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8th grade critical thinking arts & music research
Bobblehead Biography Project
Use “Bobblehead Biographies” to tackle informational writing in your classroom AND (more importantly) make history come alive for your students!
The “Bobblehead Biography Project” will immediately capture the attention of your kiddos (plus anyone else walking by) while promoting important skills like:
•Reading comprehension
•Summarizing + drawing inferences
•Informational writing
•Research
Create adorable art while setting the stage for purpose-driven writing + high-interest reading!
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K - 12th
Veterans Day Activities & Crafts: Patriotic Agamograph Project & Bulletin Board
Honor our military veterans during Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day (9/11), and other patriotic holidays, by creating this easy-to-make project that you can display in your classroom or school hallway.This ready-to-go, time-saving project becomes a beautiful, kinesthetic display that transforms from the image of a saluting veteran into the image of an American bald eagle. Students will love creating this easy-to-make agamograph using the color-by-number templates. And as
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: 10 Patriotic Activities and Crafts: Patriotic Holidays BUNDLE (Save 30%)
Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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Egyptian Mythology: Gods and Goddesses Ancient Egypt Bulletin Board Project
Ra Ra Ra! Are there any stories more exciting than those pulled from the mythologies of ancient cultures? Students will love learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses as they create Big Galoots of these fascinating figures. Choose from 15 different gods and goddesses, and invite students to learn their mythologies. Have them color and cut the ready-to-go Big Galoot templates and write about what they learned on the back side of the figure. Then hang the Big Galoots on a bulletin board or across
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4th - 8th
Hispanic Heritage Month Activities — 27 Famous Latinx and/or Hispanic Americans
Great bulletin board! Whether you're preparing for Hispanic American Month or learning about famous Americans who have made a difference, this cut-color-and-create project is a must have! Great art and writing project. Ready-to-go templates for 27 famous Hispanic Americans make this a classroom-ready activity. Easy-to-follow directions — with photographs. Display the Hispanic Americans People Books on a wall or bulletin board to make a dazzling display.Each figure has 4 templates. Simply color,
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3rd - 8th
The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition (Includes Customizable Clue Templates)
This student-driven game includes 50 pages of racing material that will take your students on a fun-filled, virtual tour of 6 continents!
The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition is a game in which multiple teams of two or three students compete in a race with one another. Teams strive to arrive first at "pit stops," located at the end of each leg, to avoid coming in last. The clues provided during each leg lead the teams to the next destination or direct them to perform a task. These tasks are perf
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6th - 12th
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Famous Artist Research Project
Famous Artist Research Template and Project: A fantastic research project for middle/high school students! Students will use the easy-to-follow research template to learn more about a famous artist. The student will research their artist and design a poster to use in an oral presentation in class. Grading rubric is included! You have the option to assign the artists or let each student choose their artist. Included with this resource:Student Assignment Handout (Project description/expectations
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Art Education Resource Bundle ( Buy all 3 -- Save Money )
Dance Around the World - Research Project
A research based inquiry project about dance styles around the world. IncludesLearning GoalsSuccess CriteriaResearch Rubric (Based on the Ontario Curriculum)Oral Communication Rubric (Based on the Ontario Curriculum)Reference Article With 10 Different Dance StylesGraphic Organizer for the Students to CompleteCompleted Level 4 Example (Indigenous Hoop Dance)
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4th - 8th
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Technology Then & Now: A Team History / Research Project
In this lesson, students use critical thinking and research skills to determine how a specific form of technology evolved. Working with a partner or small group, students start with where their chosen technology was prior to 1900 and then take it through 5 more steps of evolution to the present day. Students use the Internet for research to determine what had to happen between each step to move their technology to the next iteration. Worksheets are provided for six high interest topics, with
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6th - 8th
Genres of Music Research Project for Google Slides™ | Distance Learning
Genres of Music Research Project for Google Slides™ | Distance LearningINFOThis product comes with:PDF File with Google Slides™ LinkPrintable Flip BookPaper-Friendly VersionRubricThis activity is Distance Learning friendly and a great way to connect with students while at home. This activity was made and intended to be used on Google Apps such as Google Slides™ and Google Classroom™.Genres of music are interesting and have so much back story for learn! Where did it come from? Who invented it? Wh
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Music Research Project Bundle for Google Slides™ | Distance Learning
Drama Unit Set Design High School Choice Boards! Design Concept VERY Popular
PART OF A BUNDLE Do have some reluctant students? Try technical theater with them! This 8 day unit explains the history of set design, the process of of the designer, how to use metaphor in design and have an opportunity to create a set design and model. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design and learn how to critique their peer's work as well. Plus, they are expected to read a play or musical. There is a Google Classroom version of this as well at: Set Design High School
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8th - 11th
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Fun Intro to Shakespeare: Guessing Game, Trivia, Research, Language, Quotes
