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8th grade critical thinking science resources for GATE
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Giver
Reading and Responding to The Giver and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple
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6th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room
Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room! This is great as a back to school escape room! This escape room is perfect for both the end of the year and beginning of the year. Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to implement a challenging and fun escape room fo
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Halloween STEM Activities | Fall STEM Activities for October | Halloween Science
Halloween STEM Activities will keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun!This bundle includes the following 6 Halloween STEM activities:⭐ Bone Bridge® STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Creature Catcher STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Ghosts in the Graveyard STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Treat Toss STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Wings Wanted STEM Challenge Activity⭐ Halloween STEM Improv Activity (336 possible combinations!)The basic idea: In the 5 Halloween STEM Challenge Activities, students
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Halloween STEM Activity - Bone Bridge® - Halloween STEM Challenge
The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM activity is collaborative, brain-busting work disguised as fun! This STEM challenge goes beyond Halloween. Connect it to your science lessons on skeletal system, bridges/transportation, and/or forces (specific ideas provided in the resource). The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against a list of criteria and constraints to build a bridge for length, strength, or capacity using simple materials. This is the first resource from Bone Bridge® STEM Ch
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner
Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri
Grades:
K - 12th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
Coding with ROBOTS ⭐ Mazes Tracks STEM Robotics Hour of Code Dash Sphero Finch
"This is my absolute favorite robot resource. Students loved to make their own maze and try to get their Sphero through it. It was wonderful for kids to work on teamwork and problem-solving skills.""In one word, "WOW!" My students are obsessed with this product!"Tired of taping mazes all over your floors? Not sure what to do with your class set of robots? Save the tape for STEM challenges and use these coding maze cards instead. Use your robots like Dash, Cue, Sphero, BeeBot, Finch, and Code and
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K - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
Grades:
4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
STEM Activities and Challenges Low Prep Engineering Design Process and Careers
The best variety of low prep STEM activities you'll find! These 20 STEM and STEAM activities can be completed with readily available materials and minimal prep - you can even use these for sub plans! Students will get hands-on exploring different STEM careers with these activities. Each activity is designed to take about one class period however the activity can span across two class periods to give ample time for redesigns and re-testing, or for a repeat challenge using different materials.Thes
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Halloween STEM Activity - Bat Wings Wanted Halloween STEM Challenge
This Halloween STEM activity will keep your kids engaged & learning! Not doing Halloween activities this year? No problem! Just add this to a science unit on bats, life science, the physics of flight, or as a supplement to Stellaluna.Basic Premise:In this Halloween STEM challenge activity, students design and engineer a new set of bat wings, with the goal being to achieve maximum flight distance and/or accuracy. You can even throw in style points, if you like! It's a paper airplane challenge
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Paper Airplane STEM Activity Project Template Challenge Low Prep Sub Plans
This is the PAPER AIRPLANE STEM ACTIVITY you are looking for! The paper airplane STEM challenge is a fun, hands-on, and EASY to implement force and motion exploration that uses paper. This is the challenge for you. ✅This activity can be used with ANY grade (students will need to be able to fold and crease paper). It's an excellent fine motor skills activity and always produces surprising results. If you are learning about force and motion or measurement, this challenge is perfect for you!✅ What
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Teach your students with depth and complexity!This "Mega Bundle" contains 8 of my best selling resources that are designed to elicit critical thinking. $65.00 if purchased separately; Save over 30%! Click on the links below for detailed information on each of the 9 resources that are included in this bundle. Two versions--with and without icons--are now included!!IMPORTANT: This bundle has changed. Please read through the product description carefully and check out the links below to see exac
Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Add & Subtract Fractions Enrichment Activities - Math Logic Puzzle Challenges
Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding and subtracting fractions. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for distance learning. Three different types of puzzles are included: grid logic puzzles, determine the fractions puzzlers, and missing digits puzzles. These 14 different adding and subtracting fractions enrichment puzzles allow studen
Grades:
5th - 8th
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Tuck Everlasting
Reading and Responding to Tuck Everlasting with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ende
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6th - 8th
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Integer Operations Logic Puzzles & Challenges - Math Enrichment Activities
Integer Operations Enrichment Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers. Four different types of puzzles are included: Mystery Integers, Name those Integer puzzlers, Missing Integers Puzzles, and Grid Logic Puzzles. The integer operations enrichment puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking and math skills at the same time.Over 30 challenge puzzles are included in two forms- 10 pr
Grades:
6th - 8th
Halloween STEM Activity - Creature Catcher Spider Web Halloween STEM Challenge
In this Halloween STEM activity students work in partners or groups against a criteria and constraints list to design a device to catch as many “creatures” as possible. While spider web STEM designs definitely come to mind, there are many ways to catch a creature! Let your students' imagination and creativity shine by leaving the challenge open-ended.Not doing Halloween STEM activities this year?If Halloween activities are a no-go in your classroom, no problem! You can use this to start off a un
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges
These Back to School STEM challenge activities are a great way to build community, establish procedures, and get to know how your kids tick! Plus, they’re a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion.You want to start the school year with something that's fun, but not fluff......something different...something that fires up creativity & critical thinking...something that gets kids collaborating and communicating...something that allows you to learn a ton about y
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity Games BUNDLE Display Vocabulary Test Prep
Start with a pennant activity, review the Greek and Latin roots with two BINGO games, and then challenge your students with a game of Pair Stare (two decks included), where they need to find the one and only root word match on any two cards!This is a great way to learn and review roots to build language skills and prepare for standardized tests.Greek and Latin Roots ActivitiesLatin and Greek Roots Pennant ActivityGreek and Latin Roots BINGO GameGreek and Latin Roots BINGO Game (Set 2)Greek and L
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3rd - 12th
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Force and Motion STEM project Egg Drop Challenge Engineering Design Process
Looking for a fun way for students to use their knowledge of force, Newton's laws, and practice their engineering skills? This egg drop STEM engineering design process challenge will get your students designing, testing, investigating, thinking like a disciplinarian, and acting as engineers as they improve their egg structures to mimic the Mars rover landing. ✎Print and digital versions This engineering design STEM project includes:✅ Teacher guide for doing the activity✅ Student handouts for t
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Grades:
6th - 8th
STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕
A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mats {For all subjects!}
These “Thinking Mats” present open-ended and engaging opportunities related to 11 “Thinking Tools” ( Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking. They can be utilized with practically any subject and/or topic in a variety of learning settings (small group, pairs, whole group, independent, etc.). There are 11 double-sided “Thinking Mats”; one for
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Back to School Depth and Complexity Activities for Gifted or Regular Classrooms
This Depth and Complexity Back to School low-prep set of activities will make back to school a time of learning and connection. You'll get 7 activities that are all ready to print and go! The activities actively teach Depth & Complexity thinking prompts while providing engaging learning experiences. If you teach gifted (or even if you don't), this is a must-have back-to-school resource.If you don't know the framework very well or have been wanting to use Depth & Complexity but weren't su
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity
If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create a shelter to defend against 3+ types of weather and/or disasters.This challenge was developed as part of the Planetopia Project, but it can be used as a stand-alone challenge as well.Note: Th
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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