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Critical thinking Common Core RI.5.1 projects
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Branches of the US Government - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why do we need different branches in the United States government?Description:In this project, students learn to identify and define the three branches of the US government as well as finding out more about government generally. Students identify the role that each branch performs and how they are connected. They will work in small groups in order to create one large poster that explains each branch of the US government. There is an optional extension where students can learn ab
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Reading Comprehension passages - Leadership - PDF and EASEL!
Are you looking for a way to grow students' leadership abilities and their reading comprehension at the same time? This resource uses biographies of diverse leaders to teach students about the attributes of a leader and then guides them through growing this leadership skills with a project. Now updated and ready to go in EASEL! You choose the format that works best for you!This unit teaches students leadership skills (using the Habits of Mind) while also meeting Common Core Standards in readi
Grades:
4th - 5th
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Stories in the Stars - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can we use facts and fiction to create an original constellation?Description:In this project, students will learn about constellations through provided stories and videos. Once students have learned about existing constellations, they will use their new knowledge to create their own constellation in a night sky. They will also write a legend or myth to tell the story of their new constellation. This is a fun, creative way to allow students to write legends and practice cr
Grades:
5th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Endangered Blackfish Unit-Highly Engaging!-Aligned with CCSS-Grades 3-5
Cross-curricular and highly engaging unit that improves literacy and critical thinking skills. Created by teachers for teachers, this unit presents an example of a elementary level unit (grades 3-5).
This is not just a unit about whales. This unit uses the endangered Southern Resident killer whales of the Northwest as a "bridge" to discuss environmental and conservation issues with students such as climate change, food web collapse, ecosystem balance, native american people, fossil fuels and m
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3rd - 5th
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Ethics Report Card - Research Project Template
This simple slides template can be used by students to create an 'Ethics Report Card' for a company. Using the templates, students can keep track of their notes as they research their chosen company. After finishing research, students will assign the company a grade based on ethical choices in three given categories (people, environment, politics) and one category of their choosing. After completing research, students can use their notes to create a poster version of the report card.Note: the
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Designing Temporary Shelters: A STEM Design Team Project
Designing shelters to provide safety to those in harm’s way.Temporary Shelters is a design team project that supports critical thinking and collaboration as student teams make decisions about how to solve the critical need for temporary shelters. Each team will focus on one need for temporary shelters by randomly selecting from the provided Challenge Cards. They will be guided on a design path to learn about the specific need for shelters, analyze current solutions, and decide how to improve upo
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Bulletin Board Creations
Creating bulletin boards for your classroom or school is an artistic and fun way to:~ Develop your creative abilities~ Advertise for a group, school or an upcoming event~ Inspire others~ Share announcements, invitations and sign-up information ~ Remind everyone of deadlines~ Recognize and congratulate achievements ~ Teach mini lessons by posting interesting fun facts about a topic~ Welcome everyone back to school- Introduce your student officers and student organizations ~ Etc.You don’t need spe
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
The Giver Opinion Writing Cooperative Learning Project
I’ve developed an opinion-writing project in which students read The Giver by Lois Lowry, answer a writing prompt, peer-edit, and revise their work. Cooperative learning activities take place during group discussions and peer editing.
This project does include below level and above level accommodations.
I have created this project for 5th grade after doing a read-aloud with The Giver. However, this could be done in upper grades, especially 7th grade. The Giver is a 7th grade level book.
The p
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5th - 9th
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Google Slides Project Based Learning: Attendance
Should students be rewarded for attendance?Let's here it from them! Are you looking for a way to engage students in real conversations about real problems they face? This Google Slides project will do just that as it prompts students to think about and discuss the reasoning for and against rewarding attendance in schools: virtually and in person. This resource includes:free resources on the webcollaborative roleschoice board options for all styles of learningvocabulary engagementreal world promp
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Main Idea in Music
Students will understand the main idea by using music. Use common songs to find the main idea and create cognitive residue.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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