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Middle school earth sciences tools for common cores for GATE
Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
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2nd - 8th
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Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity
If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create a shelter to defend against 3+ types of weather and/or disasters.This challenge was developed as part of the Planetopia Project, but it can be used as a stand-alone challenge as well.Note: Th
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Complete Oceanography VA SOL 4,7 Unit - PPT, Plans, Activities, Games, WS
This bundle is my entire 3-week Oceanography Unit! It is literally everything you need to teach Oceanography (VA SOL 4.7)! Included:-Lesson Plans for 3 weeks (14 instructional days): each day has the sol objective, materials needed, procedure (including labels for anticipatory set, PPT slides that correlate, teacher input, guided practice, independent practice, and enrichment), closure questions, and any assigned homework-PowerPoint - OVER 100 slides! This walks you through each day on the
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4th - 7th
Renewable Energy Design a City Project | Digital Project Based Learning (PBL)
An engaging and meaningful project-based learning (PBL) approach to learning about different types of renewable energy! This Digital Google Slides formatted project takes basic understanding up a notch, requiring students to apply their knowledge of renewable energy sources to create a city that runs solely on one source of renewable energy such as wind energy, solar power, water energy, and geothermal energy. It requires higher-level critical thinking and problem solving to design the map of th
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4th - 7th
Also included in:Â GT Enrichment BUNDLE! - All my enrichment resources aligned with TPSP
A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On! STEM Engineering Earthquake Lab (Marshmallows)
Dear Educator,
It’s time to bring some fun to your classroom during your unit on earthquakes! Your students will love this STEM project where they have to build an earthquake resistant building. There are many ways you can use this project – group lab, individual projects, or a culminating unit activity.
This product contains the student lab manual and teacher materials to conduct this experiment in your classroom. