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Abridged Food Truck Business, Marketing, and Finance Semester Project Bundle
Engage your students in course content with this relatable, food truck-themed project. This product incorporates many aspects of the business world including: marketing, finance, sales, business pitches, business plans, etc. This is a semester project meant to accompany a high school business course such as Introduction to Business and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Essentials, or Marketing I. This is a smaller selection of materials that also appear in the best-selling Food Truck Busines
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Battle of Lexington and Concord: Mysteries in History
The students will try and solve the mystery of who fired the first shots at Lexington by looking at Primary sources, finding the main idea of the documents, making judgements and then writing up a detective report to explain what they discovered.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Intro to Sociology Research Project on World Cultures | Cultural Studies
Such a fun and eye-opening assignment for your students to do to learn about a new culture! Description:What better way to teach about culture than to assign students a project that will immerse them in the student of culture? For this project, I make a list of over 80-100 countries around the world and I put them in a container. Students are to pick one, research everything there is to know about their country, and fill out this document. It asks for them to find information about everything cu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Psych / AP Psychology Activity MEGA BUNDLE - All 9 Units - Google Drive
More than 130 individual activities, assignments, projects, and/or experiment analyses for AP Psych / AP Psychology! Enjoy ALL of my rigorous, engaging, and fun classroom activities and projects! Includes Google Drive access to this LIVING BUNDLE that will only grow over time.These activities can be used to help develop skills and engage students throughout the year, or after the AP Test. You decide! See the content list below or in the preview images above.FOR BUYERS: MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD AND
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Mental Health & Wellness: Wheel of Life Lesson | Psychology or Health Class
Are you studying stress or wellness? This life survey is fantastic for any Psychology or Health class. Students will take a self-reflective survey regarding their own mental health, physical health, personal life, and more. Answering 6 questions each in 8 areas of their lives, students will complete a total of 48 questions. With the results, students will map out their scores on the included "Wheel of Life." This wheel is a great visual to see how their life is "rolling along."This life asse
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Buying a House Simulation
Students will interact in a simulated housing market. There will be several houses to choose from, as students must factor in their annual salary, expenses, credit score, and other financial dynamics. Buyers are to use their net income and the houses’ details to determine their most optimal house. At the end of the simulation, students will justify their housing decision.
This activity is a simulation in my book, "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Wallet." The entire book's .pdf can be purchased at a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Budget Project: Real World Personal Finance
Attention Ohio Teachers! This project aligns with Ohio's Model Curriculum for Financial Literacy!This is one of my favorite projects that will fully engage your students! How many times do we hear…”when am I ever going to need to know this?” Here is your answer. This comprehensive budget project has students move through two different careers and plan out a monthly budget. The objective of this project is for students to set up a budget that would allow them to live the type of life they would l
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Map of Canada Assignment - Detailed Map
This is a minimal-prep assignment that you can simply photocopy and distribute to students now! The assignment is broken down into 10 steps and is perfect for an applied or academic classroom. The assignment includes a built-in checklist for students to use while completing their maps.
There are two versions of this assignment included in this download – one with and one without the post-it note annotation. There are also two rubrics to reflect both versions of this assignment. You can use the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka
Who Poisoned Willy Wonka is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Commedia Dell'arte: Mask Templates, Character Chart, Assignment and Rubric
Commedia Dell’Arte
PDF FILE INCLUDES:
-4 Mask Templates:
--Bauta
--Piangi
--Arlecchino
--Ride
-All ready for you to cut out. Just print them on card stock and allow your students to choose!
-Characters Chart- Name, direction, movement, and physical traits
-Performance and Mask Assignment handouts for your students
-Rubric for mask and performance
Great project to culminate physical comedy, Italy, the renaissance, theater history, and stock characters. Mask projects are alot of fun due to the c
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Instagram Template
This is a blank Instagram template great for students summarizing the main idea and having key points about any topic using hashtags!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Personal Finance - Cost of Living Project (Middle & High School)
COST of LIVING PROJECT**NEW**: This file has been updated so it is now EDITABLE. The pages can be printed for students to complete OR students can type answers into the digital file :)Purpose: The purpose of this project is for students to explore expenses they will most likely encounter as adults. Assignments include exploring cost of ...* housing* utilities* furniture* college* vehicle - purchase* vehicle - related expenses & maintenance* entertainment* groceries and eating out* careers &
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Personal Finance Student Assignment Plan & Cost of Living Project
Sociology Group Project - Inequalities in Income, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, & Age
This group project is an investigation, both globally and in the United States, of the inequalities in Income, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, & Age. Students explore 5 different topics inside of each inequality, comparing the inequalities in the United States to the World, and examining the history of the inequality. Project includes a very specific rubric for grading/scoring. Rubric is divided in 3, scoring for an individual paper, the group depth and clarity of presentation and the group cr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
National Parks Spanish Speaking World Project Unit Readings + PBL Activities
Are you looking for an engaging Project Based Learning Unit for Spanish? This 13+ Day unit includes 21 readings about National Parks in Central and South America along with pre reading, during reading, and post reading activities to prep your students for a Spanish PBL project of planning a trip to a National Park. This Spanish Unit is designed around the National Parks of the Spanish Speaking World! This unit covers 1 National Park in each Spanish speaking country in Central, South America, the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sociology Socialization Project Activity - Looking-Glass Self, Me & I Theories
Explore two socialization theories--Cooley's Looking-Glass Self and Mead's "I" and "Me"-- by analyzing hypothetical scenarios and culminating learning with a fun meme poster project.This is a must for your Sociology unit on Socialization!These activities come as both print-and-go PDF and editable, paperless Google files and are included in the complete Socialization & Social Development Unit.Greatness is seeing the external forces that influence one’s understanding of the world and self.Inc
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Renting an Apartment Simulation
Students will interact in a simulated apartment market. There will be several apartments to choose from, as students must factor in their annual salary, expenses, credit score, and other financial dynamics. Renters will use their job earnings in order to determine which apartment is best suited for their particular financial situation. At the end of the simulation, students will state why they chose the apartment that they chose.
