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Problem solving basic principles Common Core RI.6.1 resources
Winter Olympics 2022 - Ten Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers for Middle School
Winter Olympics Fun for Middle Schoolers!Looking for a way to incorporate the Winter Olympics into your class?This packet of ten activities includes seven logic puzzles, one cryptogram, one grid matching puzzle, and one grid drawing sheet. This product has been updated with the digital overlay feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create your own! For more in
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Five Kingdoms of Life Monera, Protist, Fungi, Plant and Animal Science Unit
The Five Kingdoms of Life Monera, Protist, Fungi, Plant and Animal Science Unit (Best Seller). This BEST SELLER is your perfect resource for teaching about the five kingdoms of life that are on every state science assessment. This resource uses the most effective visual literacy methods to increase learning and retention. Nearpod file allows you to share the lesson with your students online and track their progress with the Nearpod teacher dashboard. This lesson covers: The 5 Kingdoms,Their char
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6th - 9th
Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving
Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final POWDER investigation!The Jinxed Jersey Mystery is an engaging hands-on or digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final powder and computer font analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it!This GOOGLE Slide Activity Includes:• Teacher Notes | Answ
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4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Football Math Reading and Science BUNDLE | Escape Room | PBL | Super Bowl
MAKING INFERENCES • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOS
MAKING INFERENCES • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOSGRADES 4–6 Teaching inferences can sometimes be difficult. It is a concept that many students find hard to grasp. This set of 56 Task Cards (28 Activities) with photographs provides students with the chance of making inferences based on photographs. Students are given a photograph, and then they select the best inference from one of four choices. They write the answers (a., b., c., or d.) on their Student Record Sheet. (Laminate the Task Cards befo
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: MAKING INFERENCES BUNDLE • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOS
Scientific Method Unit with Experiment and More
Doesn’t it make sense to start a study of the Scientific Method by having the students go through the process themselves? This awesome resource contains everything you need to have the children complete a quick guided investigation and then design and implement one of their own. There is also a quick formative assessment you can use. This resource includes several informational texts as well as two vocabulary games or flashcards to make. It is aligned with the common core standards for inform
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4th - 6th
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Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving
Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final investigation!The Hoagie Hoax Mystery is an engaging hands-on or digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final dirt analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it!This GOOGLE Slide Activity Includes:• Teacher Notes | Answer Keys• Dirt Test-Easy Prep
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â CSI Reading Comprehension | Mystery Science | Google Classroom BUNDLE
Christmas Project Based Learning | Plan a Cookie Exchange Party | Close Reading
Make learning fun this DECEMBER with GATER Educator's, Plan a COOKIE EXCHANGE Party, an engaging and fun project-based learning activity!Engage students in close reading, math skills, and COOKIE EXCHANGE comprehension while they create their perfect holiday celebration.All of the extra work is done for you. Simply print the NO PREP pages, and let your students make the decisions in this fun Project-Based Learning CHRISTMAS Unit!Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activi
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4th - 7th
Quotes by U.S. Presidents Cryptograms Code Breaker Worksheets #2 Differentiated
'Famous Quotes by U.S. Presidents Cryptograms Code Breaker Worksheets Differentiated' is the second set in the collection of differentiated codebreaker puzzles which is suitable for 4th-6th grade students. This printable product features a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from past U.S. presidents, presented as engaging cryptogram codebreaker puzzles.The collection of doodle font-encoded quotes benefits students in many ways:engages critical thinking and problem-solving skill
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4th - 6th
Quotes by U.S. Presidents Cryptograms Code Breaker Worksheets #3 Differentiated
FREE for the first 24 hoursFamous Quotes by US Presidents Cryptograms #3' is a collection of differentiated codebreaker puzzles which are suitable for 4th-6th grade students. This printable product features a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from past U.S. presidents, presented as engaging cryptogram codebreaker puzzles. The collection of number-encoded quotes benefits students in many ways:engages critical thinking and problem-solving skillssupports brain healthimproves voca
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4th - 6th
Quotes by U.S. Presidents Cryptograms Code Breaker Worksheets #1 Differentiated
'Famous Quotes by US Presidents Cryptograms' is a collection of differentiated codebreaker puzzles which are suitable for 4th-6th grade students. This printable product features a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from past U.S. presidents, presented as engaging cryptogram codebreaker puzzles. The collection of letter-encoded quotes benefits students in many ways:engages critical thinking and problem-solving skillssupports brain healthimproves vocabularyPuzzles also impact exe
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4th - 6th
TAXONOMY Basics Review: Text and Practice
Starting with a two page handout for students to read and review the basics of taxonomies, this gives them something to have in their hands rather than a powerpoint. Topics in the Next Generation Science will require this knowledge.In addition, there are three pages of taxonomy practice incuding some basic questions. Answers included.A word search and teacher notes are included.I also sell a good lesson for Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore in the Animal Kingdom:Herbivore, Carnivore, or Omnivore
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6th - 10th
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PBL Introduction to Architecture: Build Your Own Dream Treehouse
No planning required! This PBL comes with a 32-slide presentation introducing the major concepts, elements, and procedures of architecture. Students will then use the elements and process to answer research questions (resources provided), plan, sketch, build, present, and reflect on their dream treehouse! This bundle comes with a 12-page paced guide for students, with teacher signoffs on every step.
