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Seasonal african history research for Microsoft Word
Psychology Final Project "Who am I?" Two Different Project Options
AP Psychology and regular psychology end of the year project to wrap up all that the students have studied of the course of the year.
This creative project will allow students to take a more in depth look at themselves and how their personal experiences relate to a wide variety of psychological concepts.
There are project two options to look at; one takes a more creative approach to self-analysis, while the second option is a purely written reflection. You can choose one to assign or give both
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9th - 12th
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Winter Olympics Research Project
Independent research project on the Winter Olympics. Students choose an event and an athlete who participates in the event to research and then complete a Google Slides presentation. Includes project outline, guiding questions, graphic organizer, and rubric for assessment. Slight focus on Canada, but can modify to suit your needs.
Ancient Egypt Webquest-The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Is it right for archaeologists and historians to disturb the dead? What if they gain new knowledge about an ancient culture in the process?In this webquest your students will be answering questions to multiple tasks that will guide them through primary source photographs and secondary source readings in order for them to form an opinion on whether King Tutankhamen's tomb should have been opened. Students do not have to address the supposed curse in the final essay, but it is in there as a resou
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt bundle
A Tale of Two Mathematicians - An interactive Play
After my students completed the AP Calculus Exam during my first year of teaching AP Calculus, I continued covering material from our calculus text. However, the students struggled because the material was more difficult and, more realistically, their enthusiasm had diminished significantly after the demanding schedule that led up to the AP Exam. Therefore, I began looking for alternative mathematics that could be used to motivate students and maintain their interest after completing the AP Ex
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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December Scavenger Hunt
December Holidays Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students find answers to questions about holidays and celebrations in the month of December. They will research history and statistics in relation to this time of year and use Microsoft Word to give sources, pictures, and answers.
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7th - 12th
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Name Origins WEBQUEST
Students use the "Behind the Name" website and the student-friendly handout to research the origin, meaning, and history of their first and middle names. This is a TERRIFIC first week of school activity-- students can make name tags that display the information learned through the webquest. Students can then share this information in a quick "introductory" speech.
The handout can also be used to research the meanings behind CHARACTER names in students favorite novels OR as inspiration for nam
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Grades:
5th - 12th
30 Minute Library Lessons: What Should I Read Grades 2-5
Students often do not know what they want to look for during library visits. These 10 questions will help them see that life interests are a good place to start. Afterwards, you can collect the information to determine future book purchases for your library, or use the information to create pie charts to analyze with students in future classes.
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2nd - 5th
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Final Project: Teach Me Something!
Tired of teaching this year? Have your students do it! This project allows students the freedom to teach YOU about something they are passionate about while using important soft skills. This project involves research, presentation skills, summarizing, citations, organizing information, and more! Word Doc format allows you to easily adjust it to your needs. Rubric is included for grading! Happy Learning :)
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Animal Research Project! Food Web, Chain, Habitat, Ecosystem, Facts Page, Rubric
Dive into our animal research projects with confidence! Packet covers habitats, weather, food chain, food web, facts sheet, life cycle, ecosystem and more!
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Common Core Career Project Fifth Grade
Students will be going through the process of choosing a career that requires a college degree. They will deal with their finances, make decisions, and create a project for a presentation. This packet gives you a day by day outline for what to teach and cover, along with worksheets and a rubric. It is common core aligned and list the standards. This is great for a beginning of the year or end of year project for after the EOG's.
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4th - 6th
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Life Science End of Year/Final Exam Review
Answer key included. This is a "Life Science" end of year activity meant to help students review content from the second semester. This could be used to help prepare for standardized testing and/or to prepare for a final exam. This review is provided for you in downloadable word document format, so that you may edit. I pair my presentations with an interactive notebook, so students were asked to word individually or in pairs to go back through their notebooks and find answers to these questions.
