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Middle school End of Year archaeology simulations
Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School
Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of teamwork and sets the tone for a fun, high energy class!Here's what you need: a whole lotta marshmallows, a box of toothpicks, and some Clorox wipes! :-) Set your classroom up for the first day so that students are working in teams to build eight differ
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Desert Island Team Building, Cooperative Learning Challenge
Your students will love this game! They are required to work together in teams and make important decisions to help them survive on and escape from a Desert Island.Perfect for developing Critical Thinking, Cooperative Learning and Team Building.Students earn points based on the decisions they make and one team will leave the island as the victors. This resources comes with a comprehensive teacher guide, a full lesson on PowerPoint and an island map. You don't need to do a thing!!This would be g
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4th - 9th
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Escape Room - Students Create Their Own
Students create their OWN themed escape room in this terrific editable Google Slide product.....and NO LOCKS ARE NEEDED!!!!! This is a print and go Escape Room concept for ANY content area.Have students edit the template to include a theme, a mystery letter and 5 different puzzles/riddles that lead to a solution for the ESCAPE!!! When finished, students print and exchange their escape challenges for an engaging classroom ADVENTURE!! Every step is guided with video tutorials (if needed) to help
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3rd - 10th
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Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Curriculum Middle School Lesson Plans
Looking for fun end of year activities, middle school teacher? Students LOVE the intrigue of Forensic Science CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION! This 4-pack of Forensic Science Lesson Plans is the perfect addition to your curriculum, created for upper elementary and middle school students. They will love these not-scary mock crime scene activities! These CSI activities are easy to set up with common materials you can easily find at your local grocery store. Tested and approved by my students - these are
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-2
Summer Break Simulation | Last Day of School Activity
This no-prep, game-based Summer Camp Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school! In this last day of school activity with printable and digital options, students will participate in a game-based simulation in which they attend a summer camp with many different activities, events, and social opportunities!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work for you! You don't need
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5th - 8th
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Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
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K - 12th
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Prehistoric Indian Artifact Sorting Activity (intermediate grades)
Turn students into archeologists in this HANDS ON artifact identification activity as they review our prehistoric Indian past! Students will work cooperatively in teams to analyze a set of colorful artifact pictures “discovered” in a certain area of the country. Students must use inferencing skills, deductive reasoning, and text based evidence as they explore their “excavation” site, analyze their artifacts, and make a hypothesis as to the culture they most likely represent. Using the provided
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3rd - 6th
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End of Year Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
With a school year that experienced some turbulence, you can still make a smooth landing with these 4 engaging and interactive virtual field trips! Virtual field trips are a great way to infuse technology, spark curiosity, and bring learning to life! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will stay engaged with these enrichment activities until the last school bell.This Bundle Includes:1. Pirate Ships Virtual Field Trip2. NAS
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5th - 7th
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End of the Year Escape Room - Summer Vacation Escape Activity feat. GoogleSlides
Need a fun and engaging activity to get your students excited about the end of the school year? Then this is the product for you! Escape Rooms have been all the rage this year and this End of the Year Escape Room will not disappoint. Through unique and creative puzzles, clues and activities, students will digitally interact with the various items in the room to figure out the 7 Letter code (in ALL CAPS) to escape the classroom. Once they have compiled the 7 letter code (in ALL CAPS), students wi
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4th - 7th
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End of the Year - 7th Grade Math Review Project - PBL - Summer Olympics-Themed
VIDEO HOW TO USE THIS PRODUCT Summer Olympics Fun! Looking for a great end of the year review of 7th Grade Math? - This Digital Thematic Unit on the Summer Olympics covers eight different 7th grade math standards and incorporates Language Arts, Geography, and Internet Research. Great for a review, end-of-the-year project, or as an 7th grade beginning of the year assessment.Students choose their Olympic Sport, solve math problems, travel to cities all over the globe, keep a journal, fill in a
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7th
What is an Archeologist?
