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8th grade Common Core RI.6.1 projects
Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Growth Mindset Research Projects - 3D Projects and Activities for Growth Mindset
During this project, students will first learn about growth mindset by reading an informational article about Carol Dweck’s work. Then, they’ll select a famous person in history with a growth mindset. They’ll choose from 14 famous leaders and pioneers in their fields for the basis of their research. Students will research their famous person as they respond to targeted research questions. While researching, they’ll be on the lookout for ways that the famous person had a growth mindset. Next
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4th - 8th
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History's Mysteries - The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
History is full of unsolved mysteries, and who doesn’t love a good mystery? This packet is one of a growing collection of engaging inquiry-based learning adventures for your students. In each packet, students will investigate a mystery from history and try to solve the case!This investigation requires your history detectives to return to the year 1937. The world was a buzz with the excitement of Amelia Earhart completing the first trip around the world at the equator. Everything was going well.
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4th - 8th
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Early Humans Unit - Stone Age Unit - Early Humans Activities - Prehistory Unit
This 120 page Early Man unit resource package provides students with everything they need to complete an Early Humans unit or Stone Age unit on the Paleolithic - Neolithic Era. This stone age unit plan contains early human reading passages and annotation activities, comprehension questions, archaeology vocabulary, graphic organizers, and Stone Age activities for Interactive Notebooks.✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this res
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4th - 8th
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Intro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!
A great way to introduce STEM into your classroom! Updated to include editable versions of all student handouts! How does a scientist explore the world? How can you think like an engineer? Students will explore these questions and more through a series of critical thinking STEM exercises. The packet includes 4 critical thinking challenges centered on STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). These activities expose students to the real world of science and engineering with chal
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Medieval Japan Culture Stations Activity | 10 Stations on Feudal Japan Culture!
Medieval Japan Culture: Explore 10 areas of Japan culture in Middle Ages!This Life in Medieval Japan lesson is included in the larger Medieval Japan unit, located here:Medieval Japan: A Unit Plan! 6 Engaging Lessons to Teach Japan's Middle Ages!Buy the unit and save 20%!-----------------------------------------------In this highly-engaging Life in Medieval Japan activity, students navigate throughout the classroom to learn about Japan in the Middle Ages. Students visit 10 different exhibits th
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5th - 8th
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Black History Month Biography Projects with Readings
This fantastic Black History Month resource includes 13 biographies of famous African Americans plus several project options to use in your classroom!Each 1-page biography is easy to read for students and includes the major details of each person's life along with pictures and quotes. The biographies feature figures from the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movement and include:Martin Luther King, Jr.Stokely CarmichaelMalcolm XThurgood MarshallJackie RobinsonRosa ParksBillie HolidayJames Weld
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6th - 10th
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Non-Fiction One-Pager Assignment - Informational Reading and Writing - Creative
Discover the perfect one-pager assignments tailored for non-fiction and informational texts right here! If you're in search of engaging activities that allow students to create visual summaries showcasing their comprehension of texts, your quest ends now.This resource includes:Teacher's Guide: Get the guidance you need to effectively implement these one-pager assignments in your classroom.Rubrics: Streamline the grading process with detailed rubrics to assess students' work.Project Guidelines: C
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6th - 9th
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Viking Ship Interactive Distance Learning Geoexplorers Reading Project Vikings
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects! This project focuses on the Viking ships of Norway and Scandinavia. Have your students read the included story about Vikings and answer questions related to the text. A second page using the vocabulary will help the students find the meaning of new words. Once the reading lesson is complete, your students get to build their own Viking ship! This lesson can be used independently, or to enrich a unit already being taught. The page of directions can
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3rd - 8th
Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Research Project | Egyptian Pharaohs Activity
Help your students learn about Ancient Egypt Pharaohs with this fun choice project! This printable and digital Ancient Egypt Research Project allows students to work in groups, select a pharaoh they wish to learn more about, and pick one of four creative projects to showcase their learning. Students will then present their projects to the class.The choice projects included in this resource are:Construct a 3D TombDesign and Write a Magazine (cover + several articles)Interview your Pharaoh in a Ta
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
Biography Symbolism Assignment
Biography Symbolism Assignment | PDF and Digital Formats: Students will read a biography, memoir, or autobiography and then create a life map outlining the important events in their chosen person's life. After creating the life map students will provide a written explanation and oral presentation of their life map. This assignment is Google Classroom ready with individual PDFs and Google Drive graphic organizers.Curriculum LinksThis lesson covers reading, writing, oral/speaking, and media litera
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6th - 8th
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The Diary of Anne Frank Final Project
Give your middle school students an engaging summative assessment for The Diary of Anne Frank with this student choice-based final project! Students get three project options from which they can choose. My students LOVED this project, and everything is ready for you to simply print and use -- or you can customize the grading rubrics with the editable PowerPoint file included!Please check out the Preview to get an idea of what is included in this resource!★ Want to know about all of my latest pro
