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Common Core RST.9-10.7 resources for Microsoft Word
Bear Brook Murders Podcast "Interrupted" Case Study Worksheet: All Episodes(1-7)
The Bear Brook Murders : An "Interrupted" Case Study Using a Popular PodcastIn 1985, a hunter walking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire made a grisly discovery: a 55 gallon drum left deep in the woods, containing two sets of skeletonized remains, which investigators believed had been left in the woods for years…. ....this is just the beginning to a facinating tale of a murder that would make forensic history! The effort to solve the many mysteries surrounding this inve
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
Astronomy Internet Activity "The Solar System"
Student Internet investigation that explores the Solar System; spacecraft exploration of the Solar System, and the formation of planetary systems. The activity is divided into three parts. Part one gives students an overview of comparative planetology; the terrestrial and Jovian planets; asteroid belt and Oort Cloud, and the recent flyby mission of Pluto. Part two investigates the main robotic missions to the planets. Part three explores the latest theories on planetary formation including "ex
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9th - 12th
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Astronomy Video "Universe: Venus & Mercury - The Inner Planets"
The episode link to YouTube is provided in the title if the video is not available on DVD. 13-18 questions that students can answer in order while watching the video. Excellent series from the History Channel that includes the latest CGI and easy-to -understand professional astronomer explanations.Season 1 Episode 8 "Venus & Mercury - The Inner Planets" History Channel website synopsis: "Scorched by their proximity to the sun, Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds; one gouged with craters fro
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6th - 12th
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Astronomy Internet Activity "Overview of Black Holes"
Student Internet investigation that further explores the topic of black holes. The lab utilizes websites from various sources including NASA to investigate black hole formation; stellar evolution and gravitational lensing. The latest images, interactive animations, video and data are featured as well for this fascinating topic. (I use this computer lab activity for my astronomy class as part of the unit review but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activity.)Topics/terms inclu
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8th - 12th
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IBDP Visual Arts Journal Packet of Assignments
This is the entire packet of visual arts journal assignments for IBDP Year 1 & 2. These assignments can be used for summer work and/or the school year. The packet includes the visual arts journal rubric, along with 10-12 journal assignments for each of Year 1 and 2 students. This could also be used to generate assignments and projects for the AP Visual Arts course, in which students could use toward the depth and breadth section requirements.The packet has been uploaded in .pdf format. U
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9th - 12th
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Astronomy Internet Activity: "Planet Mercury & Venus"
Student Internet investigation that further explores Planet Mercury and Venus.The lab utilizes websites from various sources to investigate processes that affect both inner planets; physical data, and the spacecraft that have visited.The latest images, interactive animations, games and data are presented as well for this topic. (I use this computer lab activity for my astronomy class as part of the Unit IV "The Inner Planets" review but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activ
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8th - 12th
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NGSS Travel as Carbon through the Carbon Cycle Activity
This is a highly engaging activity where students will use a die to travel the carbon cycle. The travels will depend on the roll of the die. Students will create their own carbon cycle based on their travels. Students will analyze the carbon cycle and discover the effects of human influence. Finally, students will alter their created carbon cycle based on research. This activity includes everything needed from pre-activity direct instruction to post-activity analysis. Inquiry Based Learning.
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS1-7
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, HS-LS2-6
How To Guide Science Lab Report Writing: Frame, Checklists and Sentence Starters
This is a detailed guide for writing any lab report in any science class after conducting an experiment and can be used or modified to fit classes in middle school to high school. It is equipped with an example framework and model lab report with all sections required in the student's writing. It also comes with a checklist for students to use when they write any lab report moving forward that ensures students are including all the required sections as well as using the proper objective perspe
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7th - 12th
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Periodic Table Project/Presentation
This project can be used as a summative assessment for periodic trends, ion formation, group/period information, electron configuration, and bonding. Students will create a presentation on Google Slides or PowerPoint about their assigned or chosen family. This file comes with two rubrics, one for the slide show and one for the students' presentation. I allow my students 3 days to work on their presentations/practice, then 1-2 days to present.
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
FFA Week Bingo Card
Starting February 1, members can strive for bingo. Check with an advisor to get it stamped off for each bingo space completed. When a member gets a bingo, (5 spaces horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) members will receive a small prize. Each member that competes for the entire bingo card (all 25 squares), will receive a large prize. Bingo will end on the last day of FFA Week.
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
Rocks and Minerals Scavenger Hunt
Students race to collect rocks and minerals from around the classroom, practicing their riddle-solving skills and identifying different rocks and minerals. Up to 4 unique groups can play separately with no overlap in riddles or rocks. Can be played with or without rock samples. Activity is fully editable!This is a great high-engagement activity that your students will be begging to do again. Activity takes 60-90 minutes to completeIncluded in this packet:Student InstructionsTeacher Instructions4
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-6
Exploring Metaphors through Ai Weiwei's Art: Sunflower Seeds and Big Ideas
This lesson package explores the art of Ai Weiwei, focusing on the metaphorical aspects of his work, particularly "Sunflower Seeds." Students will learn about Ai Weiwei's background, discuss the use of metaphor in art, and create their own artwork expressing a big idea through metaphor. The lesson includes detailed content, an art project plan, a rubric for assessment, a quiz with answer key, and a teacher script for presenting the lesson.