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4th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Inference Stories | Stations + Small Group Practice + Whole Group Assessment
Struggling to provide your students with opportunities to infer utilizing text? Eager to watch your students' faces light up as they discover that they actually can and do infer all of the time? Introducing Inference Stories (part I), a set of clues intended to get students talking about word choice, background knowledge, and context necessary for inferring. With extension questions included, also, students are provided with a challenge at their level! A great choice for station work, small gro
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4th - 6th
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EDITABLE Mary Celeste Webquest | Guided Research Activity | Documentary Notes
Using simple countdown prompts to guide students, this resource allows your class to get on with research responsibly with clear starting and finishing points.This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE.There are three differentiated versions of the webquest worksheet - one with suggested search terms and foci for pupils needing support, one with only the suggested search terms, and one without prompts for more independent students.NEW documentary notes sheet for recording inf
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6th - 9th
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Lights Out: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets. In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. A family creates an extreme holiday display that receives national attention. But Christmas cheer isn't the only consequence of the display. T
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â *Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
In the Neighborhood: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets. In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. Dale and Debra have trouble sleeping and cannot get any quiet moments in their home because of the constant barking of their neighbors' 150-po
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6th - 8th
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Dr. DooRiddles B1: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 4-7
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for upper elementary is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betw
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4th - 7th
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Homelessness Webquest Guided Research using 54321 Process (Differentiated)
Using simple countdown prompts to guide students, this resource allows your class to get on with research responsibly with clear starting and finishing points. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Supplement your unit on homelessness or social issues as either a classroom or a homework task.There are three differentiated versions of this worksheet - one with suggested search terms and foci for pupils needing support, one without prompts but including writing lines, and on
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6th - 9th
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Scientific Method and Skills Lesson Plan UbD/Common Core Citations
Hate to do lesson plans? Hate to redo already good plans with Common Core State Standards? Do ask yourself why we have to constantly reinvent the wheel? Here is an Understanding By Design –UbD – lesson plan on the Scientific Method and Science Skills. It merges Common Core State ELA Standards for 6th and 7th grade with science. You can customize it to you own specifications.
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6th - 8th
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MAKING INFERENCES #7 • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOS
MAKING INFERENCES #7 • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOSGRADES 4–6 Teaching inferences can sometimes be difficult. It is a concept that many students find hard to grasp. This set of 28 Task Cards provides students with practice making inferences based on full-color photographs. Students are given a photograph, and then they select the best inference from one of four choices. They write the answers (a., b., c., or d.) on their Student Record Sheet. (Laminate the Task Cards before cutting for extra dur
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4th - 6th
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Science Fiction: Critical Thinking Research
This PowerPoint Presentation is great for introducing the Science Fiction genre or as a culminating activity, as it explores the question "What if?" These activities are aimed at middle school gifted and talented students, but can be tweaked for any level student in a classroom that utilizes cooperative learning. Students have discussion questions, scenarios to analyze and generate their own questions, and then opportunities to research and develop solutions to their problems. The activity concl
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6th - 8th
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White Christmas: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets.In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. A jewelry store offered a holiday promotion. If six inches of snow fell on Christmas, everyone's holiday purchases would be free! The snow fell
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â *Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
Dr. DooRiddles B2: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 4-7
This 60-page printable PDF ebook for upper elementary is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betw
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4th - 7th
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Dr. DooRiddles B1: Associative Reasoning Activities for Grades 4-7
This 48-page printable PDF ebook is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships between words, ideas, and
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4th - 8th
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