lesson & Task Cards
How this product helps you:Digging into Destiny: a middle school library skills OPAC task card activity is a fun and engaging way to orient new and returning library students on how to use an online library catalog to locate books on their interests. Students practice searching by title, author and subject. This zip file gives you great value - it includes a video lesson, fully customizable grey scale and color templates, 60 task cards with pre-printed search prompts, and files in Google Slide
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Library Orientation Lesson Bundle - 5 Great Products
I Want a Refund: Introduction to Legal Synthesis
Two separate lawsuits were filed in April of 2020 that have a lot in common. But StubHub and United Airlines were sued by customers that want cash refunds after their tickets couldn't be used on a certain date. What should happen?Students determine arguments from both sides for both lawsuits and synthesize the information. Students analyze why customers might be afraid to accept vouchers, consider what companies could do to improve customer confidence, and create a policy they would implement
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6th - 8th
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Stop Motion Studio | STEAM LESSON
Stop motion is a style of animation that is often classified as “old school”, but over the last few years, stop motion animation has become more popular than ever! Stop motion is a technique that some of your favourite movies use. This technique is used in popular films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline!In this product, students will engage in various activities to help them prepare for the creation of their own Stop Motion Film. Students will take part in:Story planningStory w
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1st - 12th
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Argumentative Writing Bundle - Essay organizer, stems, links, visuals, scaffolds
This is everything I use to teach the argument essay in AP Language (also for Pre-AP Language). Writing guides are scaffolded and designed to focus on idea-based arguments with strong evidence and analysis. Resources also include thesis and counter-rebuttal video lessons, organizers, and stems.Check the preview for this listing for a PDF of all documents and slides.Bundle includes: Steps to an Argument Essay Writing GuideGoogle Slides for Argument essay (40 slides, including thesis construction
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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TED Talks (Adora Svitak: What Adults Can Learn From Kids)
TED Talks: TED Talks are highly engaging and lend themselves to deeper thinking and valuable class discussions. These task cards use Dr. Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexity model to motivate your students by extending their thinking to great heights! Custom created task cards based on a highly motivating TED Talk: Adora Svitak: What Adults Can Learn from Kids, will create for you an engaged and exciting classroom!
Be sure to view the video to see if it is appropriate for your class.
Adora Svit
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5th - 8th
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Gr. 7-12 Social Entrepreneurship|Design Thinking|Problem Solving|Changemaking
In this module, the students will reflect on:What are the root causes of the challenges in my community?Who is affected by these challenges and how?How do I build a solution that is inclusive, sustainable and ethical?Topics covered include:Social EntrepreneurshipThe Design Thinking ProcessEmpathetic Problem SolvingBuilding Strong Problem StatementsPrimary and Secondary ResearchTechnology and Artificial IntelligenceSustainable SolutionsStoryboarding and Prototyping Ethical SolutionsIncluded in t
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7th - 12th
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The Case of Typhoid Mary: Is government quarantine of healthy people fair?
Is a government-imposed quarantine for people with certain diseases fair? Mary Mallon (a.k.a. "Typhoid Mary") was quarantined for 26 years because she was a healthy carrier of typhoid fever who spread the disease to over 50 people (3 of whom died).In this lesson, students will learn about Typhoid Mary and then respond to the events surrounding her life, disease, and quarantine. Activities include the following strategies: Windows Notes, Six Hats Thinking, Tug-Of-War Sticky Notes, Compare/Con
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5th - 12th
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THE CATERPILLAR: A story about finding our path (video included)
Hear and see a simple poem about growing up — and seeking a life path.We meet Piper in a time of change. Not only for the caterpillar she’s observing, but for her in growing to early adolescence.The comparison with nature’s miracles is one she embraces.In only a matter of days, the crawling, munching creature soon is hidden in a cocoon. But what will emerge a short time in the future?And where will this sun-christened creature travel once airborne?What is ahead for each of us is the centerpoint
Grades:
6th - 9th
PTO Fundraiser 2.0 Escape Room | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW**https://www.theescapeclassroom.com/ptofundraiser -- More information can be found here. This Escape is designed for the purposes of a PTO attendance event and/or a Fund Raiser event. Parents and their kids will attend this event and try to escape the school and defeat The Witch.This Escape will use QR codes, but we also have non-QR Code related clues that you can use for those parents/students that do not have a QR Code Reading App. Please note that we do use Vimeo.com as our
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K - 12th
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Digital Citizenship Escape Room | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**INCLUDES:1) Escape Room Activity (internet required)2) Handout Material3) Lesson Plan On Subject4) Power Point Presentation5) Promotional Videos6) How-To Video7) Count Downs8) Test**The interactive nature of our videos set us apart from all other curriculum sources. Students LOVE our Super Villains, and will beg you for more. When was the last time your s