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6th - 8th
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Civil Rights Movement Collaborative Project - Black History Month Activities
Are you looking for a way to introduce students to the Civil Rights Movement without spending entire class periods focused on lectures and taking notes? The Civil Rights Movement Collaborative Project is a student-centered activity that turns your students into researchers and teachers. Students will work together with a group of their classmates to research a specific topic from the Civil Rights Movement and create a product that can educate their classmates on that topic. Teachers will LOVE t
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6th - 9th
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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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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ancient Egypt Activities Bundle | Geography, Projects, Mummies, Hieroglyphics
These interactive Ancient Egypt Activities are the perfect supplement to your textbook or your existing school curriculum about Ancient Egypt! This bundle includes several engaging and no-prep activities from our complete Ancient Egypt unit bundle that will excite your students and add some variety to your lesson planning!Save 20% by purchasing these resources together!This bundle is a great fit for you if you just want a few Ancient Egypt activities, but don't want word walls, slideshows, bell
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5th - 8th
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ANNE FRANK ACTIVITIES: 3 Hands-On Biography Projects / Bulletin Board
The Diary of Anne Frank is both in intimate journal of a young girl facing troubling times and a classic work of literature. Students will love researching and and reporting on the fascinating life of this remarkable young girl as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it ea
US History Geography Back to School Project | 6 Degrees of Separation PBL
Jumpstart your school year with this high-interest, yet rigorous authentic project!Empower your students to play scientist and traveler in this 1-week PBL inspired by Stanley Milgram’s theory of 6 Degrees of Separation and everybody’s grade-school favorite “Flat Stanley." The ultimate field trip and no permission slips necessary!This is the perfect project to kick-off a US Geography Test Series component to your US History course. This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides.**
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Get a Life Project - A Standards-Based Real World Math Project for Grades 5-12
Finally! A research-based, standards-based, real world math project! Students receive a job, salary, student loans, and credit card debt, and must buy a car and find an apartment to rent all within their calculated budget. They learn financial literacy in a fun and engaging way!This download includes 26 job cards complete with a job description, requirements, nationally averaged salaries, credit card debt, and student loans. Salaries range from $30,000 to $750,000 and cover a wide range of o
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5th - 12th
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History's Mysteries Whatever Happened to the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste?
History is full of unsolved mysteries, and who doesn't love a good mystery? This packet is one of a growing collection of engaging inquiry-based learning adventures for your students. In each packet, students will investigate a mystery from history and try to solve the case!This adventure includes activities for integrated learning in history, reading comprehension, writing, and technology. Students will be required to use higher order thinking skills to infer, evaluate, analyze, draw conclusion
Evolution Bundle! {Covers NGSS MS-LS-2 & MS-LS-4}
All three resources in this bundle are hands on and very engaging. Students will enjoy analyzing, researching and applying concepts of evolution in each resource. 1st Resource - Whale Evolution ***Best Seller***Students will be introduced to the scientific phenomena of why whales are mammals and not fish in this fun and engaging activity! This activity is broken down into two parts.Part One - Whale Sorting Activity Students begin the activity by drawing a picture of what they think whales m
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-4
Hatchet Canadian Wilderness Field Guide Research Project
This is a great enrichment project for the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. Students will create a Field Guidebook about the Canadian wilderness by researching topics that were mentioned in the novel. Topics include a map of Canada, Canadian facts, Plants and Animals, Survival skills and First Aid.Purchase includes:Student project directionsField Guide informational page printables: Canadian Map Page, Canadian Facts Page, Animals and Plants Page, Survival Skills and First Aid Pages, Field Guid
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5th - 10th
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Design a Haunted House Writing Halloween PBL Math and Writing Project
Halloween activities are so much fun during Halloween week! Here's a great way to keep students engaged, thinking critically and creatively by designing a Monster Mansion! Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activity. This differentiated resource uses elements of the Architect Design Process as well as Depth and Complexity so that students can further enhance learning with:Activity 1a and 1b | ASK | Read |” Mansion or House? Let's Learn the Difference!” and “Exploring
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5th - 8th
Argumentative Text Unit and Project: Analyzing Arguments
Argumentative Text can be tough for students to navigate. This unit is designed to break down argumentative text into its separate features (fact vs. opinion, central argument, supporting evidence, and persuasive strategies), to help students analyze and synthesize several texts. In these lessons, students will annotate text, complete graphic organizers, identify persuasive strategies, and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies. The lesson plans utilize partner work, marking text, power po
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5th - 8th
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Mexican Independence Day Depth and Complexity Activities for El Grito de Dolores
This Mexican Independence Day Activity Pack is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Mexican Independence Day and/or El Grito de Dolores while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts and Social Studies standards. It's perfect for teacherIf you're looking for a way to teach students about Mexican Independence Day that is culturally sensitive, has lots of activities, and uses the Depth & Complexity framework, this activity pack is perfect!You'll find Mexican I
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fall Activities Depth and Complexity Print and Go Autumn BUNDLE
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