This product is one of a series on science careers. This download specifically investigates the career of archeologist. Included in this download:*What is an Archeologist? This informational reading gives students a general idea of what an archeologist does. Comprehension questions check for understanding. Archeologist *Fast Facts: This sheet gives students some important information about a career in archeology: salary, education, locations, and soft skills they would need.*Famous Archeo
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Careers: The Bundle
Financial Literacy Unit
This Bundle Includes:1. Financial Literacy Simulation Slide show and Journal 2. Financial Literacy Game of Life- 5 Year projection of the Real worlda. Unemployment Boardb. Detailed Teacher Instruction Manual including: 36 job occupations, annual salary, taxed rate, amount in debt and amount in savings, 16 Life Events, Examples, and Links c. Student Google Doc packet that can either be printed, or used on google classroomd. Editable Google Slides presentation with discussion questions
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6th - 9th
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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
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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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Forensic Science Fingerprints Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Low Prep Activity
Look for fun end of year activities, middle school teacher? This forensic science fingerprinting activity is a CSI-type lab investigation for middle school students, students will identify FINGERPRINTS to solve a "crime." Unlike other forensics activities, this lab will not give your students nightmares!This activity is perfect for traditional classrooms, enrichment programs/camps, homeschool co-ops, and homeschool students. This is a great alternative to graphic or scary CSI activities. This la
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-3
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
End of Year Summer Crime Scene Investigation: nature of science SEP
Explore the nature of science with this end of the year CSI mystery investigation for grades 4–6. Students examine evidence using careful observations to determine who is responsible for playing a prank at summer camp. Students act like scientists as they rotate in groups through 5 stations to gather evidence as well as examine suspect bio cards. Includes:· Case introduction card· 2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheets· Suspect bio cards· 5 evidence collection stations· Nature of
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4th - 6th
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3D Hologram Projector Template
Well here it is!! Printable template so you can create your own hologram! A template is provided to make this 3D Hologram projector for your iPhone OR iPad!! This downloadable resource also includes a link to my YouTube playlist where I've curated a plethora of 3D Hologram videos for you. I hope you all have a great time making and using it! Please follow my store for updates. Here's a video tutorial showing the 3D Hologram in action!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTH68q0NRlgAs always, kee
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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End of the Year Balloon Pop (Digital Slides)
Let's end the year with a bang! Here's a slideshow that's editable where you can virtually pop a balloon each day with fun activities inside each balloon. The slideshow is animated with a moving needle to pop the balloon and confetti afterward. Good for up to 12 balloons. I use it as a countdown to the end of school. Includes a list of activities and links to easy virtual activities you can do with your kiddos through Zoom! Good for all ages!
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2nd - 9th
Fun End of Year Activities Middle School Science Hands-on After State Testing
Check out these 7 FUN, low-prep END OF THE YEAR science activities! Are you an exhausted teacher looking for an exciting and hassle-free way to wrap up the school year? I have you covered! I put together this variety pack of 7 memorable science activities designed to engage and educate upper elementary and middle school students. With minimal teacher preparation required, these activities are perfect for busy educators who want to create lasting memories with their students before summer break!W
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-5
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-LS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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T. rex Autopsy Worksheet for National Geographic Video
T. Rex Autopsy is a 2015 documentary airing on the National Geographic channel where a team of four paleontologists dissect a silicon replica of Tyrannosaurus. The four paleontologists were Tori Herridge, Stephen Brusatte, Matthew T. Mossbrucker and Luke Gamble, who is the lead anatomist. The T. rex was based on the most complete fossil, "Sue."This once-in-a-lifetime experiment offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore questions such as whether or not T. rex had feathers; how it fed with
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MS-LS4-1
, HS-LS1-2
, MS-LS4-2
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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MS-ESS2-1
Don't Eat the Cookie! Inquiry Archaeology Lab
This lesson is a great hands on introduction to archaeology, and can be integrated into a variety of different Social Studies and Science units. Teach your students to think like an archaeologist by participating in sketching dig sites, and artifacts, excavating artifacts, evaluating the effects of excavation on a dig site, and the effectiveness of tools used in the excavation. What’s included in this resource: Teacher lesson planRelated vocabulary and definitionsInteractive lab worksheetLab as
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3rd - 6th
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