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS3-1
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Blood Diamond Web Quest
Web quest to examine what blood diamonds are and the impact of blood diamonds.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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World Traveler Activity/Project
Students embark on their own research individually or in groups of 2 for a theoretical trip around the world. They will learn budgeting, trip planning, time management, logistics, how to book airfare, hotels, etc. (without actually doing so)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This lesson is typically reserved in my classes for the end of the year or just before a vacation. It helps students realize how much goes into the
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8th - 12th
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Country Research Project: Olympic Designers - Opening Ceremony
A great beginning or end of the year project! Students will design the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games for a country that has not hosted the Olympics yet. Students will research major cities, climate, cultural attire, dance, music, and key events of their assigned country. This research project is a creative spin on the typical "Country Research Project"
Grades:
4th - 12th
Travel Project
Fun, independent travel project integrating math and geography allowing students to use math skills learned throughout the year to plan a week long vacation out of the country. Students will use addition, multiplication, division, solve for elapsed time, number forms and more.
This project could also be used as a beginning of the year project for 5th graders or end of the year math project for 4th graders..
Students will enjoy researching locations, hotels, and sharing their presentations.
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4th - 5th
Fall Writing Activities
Three writing projects that fit fall themes. The first project is a paragraph activity involving fall leaves. The second project is an imaginative scarecrow writing activity. The third is a research bat project. All activities include instructions, brainstorming, rough draft, and final copy handouts. There is also an art project that fits nicely with each writing piece.
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3rd - 4th
Penguin Writing Paper
This lined paper can be used for a final copy of a penguin research report.
One Thousand Hills Novel Study
One Thousand Hills tells the story of Pascal, a boy growing up in Agabande, Rwanda. Pascal lives with his parents, older brother and little sister, and life is good. He goes to school, his parents own a water tank, and he does what is expected of him. Little does he know that his world is about to horrifically be turned upside down.
The set of questions developed here can be used as an independent novel study. An answer key is attached for teachers. Further, this novel study could be used
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Eight Novel Studies for Literature Circles or Independent Reading
Regions of Africa Project
Students create a poster that will be presented to the class regarding their assigned African Region. (this could be adapted to an electronic presentation, as well--I like doing posters so that I can hang them up during the unit in my classroom).
Southern Africa, Rain Forest, Sahel, Swahili Coast, Ethiopian Highlands, Savanna, Sahara, and the African Great Lakes.
This asks students to explore the human and physical geography of their region, as well as the eco system of the region and one "eco
Grades:
9th - 12th
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American Dream Media Project/Presentation
This project can be just a media project that is submitted OR it can also be a presentation. This works especially well for high school students who are thinking about plans after high school.This works well with any level of student as it's very individual - there are three topic choices - and students can utilize their creativity within the project and through their choice of media for their presentation.I have also included a rubric that can be changed to suit your needs.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Apartheid Awareness Webquest
This short activity is one used to begin the short story "Once Upon a Time" by Nadine Gordimer or any fiction or non-fiction text that informs students about South Africa's former apartheid government. Not many students in America are familiar with the topic and are not familiar with the similarity to Jim Crow laws in America or that this system was in place until nearly 1990. This webquest helps familiarize them with the topic. This quest can be modified to suit your needs and the sources on th
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8th - 12th
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Women Pharoah Project
Students research women pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. There are 6 main women pharaohs covered in this project and I recommend dividing them amongst your class. Students work in groups of 3-5 to research the questions in the research guide. Then they will work together to transform a shoebox (or other small box) into a sarcophagus. In a round table discussion, groups present their work and research. This ends up being a jigsaw technique to ensure each students ends up with all the information comple
Grades:
9th - 12th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
Ancient Africa Project
This project allows students to research and present on an Ancient African Civilization. Using different traits of civilization, students create a presentation in the role of a travel guide to an ancient African civilization. Includes directions, research guide, and rubric for scoring.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Ancient African Civilizations Bundle
Chicken Research Project
This is a great tool to use in your room if you are hatching baby chickens. There are lots of activties as well as research and a countdown to the glorious day your chicks hatch!
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PreK - 6th
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