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Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
This is a chart I use with my students to compare five major world religions-- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It is meant to have the students learn the basics and be able to know the major aspects of all the religions. I included a blank copy and a completed version. In my social studies textbooks, there is quite a bit of info about each of these religions. This can also be done this as a group jigsaw activity. Feel free to edit it to suits your needs. Let me know if
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5th - 10th
Computer Science Webquest: 8 Ways Computer Technology Solves Real Problems
From artificial intelligence to artificial limbs, computer science is changing lives, and the way we work and find solutions to problems. These 8 (actually 10 with an added nonprofit example!) scenarios present problems in life (such as car safety, and graffiti), ask students to think and reflect quietly about these problems cause damage and how computers might solve them, and then show cutting edge videos from the past 3 years that employ solutions using computers and automation. Updated for 2
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6th - 9th
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Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Central America and the Caribbean Mapping Activity
This product is a mapping activity on the region of Central America and the Caribbean. Students will label and color 26 different countries and territories as well as draw and label major physical features. When students have completed the map they will then answer 10 questions based on their map.This product also contains a blackline political maps of the region. I typically make the map a 11x17 making it easier for students to label countries and physical features.This is a rigorous map projec
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Geography Mapping Activities BUNDLE
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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3rd - 9th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Latin America Mapping Activity
This product is a mapping activity on the region of Latin America. Students will label and color 24 different Latin American Nations as well as draw and label major physical features. When students have completed the map they will then answer 9 questions based on their map.This product also contains a blackline political map of Latin America. I typically make the map a 11x17 making it easier for students to label countries and physical features.This is a rigorous map project that makes the stude
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Geography Mapping Activities BUNDLE
Geography of North America: United States and Canada Unit Bundle
This bundle covers the physical and human geography of North America, focusing on the United States and Canada. The resource includes many worksheets and activities that can be completed digitally or on paper, a Google Slides presentation, guided notes, an instructor's copy of the guided notes, a review sheet, and a test. This resource will help your students learn about the geography of the United States and Canada, from history and geography to culture, economy, and current issues.★☆★Here is a
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7th - 10th
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Sectionalism Mapping Activity
Students will identify the three distinct regions in the United States during the mid and early 1800s. They will identify and categorize the traits of each, separating them into regions. Next, they will label, color, and illustrate the regions based on these same characteristics.
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6th - 9th
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Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
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PreK - 5th
Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Handout
This is a complete packet on the Louisiana Purchase, and the Lewis and Clark expedition, with attached question worksheet. Students color in a map of the Louisiana Purchase, read background information, and answer questions relating to it. Students also read about the Lewis and Clark expedition, and answer questions for that as well.
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6th - 12th
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Travel Agency Brochure Project worksheet - 5 Themes of Geography
Students create a travel brochure for an assigned or chosen country using the 5 themes of geography to generate content for their brochure.
Rubric included.
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5th - 8th
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Ancient River Valley Civilizations Mapping Activity Worksheet
This mapping activity is on the Ancient River Valley Civilizations. Ancient River Valley Civilizations Mapping Activity includes explicit instructions on how to complete the map as well as questions based on the map along with knowledge based questions Ancient River Valley Civilizations.Students will label and color different aspects of Ancient River Valley Civilizations such as; cities, seas, important physical features and shade the area for each of the four main River Civilizations. This map
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Historical Mapping Activities BUNDLE
Map skills quiz includes continents, oceans, scale, time zones, latitude & more
This is a social studies assessment for basic map skills for late elementary and middle school students. Skills included are:Map skills vocabulary: equator, prime meridian, times zones, hemisphere, physical map, political map, map keyLabel compass rose and latitude and longitude lines. Matching continents and oceans. Interpret maps-- latitude and longitude, time zones, and grid map. It could also be used as a group activity rather than a test. Feel free to adapt it to your own needs. Answer
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4th - 9th
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Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Map Scale Bundle
Life During the Dust Bowl: A Gallery Walk Exercise
Engage your students in developing historical empathy regarding the experience of an individual living through the Dust Bowl with the use of historical photographs. Using a gallery walk format, students will examine the impact of the Dust Bowl and the experience of migrant families. Activity includes a pre-gallery walk activity and exit ticket, which involves students using what they learned to imagine that they are writing to a family member about their experience living during the Dust Bowl. T
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Gallery Walk Activity Bundle
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
Globalization
The assignment contains 34 questions about the positive and negative effects of globalization. Students will watch a 7-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐Engaging!⭐No prep lesson!⭐Editable Word Document⭐The assignment does not require the use of a textbook.*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key
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6th - 10th
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Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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