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High school critical thinking math test prep projects for Easel Activities
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The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Ice Cream Shop Tycoon PBL (Project-Based Learning)
Welcome to the Ice Cream Shop Tycoon PBL project! In this project, your learners will design an ice cream shop that will be ready to compete with the best ice cream shops operating in your local city. Students will consider all aspects of business start-up including menu design and branding, customer experience, pricing and costs, marketing, etc. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through an amazing learning experience. Whether you are an experienced P
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3rd - 9th
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Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Gender Stereotypes and Norms: Introduction to Gender Studies for High School
Where do our gender norms and stereotypes come from? How does language perpetuate stereotypes? How have gender norms changed over time? This mini-unit gets students to think critically about gender and the many ways that norms and stereotypes are shaped by society.This resource contains the following activities:1) Stand Up (15-30 minutes)This activity allows students to begin thinking critically about how their gender has shaped their lives, and to consider how people of other genders experience
Grades:
7th - 10th
Journalism: Reporting Practice Scenarios and Activities
Reporting Practice Assignment Teacher Notes:This is an excellent activity for students to practice interviewing techniques, to write effective leads, and to write straight news stories.Here are some of the directions:Students: For this assignment, you will take on two different roles: that of a reporter writing an accurate story relating the event in question, and then that of a person to be interviewed for a scenario( this must be different from the one that you are writing). If you are a rep
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
School Improvement Project: Shark Tank Style - Project Based Learning
Here's a great resource to use for an independent inquiry-based project that could be used for so many age groups. In this project based learning activity, students are asked to think critically about the challenges they face every day at school, and consider what THEY could do to be a part of the solution! Students are asked to identify stakeholders, conduct interviews around the school, perform a SWOT analysis on their different proposals, and then, shark tank style: make their pitch to the "i
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5th - 12th
Consumer Marketing Ethics Are Food Labels Purposely Misleading? Research Report
Can Food Labels Be Trusted, or are Labels Purposely Misleading?What are the dangers of inaccurate labels?Are False Food Claims Legal? Is Marketing Food Products Regulated for Human Consumption?90 Questions to Explore and Research!Consumer Marketing LESSONS = Raising Awareness for Healthy Life Choices!Teachers! Please expand on this outline of ideas! Every facilitator has their own unique ways to guide a lesson. Thus the intent of this resource is to provide discussions starters, critical thinkin
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
Geography: Face Of The Earth, Landforms Masterpiece (Easel Activity Included)
Need a new, creative and fun way to teach landforms? This lesson, which includes a Faces of Earth Landforms Speed Game, Speed Time Contract, Faces of Earth Portrait activity, grading rubric and in-depth teacher instructions as well as answer sheets, will allow your students to grasp the concept of each landform, both contextually and visually. Includes an introduction, procedure, closure and evaluation.All game pieces are included. May require minimal amount of teacher prep. Your kids will have
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Design Thinking Maker Project for High School Tool Kit {Printable & Digital}
This design thinking maker project for high school students tool kit provides all of the guiding materials that students need for self-directed maker projects following the phases of design thinking. For this maker activity, students will observe their surroundings and note everyday obstacles and challenges, and engage with an authentic audience (can do this virtually) to identify common problems, concerns, and/or frustrations. Students will design and create an innovative product that acts as a
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9th - 12th
Create Your Own Pattern Project - Squares - Studying Linear Relationships
Create Your Own Linear Pattern Project - Studying Linear RelationshipsThis project offers students the opportunity to study, describe, and understand a linear relationship between two quantities. Students will also have the opportunity to analyze a linear relationship using different representations. This allows students to form connections between the various methods of representing linear relationships which ultimately results in a deeper level of learning. For example, students will observe
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Top 100 Most Influential Persons in History
This is such a fun and thought-provoking activity to use with junior high and high school students (beginners and advanced). Who are the most influential persons in history? Who are in your top 10? Why?
