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Critical thinking science Common Core W.7.4 resources
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Write a Scary Story: Creative Writing Notebook Activities Print and Digital
Your students will love writing their own scary stories with this print and digital notebook. This resource guides them step-by-step through setting up the plot, characters, setting, and theme. The end result is a creative writing project your students will feel successful about.Students usually get bogged down by a creative writing assignment -- but this resource breaks all the elements of a good story down into manageable pieces. You're students will know exactly what they want to write -- b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Tsunami Activity Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Teach students about the natural disaster, tsunami, using this science text and digital activity. Students will learn the word origin of a tsunami, how this natural disaster forms, where it occurs, and safety and preventative measures. This activity will give students a thorough understanding of a tsunami, Like this activity? Check out the tsunami unit and save 20% by clicking here! Students will learn:Word origin of tsunamiWhat a tsunami isHow it formsWhere it is likely to occurSafety and preve
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5th - 7th
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National Parks Virtual Field Trip & Web Scavenger Hunt Conservation End of Year
Looking for an activity about National Parks? Let your students take a Virtual Field Trip using technology! It's a great way to expose your students to the natural beauty and wonder of the United States National Parks. Your students will "travel" and explore Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and other amazing National Parks. They'll learn about the importance of the National Park Service, take virtual tours and hikes, "meet" the park rangers, and learn about important conservation efforts
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3rd - 7th
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Inventions Unit - Create Your Own Invention Project - Activities Questions STEM
Invention Convention: Learn about Inventors and Create Your Own Invention! This package includes engaging resources to complete an invention unit. Students learn about inventors and inventions and create their own invention project. Their "Invention to Change the World" is then displayed at a class Invention Convention. Everything needed is included - just print and teach!✅All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, and detailed instructions.✅This work
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4th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Icons Getting Started BUNDLE
If you've been wanting to use depth and complexity icons in your classroom, but aren't sure where to start, this is the bundle for you! It includes everything you need to get started using depth and complexity icons with your students tomorrow! Add rigor and differentiate with ease for those gifted and high ability students using the products in this bundle.Your purchase includes these amazing depth and complexity icons products:-Sentence Stems (**best seller!)-Question Stems for Discussion (**b
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5th - 8th
Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Not Grade Specific
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Text Dependent Opinion Writing Text Based Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer Mars
Get your students ready for state writing tests with these differentiated paired passages, mentor texts, and writing prompts that are perfect for opinion, persuasive, or argumentative essays. Both articles have been updated for 2024. One article is a first-person reflection on space flight by an author who grew up in Florida during the Space Shuttle era. The second article is informational, explaining what NASA is doing to get ready for a Mars mission. During close reading, your students pick
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Opinion or Persuasive Writing Bundle, Text Dependent Writing, Easel
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Endangered Animals Infographic - Endangered Species Project with Google Slides
Are you looking for an endangered animal project that allows for creativity while teaching students how to research and organize information? This Low Prep endangered animal infographic includes a how-to video walking students through the process, a Google slide template with icons, and a rubric. There is also an example of an informative essay on an endangered species along with rubrics for the written essay and an oral presentation.Please click the PREVIEW to see what is included in this ready
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5th - 8th
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5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in:Â 5th Grade Science Bundle - Interactive Science Notebook Sketch Notes & Games
Constellations Greek Mythology and Zodiac Creative Writing Prompts
This "If I Were a Constellation" creative writing prompt set is an excellent way for students to familiarize themselves with mythological and Zodiac constellations! It also makes a nice mini-assessment to get a quick idea of students' creative writing ability!This set includes:If I Were ... Writing Prompt Pages: 22 pages included to complete the phrase: Constellation (blank for your own choice not included), Andromeda, Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Canis Major, Capricorn, Cassiopeia, Gemini, Hercules
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4th - 6th
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Not Grade Specific
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How to write a science lab report for middle school
This product was recently completely revised with tons of more options for the new school year! This is a student reference sheet on how to write a lab report at the middle school level.
It breaks it down section by section. The conclusions section is also broken down into smaller sections under the principle of RERUNS. Which has the student go back through their lab and address each section. This way they are more prepared for high school science lab report writing and know what should be inclu
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7th - 10th
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Weather and Climate: The Major World Climate Zones
Recently updated! A mapping and text based evidence learning activity that supports the Common Core State Standards..This product is classroom ready. Your students will learn the major climate zones and the three themes that scientists use in categorizing climate zones. Students will work with annotation of informational text, close/critical reading strategies, mapping, answering of questions that require text based evidence, Author's Purpose (PIE), writing that requires using text based evidenc
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5th - 8th
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All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat Novel Guide
All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat NO Prep Pack Distance Learning An Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team This resource includes: Learning ObjectivesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsAnswer KeyVocabulary Activities Text-to-self questionsExtension Resources:- Map- Videos - Cave formations and locations - DocumentaryThis resource is great for: Teaching about non-fiction science textTeaching about problem solvingTeaching social studies Literacy centersIndependent
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5th - 8th
Mixtures Six Ways of Separation Notes | Activity Pack | Scenarios
Ready to learn about the different ways to separate mixtures? Help enhance student learning of centrifugation, distillation, filtration, evaporation, chromatography, and magnetism with mixtures. This 30-page packet contains no prep reading worksheets, activities, interactive notes, posters, and a color-by-number. Plus, every activity (and the notes) has digital compatibility. You can use it online in Google Slides™, Google Sheets™, and Google Jamboard™.This packet includes:• color by number acti
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5th - 7th
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5-PS1-2
Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
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4th - 8th
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle 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, refining y
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5th - 7th
Solar Eclipse 2024 Interactive Google Slides with Cookie Activity: No Prep
Want to introduce your students to the solar eclipse with a variety of activities?Fun facts on eclipsesOREO cookie activity slides for your students to use as a model for low-prep activityInteractive Vocabulary SlideMap of 2024 Eclipse Path of TotalityBefore and after viewing journal prompts
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Back to School Archaeology Lesson Plan - Beginning of the Year Social Studies
Let your students pretend to be archaeologists and conduct a dig in their classroom in this back to school activity, or whenever you want to introduce them to the field of archaeology. Students will analyze artifacts and record their observations, then do a follow-up writing task. This activity will help your students develop their information writing, critical thinking, and vocabulary skills. ✓ Please note: * This resource is included in a money-saving Back to School Bundle, which you can fin
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5th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities 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 expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
St. Patrick's Day STEM & Persuasive Writing 5-Day Challenge- Leprechaun Trap-PPT
Looking for a way to incorporate more writing into science class or make language arts class more integrated? Try the Leprechaun Trap Science and Persuasive Writing 5-Day Challenge! This activity includes collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, engineering, persuasive writing, and public speaking skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Mr. O'Malley, the mayor of Dublin, has heard that leprechauns are planning on invading city hall on St. Patrick's Day. He created a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle 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, refining
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5th - 7th
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Outline Template - Blank
Outline Template Blank. 2 formats. A place to write the thesis statement at the top of outline format to follow to help students format an outline of an expository essay, persuasive argument, or research paper. Helps students organize writing in a logical manner and provide evidence for each topic. Good guide for students to use as a scaffold when prewriting. Useful also to use as a summarizer of informational text by outlining what has been read. Outlining is a great skill which can help studen
Grades:
6th - 9th
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:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
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- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
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