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7th - 12th
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Astronomy Video "Universe: Constellations & Ancient Civilizations"
The episode link to YouTube is provided in the title if the video is not available on DVD. 13-18 questions that students can answer in order while watching the video. Excellent series from the History Channel that includes the latest CGI and professional astronomer explanations. From the History Channel website "Explore some of the 88 official constellations with interstellar highlights like the coming supernova in Orion and the 13th zodiac sign, plus find out why the North Star will one day hav
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6th - 12th
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Urban Heat Islands Worksheet - Grades 8-11
A technology worksheet asking students to answer questions about Urban Heat Islands and their effects. A graph is also included that students have to use to answer questions on temperature differences in different cities.
Gale-Johnson
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8th - 11th
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Project Astronomy "Stars" ABC Book
Student computer lab project review. Students can create an electronic class presentation on the subject of stars (and galaxies) using a letter of the alphabet beginning with “A” and ending with “Z.” A student example of an "ABC Star Book" in PowerPoint can be found by going to http://www.astronomydad.com/student-projects.html
Terms covered in this unit include:
parallax, stellar parallax, light year , parsec, proper motion, radial motion, transverse velocity, Mira, Hipparchus, apparent mag
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8th - 12th
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Astronomy Internet Activity "Stellar Evolution"
Student Internet investigation that explores the topic of stellar evolution. The lab utilizes websites from various sources including Harvard.edu to investigate the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope data. Images, interactive animations and data are featured as well. (I use this lab for my astronomy class as a unit review or as an introduction but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activity.)Topics/terms included in this lesson:Chandra Space Telescopebrown dwarf starsred dwarf st
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-3
Common Core Science: Down syndrome (Reading With Text-Dependent Questions)
This Common Core Literacy lesson guides students through an article about research in Down syndrome gene therapy.
The activity consist of three parts:
1. Close Reading with annotation symbol guide and vocabulary identification
2. Discussion where students compare what they thought was most important, most interesting, or confusing (helping each other understand segments of the text and rereading together).
3. Text-dependent questions that demand evidence.
Because questions are text-based, st
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7th - 12th
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Group Research Project EDITABLE Rubrics
If want your students to exercise their research skills, collaboration skills, and creativity all in one place, these resources give you everything you need for ANY topic! Don’t put all that extra work on yourself to come up with a project from scratch. Just fill these templates with the topic your class is studying and you’ll have everything you need—from start to end—to watch your students learn and create together! Scroll down to the bold description of what you get from THIS ITEM in the set.
Element Speed Dating
Students are tasked with creating a research project to create a character from an element of their choice. Their task is described below:1. Create an element’s profile picture and create a personality profile attached. This will be attached to the back of the profile picture. 2. They must include each of the requirements described below.Make sure your profile picture is colorful and legible (text is neat AND large enough to read!)This project was used in order to build a periodic table in the c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-4
, HS-PS1-2
50 Most Powerful Ideas in Customer Service writing prompts
Paul R. Timm's "50 Most Powerful Ideas You Can Use to Keep Your Customers" is a small book with powerful strategies to increase customer service.
This is a great option for students interested in hospitality/customer service or as a way for students to learn transferable skills and reading non-fiction text. While there are 50 ideas, I have only been able to get through the first 25 in my classes. The other half also build off of the first 25's basic ideas so at this point, this ONLY INCLUDES 2
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9th - 12th
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Applied Mathematics Regents Questions (Living Environment) – Analyzing Graphs
Students have the opportunity to work through several sets of Regent styler graphing questions that are based on content from the Living Environment (Biology) Curriculum in New York State. It can be modified to fit any science class where graphing and applied mathematics is a portion of what you are teaching. It can be used as a question bank, study guide, test prep, pre-assessment, or any other variety of activities. Appropriate for middle and high school level students.
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
Food, Soil, Agriculture Find Define and Sketch
Find the words, define the words and sketch the vocabulary terms6 different variations!
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
Zombie / Bad Weather Emergency Plan
I used this as a sub activity, but you can use this as part of a weather unit. This includes recommendations from Red Cross and FEMA, and can be modified for the unique weather in your area. I wrote this for a rural town. Key Words: Bad Weather, zombies, emergency plan, fema, red cross, bug out bag, pets, storm, earthquakes, train accident, train derailment.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-4
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Astronomy Video "The Universe: Supernova Consumes the Galaxy"
This video activity can be used to review concepts in Astronomy Unit VIII "Stellar Evolution" or in the Earth/Space Unit XIV "Stars & Galaxies." This episode explains how supernovas form from large stars and white dwarf stars; stellar evolution, and how elements heavier than iron were synthesized in these stellar explosions.Worksheet activity contains questions that students can answer in order while watching the video. Answer key included. The episode link to YouTube is provided in the titl
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
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