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7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa archaeology simulations
Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Get BOTH of my Christmas Digital Escape Rooms that are NO PREP for a discount when you buy the bundle. These escape rooms will give your students the fun experience of helping Santa be ready for Christmas Eve in the North Pole AND a scavenger hunt at a school's Holiday Jubilee! The North Pole Escape Room has 12 ELA skill-based challenges and 12 tasks to complete. The Holiday Jubilee Escape Room has 14 ELA skill-based challenges and 22 tasks! These are both all digital and are done in Google F
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5th - 8th
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Social Skills Task Cards | Winter Break | Winter Holiday | Conversation
Do your kids struggle with conversations? Want to prepare them for coversations and social situations they may experience over their winter break? These Winter Break/Christmas Social Skills Task Cards have 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Christmas, New Years, holidays and winter break, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what the
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
Christmas Traditions History Holiday Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis
Explore the history of Christmas and Christmas holiday traditions from around the world! Your students will explore leading theories about the history of Christmas traditions with this festive crime scene investigation activity that encourages engagement and original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Christmas and its traditions. Leading theories about the making of modern Christmas traditions are provided, spanning from R
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5th - 10th
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Beginning of Course Activity: Alien Archeology
Students will pretend to be Alien Archeologists from the future, who are examining the remains of an ancient civilization (aka: the classroom). Students will use the provided worksheet to lead them in filling out with their observations and to draw conclusions about their fellow students and the teacher. Then, the students will complete "part 2," taking their observations and applying them to what it means to be a historian.
This lesson will prepare students for a conversation about:
- What is
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Prehistory - Archaeology (How Do We Know What We Know?)
Students will rotate through stations with what might appear at first glance to be random artifacts. Each station has story behind it that connects the items to a story. For example, one is from a teenage sleepover where they were playing video games all night, drank a lot of soda and made a mess. You can set this simulation up in your classroom and have students rotate through each area, or, you can buy some paint sticks and string, and set up archaeological “dig sites” outside (see pic below).
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6th - 12th
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Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Activity Lesson
Explore winter holiday and Christmas music culture and traditions from around the world! This activity will take your students on an engaging tour of diverse winter holiday and Christmas music customs, and learn about the global instruments used in traditional holiday music!Your students will learn about diverse music holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to ten notable countries. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity around the holidays! St
Grades:
3rd - 8th
SURVIVE HISTORY! The Game: An Archaeological Dig
No printing. No cutting. No complicated prep-work. Just download and watch your students play and learn! Approximate Game Length: 5-10 minutes.Give your students a fun, animated, and gamified experience of leaning about Archaeology and the first peoples in North America! `To play, simply download the game, save on your digital platform so your students can download and play in PowerPoint. It's that simple! Enjoy watching your students Game2Learn!BE SURE TO OPEN AND PLAY IN THE POWERPOINT PROGRA
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: "Survive History" Geography Bundle
Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room NO PREP! Escape to Winter Break
This digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key ELA skills while being a completely NO PREP activity for you!This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt at their school's Holiday Jubilee in hopes of not only winning, but also escaping to winter break. Students will have to solve 22 clues and complete 14 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the next section and finish the scavenger hunt. This will keep stu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Middle School Holiday Lesson Plans
Forensic Science Activities are a fun, yet educational, way to celebrate holidays without sacrificing instruction time in Middle School. This collection of forensic science crime scene investigation (CSI) activities includes 4 engaging laboratory activities that infuse the excitement of holidays with the intrigue of forensic science. Each activity is specifically designed for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade and provides a unique opportunity for students to apply forensic science techniques in a fun
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS1-1
Forensic Science Christmas Activity Crime Scene Investigation & Fat Analysis
Looking for a FUN Forensic Science Christmas Activity? This public-school, low-prep activity is EASY to set up and FUN for students! Students will use brown paper bags to investigate the fat content of cookies. This information will be used to solve a holiday mystery. Then, students will examine motives for each suspect in the mystery and write a short article. Your students will love this Holiday-themed, engaging FUN FORENSICS activity... NO ONE DIES! This activity aligns with Next Generation S
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
Archaeology Simulation - Earth's History
Next Generation Science StandardsThis inquiry-based activity simulates the work of archaeologists. This activity simulates fossil evidence for Pangea, fossil evidence for climate change, and shows how archaeologists use relative time.This lesson begins with a web activity, and then utilizes a hands on lab investigation. This activity is assessed by a writing component based off of the Common Core standards for writing in the science classroom. A rubric for this assignment is included. Check out
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4th - 8th
Rock Cycle Dice Game Worksheet and Station Prep PDF
This game uses regular 6-sided dice to guide students through the various stages of the rock cycle.Set up the station placards around the room along with a dice (regular or the larger foam ones from places like the dollar store). Each student will need a worksheet to fill out as they go from station to station. If possible, try to put an example or two of each rock at their respective stations to have a visual there too.
