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Critical thinking visual arts simulations for Microsoft PowerPoint
Film Studies - Camera Angles (Middle School Edition)
Middle School-appropriate version of my popular Film Studies course. Revised and revamped to meet the needs of 6-9 teachers. Film clips chosen with the middle school student in mind. This slideshow reviews the topic of camera angles, with 16 movie clips (accessible via the web) from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Forrest Gump, Shrek, Harry Potter, Zootopia, and more! Also includes a quiz. Password for web access is on the last slide.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Characteristics of Living Things Interactive PowerPoint AND Case Studies
Fun, animated review of the material as well as TWO case studies exploring the characteristics of life. Students journey to Europa, where they must analyze samples for the presence of life. In the second case study, students discover the tobacco mosaic virus.
This extremely fun PowerPoint was created to get kids thinking! No more simple lectures centered around listing the shared characteristics of life - your students will be putting themselves in the shoes of xenobiologists and research bota
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7th - 12th
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS - MONOPOLY ACTIVITY
This activity uses the classic board game of monopoly to gently introduce students to a variety of economic ideas (summarised below):
- Pricing
- Subsidies
- Demand
- Taxation
- Stimulus
- Rent
- Redistribution of assets
The resource includes:
13 page Powerpoint activity (not notes, a fun game)
1 page explanatory notes
2 pages of reflective questions
2 pages of suggested solutions to the questions
I have tested this activity with my students and it is always a fun and enjoyable activity that
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Grades:
7th - 12th
The Landlady Murder Mystery
Based on Roald Dahl's "The LandLady," a crime scene is created for students to investigate before reading through the story. Included in the package are suspect cards, slide deck, graphic organizer, pictures of the crime scene set-up, and paragraph assignment and self-reflection. NOT Included: Any items that are needed to set up the crime scene. Only photos of what I have set up are included so you can either use or recreate yourself. The LandLady short story can be found for free on the web.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Scientific Method Interactive PowerPoint Case Study #2: Bark of the Willow Tree
Case study activity in the convenient form of a PowerPoint - interactive, cross-disciplinary, and engaging!
The second in a collection of case studies which promote a deeper understanding of the scientific method (Check out the first case study for FREE - What's Wrong With Nya?) Note: Each case study is a stand alone. You can do just one, or all of them.
Bark of the Willow Tree
In this case study, you are a doctor in colonial America. Colonists begin falling ill, and you decide to try some med
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Make Monet Paper Water Lilies
Step by step tutorial on making beautiful paper water lilies. Enhance your bulletin boards or displays with this easy, inexpensive project. Appropriate for children in grades 3 and up. I made them to decorate a display of "Monet-style" tempera paintings by my students. Our classroom water lily pond was just stunning!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Fun President Impeachment Conviction Process Lesson Plan Simulation Activity
Want a fun way to teach about the impeachment and conviction process? After a lesson with examples from history and quick assessment, test your students' critical thinking as students participate in a simulation. Should the president lose his job? What are his crimes? Grades 7-10.The work is all done for you, including the lesson plan, scenario, what kids should say, and possible debrief questions to make this a learning opportunity for all. Trick Your Kids Into Learning The Fun Way!
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7th - 10th
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Business Game Simulation # 3 -The Food Truck
This is the third business simulation game, perfect for economics, financial literacy or just a great whole group class activity. Students are faced with various scenarios in this game and must make the best decision by selecting an option for each scenario.Total of 10 scenarios. In the following slide the student will either gain or lose points depending on their choice. Fantastic activity that is surely to keep the whole class engaged. Perfect for middle school and high school.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Earth Day: The Global Water Crisis Activity
Celebrate #earthday in the classroom with this simulation. Students will be active participants in solving a mystery. Why are the villagers getting sick? Your download contains the presentation to facilitate the simulation and guide discussion. Handouts and role playing briefs are included. Introduce students to advanced topics such as the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals on an age-appropriate level while having fun! Go deeper on your own and get interdisciplinary by includi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
STEAM Thinking Outside The Box Drills /Emergency Sub Plans-Vol. 1-4 (PowerPoint)
Thinking Outside The Box ChallengesLooking for a way to boost your students' critical thinking, design, and creativity skills? Look no further than "Thinking Outside the Box Drills"!This innovative product provides students with a unique challenge: they must use a list of 3 separate products to design something useful to society. By encouraging students to think beyond the obvious and use their imaginations, these drills are an excellent way to foster creativity and problem-solving skills.But "T
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Not Grade Specific
The Jamestown Colony: Interactive
Build strong content knowledge, while also cultivating critical thinking skills, with this exciting, interactive activity about the Jamestown Colony. Take your students through the dramatic ups and downs of the first British colony on the East Coast of America while they trade shares as investors in the Virginia Company of London. When the final shares have been traded, and profits and losses have been accounted for, use their engagement to spark a critical discussion about the ethics, power r
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Netflix Presentation - Writing Activity
Writing Project!Now you can have your own Netflix Platform inside the classroom.You can personalize the profiles and pictures, the title of the serie and the description of the episodes. Students can write their own Netflix Serie or just create a timeline of what they did during the school year. If you want to see more about it, check my Instagram @myflashideas
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Cheerleading Choreography EDITABLE template for routines, Dance Coach
Super excited to bring this template to ALL Dance/Cheer coaches!This interactive template has multiple slides to help create the perfect routine. As coaches, we are always busy trying to find ways to keep the thoughts in our head without forgetting. Now we don't have to! 5,6,7,8....Let's Go!!After purchasing, download the file, and get creating! There are multiple props, people, and signs to get those thoughts going. This template is fully editable, so you can add/subtract the premade slides to
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Not Grade Specific
Deterrence Theory & Harry S. Truman’s Decision Making Simulation!
