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Problem solving research for homeschool
My Personal Spelling Dictionary
One of the most challenging parts of teaching is when the students constantly ask how to spell a word. Not only is this frustrating to me, but students are not learning independence. To solve this little dilemma of mine, I created a spelling dictionary for my students to use in class. My spelling dictionary has high frequency words, page numbers, special word lists, and graphics to help with ABC order. I even added lines for students to add their own words, an over and over word list, and kid-fr
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K - 3rd
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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
Road Trip on a Budget: High School Life Skills Challenge
This high school life skills class challenge is a great high school budgeting project. This project focuses on building and strengthening a variety of real-world life skills including planning, organizing, estimating, time-management, decision-making, problem-solving, mapping, budgeting, communication, and many more. The topic itself (road trip budgeting) is real-world and relevant to students. That relevance, in addition to opportunities for student choice, keeps students engaged in the activit
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Life Skills Project Bundle
Inquiry-Based Endangered Animal Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instruction approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual engagement.
Students start by brainstorming endangered animals and why they would like to research those animals. Then, students pose questions about their endangered animals. Students go through the research process by finding sources and info
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4th - 8th
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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
Senior Project for High School Students {Printable and Digital}
Have you been playing with the idea of a senior project for high school students? Maybe you know the importance of a senior experience - the importance of college career readiness - but aren't sure where to begin, don't know what works, or don't have the time to create resources. Does that sound like you?Yes!? This comprehensive senior project for high school juniors and seniors does the work for you! A senior experience that prepares students for life after high school is exciting, interesting,
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
All of our Inquiry Based Learning Research projects, all in one place, and all %50 off the regular price! All products have digital and printable hard copy formats.This bundle is a growing package, so purchasing it now at the lower price will lock you in for all of the future additions (over the next few months) for free!Each project includes 16 pages of the Inquiry Learning Process Explanation, Brainstorming, 5 Vetted Background Information Sources pertaining to their individual topic, a Later
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6th - 12th
PBL Maker Challenge: Dinner Party on a Budget Project for High School
This life skills math resource is a great budget project for high school students. It is fun, and engaging, and it has already been created for you! All you have to do is share the resource and enjoy guiding students through the experience!This experience asks students to develop menus for a hypothetical dinner party under a set budget. Students will brainstorm creative money-saving tricks when it comes to food, research recipes, tweak recipes to work for a large party, work with community exper
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Experiential Learning Activities: High School Holiday-Themed Bundle
Project-Based Learning: Real-World Student-Produced Ideas That Make a Difference
Project-based learning activity is entitled "Make a Difference" because it challenges students to select an issue in their school, community, nation, or world that concerns them. They research this issue and write a report explaining statistics and logical information to support the need for their project to be implemented, how their project will be carried out in detail, the desired outcomes, and how they will measure the project’s success. Then, they fill out a grant proposal, create two art
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8th - 12th
High School Health Project Based Learning Bundle
This bundle includes four high school health project ideas that center around the principles of self-directed project-based learning. Two of the projects are classic self-directed project-based learning experiences (epidemics and diseases), and two of the resources are community action projects, which are PBL experiences with service-learning elements added (topics on mental health and nutrition). Students design and lead their own project-based learning experiences by choosing a subtopic that f
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10th - 12th
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THE FUTURE CITY - A City Planning Project (Build a Sustainable City!)
THE FUTURE CITY - A City Planning Project (Build a Sustainable City of the Future!)“You are a city planner who has discovered an unknown island. You have found some investors to help you bring your vision of a futuristic city to life! You plan for this island to be the greatest city of the future!”The Future City Project is a engaging, hands-on, and collaborate project for students to create meaningful memories and solidify their previous knowledge. You can follow this project after a unit on ma
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6th - 7th
The Science of Climate Change: High School Experiential Science Unit or Course
Are you teaching high school climate change this year and are looking for a full climate change unit or course that is scientifically based? Are you looking for lesson plans for climate change that are hands-on, real-world, and inquiry-based? Are you hoping to teach an entire high school climate change unit or course that is aligned with NGSS with little preparation on your part? Then this experiential science bundle is for you. "Beyond excellent. So many great options! The projects are amazing!
