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Higher education critical thinking arithmetic resources for Microsoft Word
TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ANXIETY
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Anxiety is a growing issue in high schools everywhere, and our students need to know the warning signs, its affects, how to cope, and who they can talk to if they're going to be able to tackle it! In this project, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Brain Games from National Geographic: Worksheets (Easy Sub Plans!)
This document contains 3 separate worksheets (2 pages each) and matching answer keys to follow along with the three episodes in Season 1 of National Geographic's "Brain Games." Each episode is approximately 44 minutes long (DVDs available online or full episodes found on youtube or other video websites).
Episode 1 focuses on Optical Illusions & the 5 Senses.
Episode 2 takes a look at Attention.
Episode 3 focuses on Memory & Memorization Techniques.
Each worksheet has three parts:
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: HEXAGONAL THINKING
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Hexagonal Thinking is an analysis and facilitation tool that gets individuals, pairs, or groups to make connections between ideas, themes, terms, people, places, and just about anything else they can think of. It generally involves arranging hexagonal tiles together in a ‘web’ or mosaic. The only real ru
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Media Literacy: Cognitive Bias Digital Escape Room
This lesson includes everything you need to introduce high school students to some basic cognitive biases in an engaging way. It is designed to take one class period and can be done individually or in small groups, asynchronously or synchronously in small group breakout rooms. It is meant as an introduction only and focuses on six cognitive biases that students may be prone to when completing critical thinking tasks during learning activities, especially ones that involve research and/or support
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
Jury Duty Experience Activity Twelve Angry Men
This activity is excellent for teaching students about the jury system and reasonable doubt. I use this activity before I teach the play, Twelve Angry Men. This would be an excellent activity for students to work in groups to decide whether or not the person on trial is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. My students love it.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Deductive Reasoning and Problem Solving Task for adults.
This problem solving activity targets deductive reasoning. The patient must have intact vision and basic reading comprehension to complete this activity.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction to Criminology- A four to five week course
Updated August 2021 with working current links. Please re-download the unit if you purchased it previously. This unit presents a complete overview of criminology and includes daily lessons (along with articles, materials, and web quests) games and activities and three short assessments. Everything needed to teach the introduction tocriminology is present in the unit and students in grades 8-12 would be appropriately and actively engaged in the activities, readings, and supplementary materials.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: FAST FASHION
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Fast Fashion has become one of the biggest environmental and human rights issues of the last 15 years - so much so that the fashion industry has been identified as contributing 10% of global CO2 emissions annually! So if we all know it's a problem, why haven't we fixed it?!In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
IQ Test (teaching students to follow directions)
This is a fake test that simply asks students to read ALL questions before answering anything. The final question asks them to turn in the paper for 10 extra credit points if there is no writing or erase marks on the paper. There are questions such as: "write your middle name", or "solve for X when 4 - X = 2". Can be easily modified for any grade level. It is a fantastic way to remind students of the importance of following directions. Works for high schoolers and adults, too!I remember my
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Three Identical Strangers: "Interrupted" Film Guide and Worksheet with Answers
Three Identical Strangers is a facinating case study of three identical triplets separated at birth only to be accidentally reunited at the age of 19, and the darkness surrounding their separation and its aftermath. It is a great classroom tool for delving into the "nature vesus nurture" debate. This digital download (.docx) provides a film guide with content questions "interrrupted" with discussion questions to be used in small group or whole class conversations. Also included is a worksheet to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Commonly Confused Words Review Worksheet
There's no "confusion." Students are provided with 70 sentences in which commonly confused words are placed as teachers read aloud sentences with the appropriate word. The lesson comes with an answer key, so teachers may choose to make this into a game, too.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nutrition-"Portion Distortion" A Serving Size is Not the Answer. CDC Standard 3
This lesson plan explains the importance of recognizing how we need to control our portion sizes, both at home, and when eating out a restaurant or at a fast food place. This lesson teaches students about the correct food choices and what they need for their bodies to be healthy. 2 activities and an assessment/answer key. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment is available with this lesson plan.CDC HEALTH STANDARD THREE: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid infor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Financial Life Skills for Young Adults-High School, CDC Health Standard 5
This lesson plan covers the "Financial Life Skills" young adults need to learn as they go out into the world. 4 activities included with assessment and answer key, clip art, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment available. CDC STANDARD FIVE: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance healthCovered in the lesson: 5 steps to creating a budget Prioritize your spending Work on establishing credit Think about insurance Key financial terms FICO credit scor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How to Write Your Name in Negative Space
Students young and old love the magical appearance of their name in negative space.
This wonderful worksheet illustrates every step necessary to help your students create their own name in Negative Space. Both written descriptions and easy to follow visuals will guide your students through the multi-step process, eliminating the need to reteach and trouble-shoot the steps necessary as they are all spelled out here. This project is perfect for students in the upper elementary, middle school, hi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Following Directions Activity / First Week of School Activity / Ice Breaker
The Following Directions Activity is designed to remind your students that it is important to read all directions and follow them before beginning an assignment. This is a great activity for the first week of school. I use this activity with my classes every year and ask them to promise not to discuss it with their friends until the end of the school day.Enjoy!SharhanStop by enagelearnability.com for more resources.Follow Engage Learnability on social media.Facebook: facebook.com/EngageLearnab
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Debate- Basic Argumentation and Fallacies Unit Packet
This is my introductory unit packet for my Debate class. It prompts bellwork assignments, explains several fallacies, provides opportunities for practice, previews a formative project, as well as outlines basic information on sources and argument structure. There are answer keys provided at the end.
This is great for a debate class or even for a debate team to use in between competition preparation!
I use this packet for a 2 week unit in class. You could use an abbreviated pacing or you could
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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COMPLETE UNIT ON LOGIC!
Help your students discover that there is more to arguing than rage and shouting!
This unit is the product of 3 years of writing, revising, experimenting, and more revising. It is a complete unit covering logical syllogisms, fallacies, turning syllogisms into arguments/persuasive essays, refutations, helpful starters and quizzes and notes, and a fun activity with bumper stickers. This is my all-time favorite unit to teach, and it really pushes students to add complexity to their views and to o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: VIEWPOINTS & PERSPECTIVES MODELS
The purpose of Perspective Modelling is to help people to develop the viewpoints or perspectives of other people (and themselves!). Being able to see multiple perspectives is a key component of critical thinking and is a useful tool in any classroom. This tool makes us pause and reflect on why certain people, groups, characters, etc. think what they think, and believe the things that they believe. It forces us to map out the idea, and then the justification of the idea, so that we can come to un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
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