Would the world truly be a safer place if every country had at least one nuclear weapon? In this engaging slide-pack, students explore this hypothetical along with unpacking the deterrence theory in these interactive and discussion-based slides. Additionally, students will learn about the events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The deterrence theory is hypothetically applied and students detail their decision making skills as if they were President Harry S. Truman in two written requirements.Slide Top
Grades:
7th - 12th
Creating a Classroom Economy-- 21st century learning!
This is a power point presentation that will take you step by step through how to manage an effective classroom mini-economy. A mini-economy is an amazing way to integrate financial literacy, behavior management, 21st learning skills, and differentiate for classroom needs. I'd be lost without my classroom economy. I have presented this power point twice for in-services in the Milwaukee area! Enjoy -- please stop back for printables to use in your economy!
Grades:
1st - 7th
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Investigating Careers: SMART Goals - PowerPoint Presentation
This is a very realistic and practical presentation on Goal Setting.
The following information is included in this slide show:
1. lifelong earnings and education
2. starting salary information (minimum wage salary through engineer's salary
3. realistic monthly expenses (Amarillo, TX)
4. comparing salary and expenses
5. facts concerning high school dropouts
6. SMART Goals
Grades:
7th - 12th
STEAM Thinking Outside The Box Drills & Emergency Sub Plans- Vol. 1 (PowerPoint)
Thinking Outside The Box ChallengesLooking for a way to boost your students' critical thinking, design, and creativity skills? Look no further than "Thinking Outside the Box Drills"!This innovative product provides students with a unique challenge: they must use a list of 3 separate products to design something useful to society. By encouraging students to think beyond the obvious and use their imaginations, these drills are an excellent way to foster creativity and problem-solving skills.But "T
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Trip to Japan Simulation Game
This is a fun little "choose your our adventure" simulation. Students will pick one of the three choices offered during each situation they face. They will make choices for travel, food, sightseeing, and what to do if they get lost. Works well with the simulation point sheet that I have posted as a free resource.
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4th - 7th
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Tessellation for Distance Learning
A brief introduction to simple "slide tessellation" and 8 slides worth of interactive tessellation practice for use on Google Slides to collaborate between partners and complete a tessellation with a shape.Upload the presentation into Google Slides and check your sharing settings to enable your students to practice tessellation digitally either on their own or with a partner.Share settings should enable your students to access and edit the document.
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4th - 8th
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Bitmoji Classroom: Baking Competition
The bitmoji can be changed to yours. This is completely editable. All of the people, posters, cakes, cupcakes, tables, and words could be linked to your own videos, websites, and presentations.I have created 18 Bitmoji Classrooms. Use the link below to buy the bundle for a 20% discount!Bundle LinkReviews mean TPT credits for you!Make sure you leave a review of any purchased products to earn credit toward future purchases! Terms of Use:By purchasing this product, you own a license for one tea
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Templates - Editable - All Levels - All Grades
Backpack Artifacts
With this fun activity, your students will get a small taste of what it's like to be an archaeologist! Students will draw conclusions as artifacts are revealed from a backpack. They will make revisions one by one as more clues are revealed! You can decide who the 'real' owner of the backpack is, but the fun is in the guessing. Enjoy this deductive and inductive reasoning activity as you learn about one very cool profession!
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2nd - 5th
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Time fillers - thinking skills
Thinking skills are a range of strategies that allow children to discover for themselves. Children will be encouraged to recall, problem solve, organise information and ask questions. This pack contains activities that will enhance children’s ability to make sense of the world around them.
Grades:
K - 6th
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6:48
Virtual Art Museum: Tutorial
This video is a free resource that provides a "walk-through" of our Virtual Museum resource.. It explains/shows how to:
- Navigate the museum using navigational arrows and or the museum map feature.
- Customize features of the art museum including frames, signage, colors, shadows and text.
- How to easily import/insert student artwork (pictures and video)
We hope you find this supplemental, free download useful in helping you get the most out of our Virtual Museum resource.
Enjoy!
Be the fi
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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