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The Blind Side: Movie Analysis
We all must admit that kids love movies. A movie analysis is an effective educational strategy that influences the building of a culturally diverse community that does not limit itself to the classroom and traditional classroom resources. When the classroom becomes the community, learners are empowered and higher levels of critical thinking are reached. Nothing is more effective than the study of the many issues in The Blind Side. Various activities are included in this package, including a proj
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Community Engagement Action Plan: Empowering Students Through Service Learning!
Empower your high school students to make a positive impact in their community with this community engagement action plan lesson! As an experienced educator, I understand the importance of providing students with opportunities to engage in meaningful service learning experiences.This lesson is designed to achieve clear learning objectives and address essential questions while guiding students through the process of getting involved in their community. Through interactive discussions and collabor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nervous System Lesson (5 Senses)
Investigating The 5 Senses - A Series of Lab Activities for the Nervous System UnitIncluded:-A student worksheet for each of the "5 Senses" labs. (Some labs have multiple activities!)-A teacher guide slideshow to facilitate and run the lesson smoothly from-Teacher tips and preparation guides for each of the lab activities-ASL alphabet-Braille alphabet-Snellen vision test posters-Ishihara Color Test for Color Blindness-data tables-guided questions/ pre and post lab activity analysis questionsThis
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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STEM Marshmallow Challenge
The Marshmallow Challenge is an exciting STEM design challenge that will push your students to think like an engineer, problem solve, and collaborate with their peers. Students will have to manipulate limited materials to make sure they can successfully build a structure to support a marshmallow!
The Marshmallow Challenge has been used by teachers and developers alike in classrooms, professional development meetings, on business retreats and so much more. To learn more about The Marshmallow C
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TED Talk: Special Olympics Matthew Williams · Google Link · Remote Learning
This 3 page analysis allows students to dig deeper into the inspiring and engaging TED Talk, "Special Olympics Let Me Be Myself - A Champion," by Matthew Williams, through discussion questions, quote analysis, and vocabulary.TED Talk Description: How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow a
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Diversity Training Manual
A complete training manual for conducting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Exhibition Mentors' Guide pdf - International Baccalaureate - IB PYP - Teachers
A practical guide, in workbook format, for teachers who are IB PYP Exhibition mentors. This goes well with the Exhibition Student Workbook - IB PYP also available here on TpT. It includes:details of the mentor roleoutlines to help mentors support students' planning, research, learning experiences, transdisciplinary links, action, presentation, and reflection and evaluationa detailed exhibition rubricprocess and meeting journalsorganisation templates and thinking routines.
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5th - 6th, Adult Education, Staff
TED Talk: Guerrilla Gardner Ron Finley · Google Link · Remote Learning
This 3 page analysis allows students to dig deeper into the inspiring and engaging TED Talk, "A Guerilla Gardener in South Central LA," by Ron Finley through discussion questions, quote analysis, and vocabulary.TED Talk Description: Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the dr
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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What's the Matter: Chemistry Basics
What’s the Matter will introduce your students to the basic theory of Chemistry. Terms such as matter, volume, and density will be discussed. “Hands-on Lab experiments” and “Test Yourself” activities will let each student know if they have met their objectives.
Answers are provided for many but not all activities. The teacher may need to provide some of the solutions.
Some additional activities of interest:
Reading a Bar graph.
Reading a Bar Graph.
Tell me a Story.
Tell me
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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STEM - Dollar Store Design Challenge - Marshmallow Tower
This is a great discovery-based activity!Many teachers' favorite store is their local Dollar Store. I personally am willing to spend a little of my own money for a great lesson plan.The Design Challenge idea is not new, but has gained tremendous momentum with the increase in STEM education focus over the last few years. These challenges force learners in to a growth mindset but requiring multiple trials, being creative with limited supplies and by relying on group members for suggestions.I typic
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-2
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Parapsychology Lab Psychology Psychic
Ready to broach Parapsychology with your students? Here is a lab I called “Parapsychology.” In the lab the students are asked whether or not they are psychic, and do they know anyone they think is psychic. The students then take a 100 question test of “psychic ability.” The test is simply a 100 question multiple choice test where the answers have been assigned randomly. The students are simply shown A, B, C and D and asked to pick one. The students collaborate, and do some data comparison. As th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Parapsychology The Luck O'The Irish Psychology Critical thinking
Ready to broach critical thinking or parapsychology with your students? Here is a lab I called “Luck O’The Irish.” In the lab the students are asked whether or not they are lucky, and do they know anyone they think is lucky. The students then take a 100 question test of “luck.” The test is simply a 100 question multiple choice test where the answers have been assigned randomly. The students are simply shown A, B, C and D and asked to pick one. The students collaborate, and do some data compariso
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The News about Day and Night: How Does the Earth's Movement Affect Us?
Ever wonder why the numbers of hours of daylight and night-time change throughout the year. Here is an activity that will answer that question for you. Terms such as equinox, solstice, summer, winter, etc. will be discussed and explained for your understanding. Hands-0n and test yourself activities are provided to make sure that each student comprehends the concepts presented.
An answer guide is provided for each activity. Basic scientific standards will be met by this set of activities
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Programming in BASIC: Golf Anyone?
This activity can be used in conjunction with any of the other computer science labs (Physics: Introduction to Programming I, etc.) offered by Creative Curricula. This lab can also be used as a stand-alone activity. Experienced code writers understand a variety of computer languages. BASIC is the first computer language that reached the masses in the 1970s and early 1980s. While it is not used much today, a great deal can be learned about coding by using BASIC. This activity requires students to
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-4
Girl Power Series: Creating a Future
What are Girl Power Series Question Cards? Theme: Creating a Future - Thought-provoking question cards to help foster girl power. Our Girl Power Series are downloadable question cards aimed at young women (aged 12 - 20) to allow for critical thought and reflection on themes which affect our daily lives. These cards are meant to be printed, cut and laminated to use with groups or individually. Often, we bury or shy away from discussion that might make us feel uncomfortable. Opening a line of comm
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
THE SCIENCE OF ELECTRICITY
FUNNY, NO PREP story to open your SCIENCE class. The electrician is fixing the power in the house and the owner is frightened to put the outlet decors. Need a laughter with your teacher colleagues? Is it your Science colleague's birthday? Read this story in the teachers' room and set the atmosphere for a good day.
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8th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Take What You Need
Created to support character education,leadership, school spirit, compassion and empathy towards others.
Cut on dotted lines before placing around school or classroom and use as needed.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Free Money
I hope you get the idea I wrote this book to be an easy way to make money from the Internet. We are now in the golden age. You can make money only by using your mind. We are now in an era where you are not obligated to use physical effort. You can now get a good salary while you are at home.
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Higher Education, Adult Education
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Help Students, Parents, or Teachers Bring Out Their Best
Every student, parent, or teachers want to do their best, but may not know exactly how to go about it. So they respond and act blindly, hoping for the best. It might be that they cannot improve their performance with support or guidance. Now they need not feel that way. Here’s a FREE tool that will help them get a better perspective on their character and behavior.
The power point presentation may be adapted to either a group of students, a group of parents, or a group of teachers. Or, simply
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Making Changes - Thinking to Action Template - Social Studies - Science - VOs
Empower learners of all age levels to move from identifying needs for change to considering possible steps for action. This two page template can be used in a variety of different subject areas and learning contexts. A ‘how to use’ slide is included with examples of ways the template might be used for Science, Social Studies or Engineering.Individual, paired or small group use is an option.Print them off or use them as a digital task.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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