The heart of the activity comes from the list created by Michael Hart in his book, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Students guess what his top 15 are, compare them to theirs, and then discuss the entire list in small groups or as a whole class. Students then are
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7th - 12th
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Consumer Marketing Ethics PESTICIDES in Foods and Planet Safety Awareness
Why are pesticides legal when they harm people, animals and the planet?What industry uses the most pesticides?Which pesticide(s) are poisonous to humans?What do organic farmers use instead of pesticides?What is the difference between insecticide and pesticide?If these toxins are not safe, why are they sold and used?71 Q&As, Worksheets, Blog, Presentation Activities + RubricsConsumer Marketing LESSONS = Raising Awareness for Healthy Life Choices!Teachers! Please expand on this outline of idea
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
The Disney Family Vacation Project Workbook
Introduction This assignment is designed on Google Slides as a workbook and ideally should be done on a chromebook or desktop computer. This digital project-based learning assignment encompasses reading strategies, math, basic life skills, and social-emotional learning. Students can work this project in several instruction modes; with ten separate tasks that require calculation or a constructed response. It’s extremely versatile. Students will need calculators!The ContentStudents are given a
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6th - 9th
Research Project Based Learning - Editable Report Presentation Template Guide
Do you need a comprehensive, yet simple project outline guide to engage and thrill your students?This Picture Perfect Project comes complete with an assembly of formatted:Graphic Design and Layout Templates to Write, Design, and Present Class ReportsStep-by-Step Instructions for Planning and Creating a Research or Investigation (or ANY Report Genre) PresentationEasy Template Formats to Guide Report Titles, Themes, Content and Picture PlacementsTEACHER BENEFITS:No Prep Ready Made Complete Projec
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9th - 11th
The Prom Project
The Prom Project was designed to be a digital option to the obligatory, traditional senior ‘research paper’. Some current educators would say that such a practice is outdated and no longer the sole pillar of preparation for college freshman English. This project is comprehensive and rigorous. It was designed to challenge students to think critically in various scenarios in fifteen intense mini-lessons that require them to research answers and make conclusions from the perspective of an adult.
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12th
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High School Art - 1,2 & 3 Point Perspective Drawing Remote Learning Adaptable
Everything, and I mean everything you need to teach your students how to create one, two and three point perspective drawings is in this unit. The unit is designed to be delivered in both a traditional on-site classroom setting or, online in a digital setting. The PDF file comes complete with embedded video demonstration links for 1, 2 & 3 point perspective, simply click on the link to go directly to the videos. (Note: videos are copyrighted by ArtofLearning 2020 via YouTube) Please send a c
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activity: Government Social Programs: Lesson, Research, Essay
What are social programs such as universal healthcare, employment insurance, social security or pensions? Do we need them? This critical thinking lesson helps high school students learn about social programs and government or civic spending. It has three parts: 1) The first page handout answers the following questions: What are social programs?Have they always existed?Who administers them?Who pays for them?Why bother?Why are some people opposed?Students can read along and fill in answers in the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Debate Topics & Debate Graphic Organizers: Current Events and Critical Thinking
Do you need some new and current ideas for high school debate topics in grades 8-11? These modern debate prompts could be used for traditional debates, or students can "debate with themselves." Students can Research and carefully consider both sides of the issue.Write notes on the ready-to-print PDF graphic organizer OR type into the EASEL version.Present their final decision in a persuasive essay, oral presentation, or class debate.These age-appropriate and relevant prompts will encourage your
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8th - 11th
Writing Activity - Unconventional Inventions: Product Creation & Advertising
What invention would make your day and/or your life easier, safer, more productive, happier, etc? What invention would benefit the world? Your students' mission during the next month is to invent something. This can be for personal, business or recreational use in the home, the workplace or the world at large, and can be something tangible, or something more along the lines of software. Students are asked these questions as an introduction to a lesson on advertising and propaganda techniques
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6th - 12th
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Middle School: Arguments & Debate
Middle School: Arguments & Debate: This lesson plan is designed for Grades 6-9. This presentation is engaging, and informative, and includes the following: Writing Plan, Choosing a Topic, Inquiry Questions, Rubric, Writing Process, Writing Tips, Writing Review, Subjects to Debate, and Creative Tips for Learning and Living. Save time and enjoy the writing process with your students. For more Middle School Lessons, visit Creativity in Motion.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: ELA MEGA BUNDLE ONE YEAR: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
My Tragic Hero - Students Create a Tragedy in Five Components
Suggested Teacher Instructions:I designed this project as a culminating, summative assessment after reading William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar; however, the project is adaptable for any unit on tragedy.Anticipatory Set: I begin by reviewing the elements of tragedy, and our class completes the Tragic Hero Planner together as a review of the text we have read. As a segue into the project, I ask questions about what we could change about this tragic hero to modernize him, which leads to a class di
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8th - 12th
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Poet-Trees and Poet-Tees - Creative Research Project - CHRISTMAS
This research project includes an assignment sheet with options for students to research a poet and create a Poet-Tree or Poet-Tee (t-shirt), a rubric to assess either research product, and a mock-up sample of each to help students get started.I have used this project in my class to augment or replace traditional biographical research on a poet. Students use their research findings to develop a creative product for display and explain to the class. Poet-Trees are a good holiday project to comple
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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