Many students are intimidated by Shakespeare because of the difficult language. This 2-3 day introduction to Shakespeare gives students a chance to get comfortable with Shakespeare’s language and learn about life in Elizabethan England. This introduction requires no teaching on the part of the teacher. It consists of a fun guessing activity, research worksheet, and student-lead learning about life in Shakespeare’s time.1)Introduction activity (1 class period /4 pages/ language, trivia, and resea
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8th - 11th
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Music Research Project Bundle for Google Slides™ | Distance Learning
Music Research Project Bundle for Google Slides™ | Distance LearningINFOINCLUDES:Instrument Research ProjectGenres of Music Research ProjectWorld Music Research ProjectResearch projects are so much fun and are so engaging for students both in the classroom and for distance learning. These three projects each come in 3 VERSIONS: Google Slides™, flip book and paper-friendly. These projects were made and intended to be used on Google Apps such as Google Slides™ and Google Classroom™.Save 20% by bu
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4th - 8th
Jazz Musicians Research Pages
Jazz music is such an engaging topic for students! This download includes 16 research pages customized for each of the following musicians:
Duke Ellingon
John Coltrane
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Thelonius Monk
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis
David Brubeck
Benny Goodman
Ella Fitzgerald
Dizzy Gillespie
Max Roach
Wynton Marsalis
Count Basie
Jelly Roll Morton
The pages are meant to help students create a thumbnail sketch of each musician. Each page is exactly the same except they h
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4th - 12th
MUSICIAN BIOGRAPHY Project a Middle School General Music Research Project
Introduce your students to biographical research with this musical artist research project. Using any music genre or musical period, your students will become familiar with famous musicians’ careers through carefully guided research. They can organize their findings into a presentation with the provided Google Slide or create one from scratch.As a middle school teacher, I have discovered the need for careful guidance to help students keep their information and sources organized when doing resear
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7th - 8th
Also included in: MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE for Middle School General Music
Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Broadway Musical Group Research Project
This is a week-long project your kids will love! Students work in groups to research a Broadway musical of their choice. They work together to create a poster and presentation to share their information with the rest of the class. This download includes detailed teacher instructions/scoring guide, student instruction sheets, and a "group evaluation" page for students to fill out after they make their presentations. Students take a lot of ownership over their projects because they are in char
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5th - 12th
Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues. What's Included:► Step-by-step instructions► Hint cards► 5 well-designed puzzles to solve► Self-checking Google form► Clue labels (optional)► Congratulations certifica
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Famous Chef Activities for Culinary Arts - Prostart, Family and Consumer Science
Are you teaching your students about famous chefs and want to be planned for a week or so with little to no prep? This is a bundle of 2 resources that include a research assignment about famous chefs, questions, a banner, and a rubric. Who is this for?Culinary Arts middle school and high schoolFamily and Consumer ScienceProstartHome EconomicsHomeschool ⭐ What's Included?Project description with chefs as options to choose fromQuestions to model their PowerPoint or Google Slide presentationRubric
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8th - 11th
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Fashion Design BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Includes 6-9 weeks of fashion design lessons including fashion design history, a digital notebook with 22 pages of lessons including color, design, vocabulary, fabrics, digital portfolio, writing activities and careers; famous fashion designers, a related math lesson, and the opportunity for students to create their own fashion (or fashion line). This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo,
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6th - 9th
Research Skills Bundle | Fundamentals, Online Search, Fact & Opinion Task Cards
This bundle brings together three of our super popular research skills resources to ensure your students can ask the right questions, seek the correct answers, verify the integrity of what they are researching and report it back in their own words using the correct citation protocols.Be sure to read the reviews the description and reviews of each resource, as you will not be disappointed.YOU MIGHT ALSO❤️VE THESE ENGLISH RESOURCES ❤️ Year-Long Visual Writing Prompts Collection❤️ News and Media Li
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7th - 9th
Social Media Research Project - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Empower your students to analyze the impact of social media in today's society.In 2017, there were about 2.5 billion people using social media worldwide with this amount only expected to increase in the future. People use social media to quickly and easily talk to, connect with, an
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5th - 12th
Interdisciplinary Decades Research Project -distance learning
This resource is on sale for 7/13 only as part of a special promotion. Find more deals for grades K-12 and information about giveaways here!This Decades Project is interdisciplinary, including history, music, fads, economics, politics, and science. Students will research each decade and fill in the appropriate template, either through Google Classroom (Google Slides version) or on paper. It is helpful to assign students to decades in groups or two to three so they can divide up the work easily.
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3rd - 12th
Music Around the World Project for World Music Units
Are you teaching a World Music Unit? Your students will enjoy this in-depth research and oral presentation project on World Music and Musical Instruments of the World.SAVE WITH A BUNDLEMusic Around the World Bundle – World Music Project and Instrument PostersPRINTABLE FORMATPrint off the student's response pages individually or combine them to create a student workbook.WHAT'S INCLUDED:There are TEN pages in this resource consisting of:Cover pagePAGE 4: has a list of TIPS and IDEAS for the teache
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5th - 8th
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