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Critical thinking Common Core RST.6-8.4 lessons
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The Internet No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, Cyber Criminal Activity
This lesson introduces students to how the internet works and how it is used to transfer information. This also goes over the great important of staying safe online by not giving out your personal information and staying on secure sites. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms include:
- computer network
- internet
- LAN
- WAN
- World Wide Web
- Viruses
- Social Media
All the documents can be found within the zip file. The Cyber Criminal Activity works the
Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
The Outer Planets No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Pluto Debate
This lesson goes over how our gas giant planets were discovered, our estimates of how many moons each has, and unique features of each planet. The ending of this lesson explains how our once ninth planet Pluto is now categorized as a dwarf planet. The worksheet that is included follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include
- Gas Giants
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot
- Saturn's Rin
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Forensics in the Classroom: A Unit for Middle Schools
This printable unit includes Teacher notes, printable Information cards for centers, and printable student sheets so they can build a Case File as the work. Also included is a complete shopping list for materials, as well as supplementary activities to take forensics into your language and drama curriculum. Students will use inquiry skills to explore real forensic techniques, working collaboratively to solve a fictional crime.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Water and Nitrogen Cycle Lesson
This power point goes over the water cycle and defines terms such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. It also has plenty of diagrams and goes through the passage a drop of water would take through the water cycle.
The second part of this power point goes through the Nitrogen Cycle as it starts though the air, is consumed by bacteria, and enters the plant life. There is also plenty of diagrams and pictures to help the younger audiences.
The terms included in this presentation are:
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Food Chains and Energy Cycles Lesson
This Power Point goes over the energy cycle in ecosystems. It defines producers, photosynthesis, consumers, decomposers, food webs, food chains. It also contains examples of those items to help the students comprehend the definitions. I have successfully used this from third grade students and even up to some post-secondary course.
This resource includes and explains the terms:
photosynthesis
producers
consumers
decomposers
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
scavengers
food chain
food web
Both
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Animal Adaptations Lesson
This is a Microsoft Office 2013 power point that goes over why animals have different adaptations. I have used this for grades 4th through 9th depending on the science level of the students. This makes a great introduction in a biology course.
The terms covered in this presentation are:
adaptations
niche
competition
predation
symbiosis
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Both the presentation and the work page can be found within the zip file. There is an answer key attached at the end of the
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
The Best STEM - Turnkey Activities
For: Grade 4 to 6 | 25 Project Based Activities | 2000 Minutes of FunConcept: STEM , 100% hands on activities and project based scenarioTopics:• Energy and Electricity• Engineering Design • Food Chemistry• AeronauticsEach Topic has subtopics.Energy and Electricity : Electromagnets, Motors, Speakers, Bot, IdeaEngineering Design : Water filtration - Making, Simulation, Bridge building, Full PotentialFood Chemistry : Candy - setup, making, sugar solution, flavoring, observation and measurement, bre
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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