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-4
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: RENEWABLE ENERGY
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Renewable energy has become a more popular topic over the past two decades, largely because of rising global temperatures and an increase of climate catastrophes. While many renewable energies have been around for quite a while (solar, geothermal, tidal, etc.), the amount of resources being dedicated to advancing renewable technologies have skyrocketed as we culturally (and politically) understand what our reliance on fossil fuels
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7th - 12th
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Earth and Human Activities Experiential Science Project Bundle
Are you looking for experiential science projects as they relate to the earth and human activity? This bundle includes environmental science projects for high school students that highlight the relationship between human activities and biodiversity loss. Those human activities include H.I.P.P.O - habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, poaching, and overexploitation.Rather than focusing exclusively on the problems, the experiential science aspect of the bundle emphasizes solutions as w
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-LS2-5
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Save the Earth! Critical Thinking Space Themed STEM Activity
Save the Earth! Students use critical thinking and creativity to come up with ideas to stop an impending asteroid collision. A great science or STEM activity to get students excited about space. The activity is flexible and can be tailored to fit your time constraints. Additional background is provided on the resources page including real strategies being developed by scientists and engineers. STEM career connections are included. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance lear
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
Self-Directed Service-Learning Project Tool Kit for High School Students
Service-learning projects for self-directed learners offer a great opportunity for high school students to give back to their communities, develop 21st-century skills, and build their resumes through community involvement. Individuals or small groups design and lead their own service-learning projects while you facilitate. This tool kit provides guiding templates to scaffold students seamlessly and independently through the experience from start to finish."I used it to lay the groundwork for ser
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Student-Led Learning Activity Tool Kits Bundle {Printable and Digital}
Career Community Action Project {Printable and Digital Option}
Are you looking for a deep and meaningful career experience for self-directed juniors and seniors that will help them feel confident and prepared for the next chapter?This resource sets the stage for a career-focused community action project. It is a project-based learning experience with a service-learning twist, setting high schoolers up to end their academic careers with a bang. Students self-direct the experience and the guiding materials included in this resource are clear and focused to h
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Career Exploration Bundle: High School Career Research Projects
Problem-Based Learning Challenge: High School Global Carbon Cycle Project
This global carbon cycle project is a high school level problem-based learning experience where students examine the short- and long-term carbon cycles, explore the problem of anthropogenic activities that disrupt the carbon cycle, and develop a comprehensive plan with a diverse set of solutions to restore the balance of the short and long term carbon cycles. Students will do all of this seamlessly with the guiding templates provided in this resource.This resource comes with a printable and digi
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-ETS1-1
Also included in: The Science of Climate Change: Greenhouse Gases Mini-Bundle
Experiential Learning Activity Tool Kits Bundle for High School Students
Are you looking for open-ended homeschool or classroom experiential learning activity resources for any and all subjects or targets? Or maybe you're interested in adding experiential learning activity experiences to your classroom or homeschool curriculum but aren't sure how to facilitate it, don't have time to create experiential learning activity guiding resources, or simply don't know where to begin? Students design and lead their own experiential learning activity experiences such as projec
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10th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Study an invasive species and recommend a solution to FWS in this PBL with a real audience. Increase research, critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills with this authentic project.Includes directions, rubric, and research links, note-catcher, and presentation templatecan be used for science, writing, research, oral presentation skillsFully editable
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Current Events Service-Learning Project Mini-Bundle
Are you looking for real-world, authentic service-learning projects for your high school students without sacrificing more of your time directing the experience or pulling materials together? This mini-bundle offers ready-made materials for student-led service-learning projects that revolve around local, national, or global current events.Step 1: Each student or small group of students chooses a current event as the focus of their learning experience. They learn the details of the current event
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10th - 12th
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High School Project-Based Learning Lesson Plans MEGA Bundle + Teacher Manual
This high school project-based learning lesson plans mega bundle includes a large number of ready-made project-based learning resources that awesomely scaffold students gradually from teacher-designed and led PBLs to student-designed and led PBLs.There are enough PBLs in this bundle to cover an entire school year and then some.This bundle eliminates all of the work on the front end of any project-based learning activity, saving you tons of time that you can instead spend guiding students and enj
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10th - 12th
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Invasive Species Project and Presentation
Study an invasive species and recommend a solution to FWS in this PBL with a real audience. Increase research, critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills with this authentic project. Includes directions, rubric, and research linksFully editableNote catcher for research and template for project and presentation also listed on TPT
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Career Exploration Mini-Bundle: Career PBL & Career Portfolio Template
This high school career exploration resource bundle includes all of the templates and guiding materials for a self-directed project-based learning experience exploring careers and building a career portfolio.Students choose one career to explore using the project-based learning process. They will then create a career portfolio on that career, gaining experience in that field and showcasing credentials in a professional portfolio. Bundle Part 1 - Career Exploration Project-Based Learning:Guidelin
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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