This activity is a simulation in my book, "You're Gonna Need a B
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Financial Fraud/Identity Theft Simulation
Students will read several financial scenarios, including investment opportunities and consumer purchasing methods, and determine whether there is fraud or identity theft taking place for each situation. Students will place the fraudulent scenarios in the jail shoebox, and the non-fraudulent scenarios in the housing shoebox.
This activity is a simulation in my book, "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Wallet." The entire book's .pdf can be purchased at a discount from my TPT store at the following lin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Intro to Sociology Project on the Tabula Rasa & Personality | Create a Collage
UPDATED 11/1/2022Kids love this project! They mimic the idea of a blank slate and fill an empty page with images that represent their personality! Description: When teaching about socialization, it's inevitable to talk about John Locke's idea of the Tabula Rasa [we are born a clean slate and we develop our personalities as we grow older]. This project asks students to fill out their Tabula Rasa. Here's what you'll get.A PDF file that has:Detailed directionsSpecifications Rubric Why is this pe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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PSYCHOLOGY: Psychological Disorders Research Project | Google Classroom Ready
Looking for an engaging project to add to your unit on Psychological Disorders? Students can use this rubric guide to research, write, and present information on a psychological disorder of their choosing. This is an excellent project for a psychology class or any course discussing mental health and mental illness. You may assign students to present in any format desired: Google Slides, PowerPoint, Prezi, research paper, etc. A student instruction guide, teacher rubric, and a few helpful webs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Forensics: Cyber Crime Student Projects
Engage your students in the world of cybercrime with this student-centered project. Given 30 high-level topics, your students will pick 3, conduct research, and create a visual presentation to demonstrate their cohesive understanding of their chosen topics. A teacher grading rubric, peer review sheets, and student checklist are included! Be sure to include 2-3 days of time for research, and 1-2 days for in-class presentations.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WWI ChoiceBoard Assignment + Rubric [WW1 - World War One]
Encourage students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of WWI in a variety of ways and by utilizing multiple intelligences. It is perfect for all student levels, including academic, ELL and special education.
This assignment has been worded in a way that can be used by teachers anywhere in the world that are studying WWI. Includes a rubric.
There are 4 different versions of this assignment included:
1. Choose One ChoiceBoard Option (14 choices)
2. Choose One ChoiceBoard Option of
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sociology Socialization Activity - Hidden Curriculum, Agents of Socialization
Analyze the agents of socialization of school and mass media by examining school policies and favorite childhood books through a sociologist's lens with these two activities. Students consider the real reasons behind all those school policies (the "hidden curriculum" of socialization!) and explore the deep-rooted values and norms taught in children's books.These activities come as both print-and-go PDF and editable, paperless Google files and are included in the complete Socialization & Soci
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Black History Month Biographies List of 100 African Americans Research Project
This resource contains a ready-to-use printable list of 100 notable Black Americans who made contributions to American History. You get 1 list categorized by men/women, and another list categorized by profession. The same 100 names are on both lists. Use the organized and categorized lists to assign research projects, “wax museum” personalities, or Black History Month projects for the class. Create and share research to promote stories of American accomplishment, hope and inspiration through di
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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Supreme Court Case Projects - Brochure, Powerpoint, & Infographic
Three projects that have students research Supreme Court Cases. I have typically used it for my Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Unit so I have included a list of the Court Cases that I have my students pick from as well. Included in this product: 1. A complete lesson plan with objectives, Bloom & DOK levels noted, materials needed, vocabulary/content to preview, instructional tips, common student misconceptions, and additional resources. 2. Court Case Powerpoint Project Direction Sheet fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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