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Elementary critical thinking geography resources for Microsoft Word
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Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
This is a chart I use with my students to compare five major world religions-- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It is meant to have the students learn the basics and be able to know the major aspects of all the religions. I included a blank copy and a completed version. In my social studies textbooks, there is quite a bit of info about each of these religions. This can also be done this as a group jigsaw activity. Feel free to edit it to suits your needs. Let me know if
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5th - 10th
Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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3rd - 9th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Map skills quiz includes continents, oceans, scale, time zones, latitude & more
This is a social studies assessment for basic map skills for late elementary and middle school students. Skills included are:Map skills vocabulary: equator, prime meridian, times zones, hemisphere, physical map, political map, map keyLabel compass rose and latitude and longitude lines. Matching continents and oceans. Interpret maps-- latitude and longitude, time zones, and grid map. It could also be used as a group activity rather than a test. Feel free to adapt it to your own needs. Answer
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4th - 9th
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Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
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PreK - 5th
Travel Agency Brochure Project worksheet - 5 Themes of Geography
Students create a travel brochure for an assigned or chosen country using the 5 themes of geography to generate content for their brochure.
Rubric included.
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5th - 8th
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Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Map Scale Bundle
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
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K - 3rd
Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy
After watching Pixar's short film: Partly Cloudy, students will infer by answering four questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Ancient Egypt Map Activity
This document includes instructions and a blank map of Egypt. Students will use resources such as textbooks, atlases, or the internet to complete the map. Students will color the map, then label certain cities, bodies of water, and landforms. This activity combines geography and mapping skills and ancient history.
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5th - 8th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted
After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 8th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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Geography: United States Map Exercise
This activity is a map of the United States containing some landforms and physical features as well as political state lines. Students are asked to label landforms like mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and bodies of water as well as the state names. Students are also asked to create a map title and a legend to show what colors they used to color in bodies of water and mountain ranges.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Middle School Social Studies Question Bank - Geography & Maps
This 30+ page document is a collection of both multiple-choice and extended written response questions that require students to demonstrate their knowledge of geography and map interpretation. Latitude/longitude , directional compasses, and interpreting maps are a major focus of this question bank. Use this question bank to design your own graded do nows, quizzes, and tests for your intermediate classroom (grades 4 - 8).
latitude, longitude, geography, maps, climate, region, city, town, settl
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4th - 8th
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Iqbal by Franceso D'Adamo Workbook
This is an 18 page workbook to use while reading Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo. The book includes reading comprehension questions that range in difficulty, higher order thinking questions on issues of child labor and social justice, suggestions for ways to get involved in the issue of child labor and a related reading list.
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4th - 9th
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5 Themes of Geography Test
Comprehensive unit test for 5 Themes of Geography. Included are multiple choice questions, short answer, fill in the box and true/false questions as well as an answer key.
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4th - 7th
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Reading Tables to Interpret Science Data for ACT ASPIRE
This is a table of climate data on five different biomes. The students are asked to use the data in the table to answer a variety of questions. They must interpret the information given in order to answer the questions. There are multiple choice, sorting, and open ended questions. It is similar to the type of questions seen on the science part of the ACT Aspire.
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3rd - 5th
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Good Touch-Bad Touch -"Underwear, Swimsuit Rule" CDC Health Standard Four
This lesson emphasizes what a good touch, a bad touch, and a confusing touch is. Never keep a secret is covered, along with the "Underwear and Bathing suit rule" information is included with a visual. It also gives advice on what to do if a bad touch happens to a student. 3 activities and 3 coloring pages with "good touch-bad touch" information that students can take home. Assessment, which is also part of Clip art, printables, no prep needed. answer key. Easel activity and assessment
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1st - 6th
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Climate Zones Tissue Box Project
This project is for students to research and create climate zones out of tissue boxes that will be displayed in the classroom for the remainder of the school year!Part 1: Creation of tissue box climate zone.Part 2: Students will "backpack" through their classmates climate zones and describe their experiences!Enjoy!
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4th - 8th
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Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades
Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art.
Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
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