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3rd - 8th
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THE CACTUS: A story about different perspectives (video included)
This cactus is known around the world.No matter how far from the Sonoran Desert, gift and tee shirt shops feature this plant’s likeness.What, then, is so compelling about a plant that only grows in fairly small region of the United States?And why does it seem to gain almost mythic status, well beyond Western movies and Historic Route 66 guidebooks?With a shape that inspires imaginations from pole to pole, the saguaro cactus is a study in perception.Holding the ability to capture attention — and
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7th - 10th
THE NIGHT SKY: A story about awe above (video included)
Throughout history, the heavens have inspired us.In the desert, the night transforms the harsh into the subtle. The threatening into the beautiful.Here and now, the nearly silent find their voices. And contemplation replaces the relentless chaos of the day.Letting the mind wander beyond the moment. While still embracing the peace of the present.Attached to this contemplate are thousands of years of science, poetry, music and art.Along with questions that seem to drop from the sky. When the chaos
Grades:
6th - 9th
3D Model Design on Tinkercad - Lesson and Tutorial - Videos Included
The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology published a study discussing the positive effects that using Tinkercad.com will have on your classroom. Titled "Effect of Tinkercad on Students' Computational Thinking Skills and Perceptions: A Case of Ankara Province," this article speaks of a study conducted on 583 secondary school students studying in Ankara province of Turkey at the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade level in the 2019-2020 academic year constitute the sample of the res
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6th - 11th
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Gr. 7-9 Making an Impact | Empathy Mapping | Social Entrepreneurship | Workbook
In this module, students will reflect on:What is the history of my community? What stories are being told about it?What social, environmental and economic challenges face my community? Do they resonate with my values and interests?How can I act as a changemaker?Topics covered in the chapters include:InterconnectednessThe Zone of LifeUN SDG"SCivic EngagementEmpathetic Problem SolvingIdeationChangemaking microprojectCollaboration skills in project developmentEmpathy MappingIncluded in this downlo
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7th - 12th
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Goal Setting Student Worksheets & Visualization Imagination Guided Life Skills
Goal Setting Worksheets - Templates - Video - Presentation - STAR Action Guide!This Pro-Activity Bundle Will Prime Students to Achieve Any Goals!Breeze Through All Subjects and Task Plan Assignments with Ease.Look at what this GOAL SETTING Bundle offers:#1 Goal Setting Skills 4 Students! Guidebook is a 25-page comprehensive step-action outline, with planning sheets. Effective for helping students create and achieve classroom goals. Lots of worksheets and teacher notes!#2 STAR Target Guide ~ Th
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2nd - 9th
Video Analysis Toolbox
In today’s electronic environment, multimedia literacy--an essential 21st century skill-- is more important than ever before. Students need to understand, analyze, and evaluate the complex messages presented in video, television, Internet, and other media forms. This toolbox includes six handouts that help students deconstruct messages in video clips, speeches, and commercials. Furthermore, incorporating multimedia into one’s lessons sparks student interest, teaches speaking and listening ski
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7th - 11th
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Ancient Rome: Why Did The Roman Empire Collapse? Video with Discussion Questions
Take a deep dive into the intriguing history of the Roman Empire with this curated video lesson - hosted by Mary Beard. This unique learning resource incorporates a riveting documentary episode presented by renowned classicist Mary Beard, editing it strategically to create pause points with questions designed to spark fruitful class discussions.What's Inside?Engaging Video Content: The product features the episode "Why Did The Roman Empire Collapse" from the series "Empire Without Limit" hosted
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Complete Semester Bundle: From Origins to the Fall of Rome
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Halloween STEM Challenge: Bone Bridge®
Halloween STEM Challenges are a great way to keep students engaged, thinking critically, and working on hands-on problem solving at a time they usually struggle to concentrate!Note: This video was originally created for YouTube, so references to clicking on the video do not work on TpT; however, the links to everything clickable is included in the description below.STEM Challenge CycleGetting Started with STEM Challenges FreebieSee more Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM Challenges_____________________
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
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Story Maps
Book reports . . . Written reading responses . . . Dioramas . . . Sound familiar? Story maps are a great visualization tool and reading strategy to utilize with your students. Our students have said that the process of creating the story maps helped them remember important information and gave them a better understanding of what they've read. This lesson can be done with any short story or novel.
In addition to the video, the lesson also includes downloadable lesson plans (early ed - middle
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1st - 8th
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