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8th grade Common Core RI.6.1 research
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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Also included in:Â Natural Disasters COMPREHENSIVE BUNDLE of all products related to this topic
Ancient Rome City of Pompeii Webquest - Nonfiction Reading and Research
The city of Pompeii was a major resort city during the times of Ancient Rome. However, in 79 AD, disaster struck the city when it was buried under 20 feet of ash and debris from the eruption of the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius. As your students learn about this famous historic city and what amazing discoveries archeologists would later find, they gain factual information while learning to read for information and using research skills. Supports CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1-8.1 and CCSS.RH.6-8.7
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Bundle A 5 WebQuest Collection
Argumentative Writing UNIT Common Core Grades 6-12 Editable
Teach your students to write solid argument essays step-by-step with my Argumentative Writing unit. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12. Newly updated to include EDITABLE handouts and rubrics in Google Drive (using Google Slides). This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES MEGA BUNDLE and is also included in my Argument Essay Writing Bundle + Editable Presentation and Handouts.Students won't struggle writing an argument with my graphic organize
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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:Â Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Civil War Differentiated Passages Bundle
Civil War Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about the Civil War and Reconstruction by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 46 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 230 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these questions after reading
Ancient Civilizations: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Ancient Civilizations Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about the ancient civilizations through present day by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 98 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 490 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these
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3rd - 8th
Science Differentiated Passages Bundle
Science Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about all things science from life science to physical science to earth science by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 109 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 545 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can r
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:Â Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
World War I & II Differentiated Passages Bundle
World War I & II Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about World Wars I and II by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 49 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 245 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these questions after reading.
Physical Science: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Physical Science Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about all things physical science by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 34 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 170 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these questions after readin
American Revolution Differentiated Passages Bundle
American Revolution Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about the American Revolution by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 24 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 120 passages. Additionally, there is a 44-page differentiated section included specifically covering the key battles of the war. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned
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
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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High-Interest Science Differentiated Passages for the Year Bundle
High-Interest Science Differentiated Passages for the Year BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn fascinating and random science facts about every month of the year by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. These high-interest passages are engaging, surprising, and fact-filled passages about real science topics! This bundle includes one passage set for each month of the year (11 total because June and July are combined).
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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United States Differentiated Passages Bundle
United States Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about United States landmarks, governments, holidays, presidents, the presidential election process, and inauguration day by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 31 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 155 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standar
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
The Water Scarcity Crisis Challenge | Investigate Solutions Activity | Google
The United Nations needs help combatting the world’s water crisis! This thought-provoking activity challenges students to examine innovative solutions to ease scarcity in the Middle East. They analyze various ideas, determine the pros & cons of each, and create their own unique solutions. Then, students write innovative proposals recommending the most promising proposal in a final report to the UN Council. A fill-in rubric is included for easy grading. Your purchase has print & interacti
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5th - 12th
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Life Science Differentiated Passages Bundle
Life Science Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about all things life science by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 41 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 205 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these questions after reading. This
Argumentative Writing Unit - Middle School Argumentative Essay - 4 Day Week
This Common Core aligned resource is the perfect way to teach your students how to compose a multi-paragraph argumentative composition. This debate centers around whether students believe that a four-day school week is a better option than a traditional five-day school week. It will allow your students to take part in a real world project that includes the use of technology and several research based strategies. Teachers will love that this product contains teacher models for each task, a Power
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5th - 8th
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
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3rd - 12th
Also included in:Â CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES BUNDLE | Christmas Around the World Craft STEM Winter
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Earth Science Differentiated Passages Bundle
Earth Science Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about all things earth science by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 41 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 205 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students can respond to these questions after reading. Thi
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