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Dinosaur Extinction Simulation Board Game (Google Classroom, Distance Learning)
Distance Learning Update: This game would also go GREAT over a Zoom or Google Meet session. Instead of counters, students could use cereal pieces or any small pieces to simulate the dinosaurs, and you can use a website for the dice roll.This is the perfect game to teach your class about the effects of the Meteor Impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. It is highly interactive and entertaining for kids, while providing meaningful content that is sure to help your students fully unders
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3rd - 12th
Thinking Like An Archaeologist: Artifact Analysis
Originally designed for use in MA 6th grade Social Studies class In accordance with MA common core standard:Topic 1: Studying complex societies, past and present 1. Explain how different academic fields in the social sciences concentrate on different means of studying societies in the past and present 3. Give examples of how archaeologists, historians, geographers, economists, and political scientists work as teams to analyze evidence, develop hypotheses, and construct interpretations of ancie
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5th - 7th
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worksheet christmas for teacher
Immerse your classroom in the enchantment of the holiday season with this comprehensive and editable Christmas Classroom Decor Bundle. The bundle encapsulates the spirit of the season while offering customization to suit your unique teaching style.Seasonal Posters and Signs: Adorn your walls with seasonal posters featuring motivational messages, educational content, and captivating holiday illustrations. Each poster is editable, allowing you to tailor them to your curriculum or display important
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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French Dialogue: Customizable Conversation & Pronunciation: On Santa's Lap
DO YOUR STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH PRONUNCIATION AND THE MEANINGS OF CONVERSATIONS? Your students will love this simple, authentic & customizable French Christmas dialogue script! With a partner they will discuss their Christmas wishes for gifts and sweet treats. They will use included word banks to fill in the blanks to ensure that their dialogue is realistic and relevant. The dialogue script comes in multiple versions: with English & without. Also, the PDF has click-and-fill textboxes for
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4th - 10th
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Mohenjodaro - Archaeological Dig
Explore the ancient city of Mohenjodaro with this interactive artifact exploration activity. Your students will jump into the roles of archaeologists while digging up these ancient artifacts, hypothesizing about their uses and discussing what they tell us about Mohenjodaro and its citizens. PDF and Google access only.Included:Activity prep checklistData recording chartsActivity Google SlidesArtifact description cardsArtifact name cardsArtifact photo cardsJob task cardsCharacteristics of civiliza
Grades:
5th - 7th
Sim Mummy: A Mummification Simulation Unit
SimMummy is an exciting simulation where students mummify a "dead pharaoh" following the same steps of the ancient Egyptians. They create all the supplies that their SimMummy needs for an eternal afterlife, learn how to write in hieroglyphs, play Egyptian games, and can even have a funeral procession as the grand finale. SimMummy can be used as a backbone for your entire unit on ancient Egypt. This is a fun activity for school, summer camp, after school programs, or home school. Entire download
Grades:
5th - 8th
Archaeologist Convention Presentation
This activity is a great way to introduce a Social Studies unit that deals with ancient civilizations or archaeology! Students are given the chance to look at ordinary objects through the eyes of an archaeologist in the "future" and use their imaginations to deduce "primitive" uses for these objects. It's a lot of fun for the kids when they see what interesting uses their classmates came up with for items they use on a daily basis.
Includes instructions for oral presentations, a letter to the
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4th - 8th
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Who Gets To Go - a simulation suggested by the birth stories of Jesus
Who Get to Go is a simulation focusing on the birth stories of Jesus as recorded in Luke and Matthew. Through this experience participants will be helped to consider the types of people who came to see Jesus and what decisions they might have made before they came.
This simulation utilizes pictures to stimulate decision making by elementary children, youth, adults or intergenerational groupings including children as young as 5 in study or fellowship settings. The experience takes approximately
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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Christmas Dice Simulation Activity-North Pole, Holidays Around the World, Fun
Your students will love taking an internship at Santa's Workshop in the North Pole in this fun Christmas dice simulation with extension activities. Included is a photo essay of some holiday traditions around the world like Krampus, Befana, and more! Will your interns finish on the naughty list or nice list? Let them roll to find out! Reuse it year after year for a great holiday activity.
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4th - 8th
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Quest- The Treasures of Maple Island, Multi-Content Earth Science Treasure Hunt
Challenge your students to identify the location and depth of several buried treasures on the mysterious Maple Island! (Not to be confused with the infamous Oak Island, of course!) Your students will use skills in topography mapping, relative dating, rock types, and absolute dating to pinpoint the location of five buried treasures! You can easily link this to a real-world breakout room set-up where students must gather their evidence and come up with their 3-digit combination for a locked box! I
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Winter Holiday BUNDLE: Reverse Escape Room, Essay Writing, & Peer Review Games!
Happy Holidays!Looking to change the game on your December instruction? This three product bundle contains everything you’ll need to turn content from ANY unit into a holiday-themed series of student-centered activities (saving you 25% vs. purchasing each product separately), and it includes: Drift into Winter REVERSE Escape Room: Break IN to ANY Lesson or Content Area!The #QRBreakIN pedagogy transforms any course content into a “REVERSE” Escape Room for 2-3 days of small group centers activity.
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5th - 12th
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Archaeological Classroom Dig Situation
Have your students imagine that they are archaeologists in the future excavating their classroom. Select items that students will view around the room. These could be items that give students a glimpse in to your life. When viewing the items, students make inferences about you based on the item (like how archaeologists make inferences about people of the past when viewing artifacts).Resource includes a graphic organizer/ guide as well as reflection questions
Grades:
4th - 10th
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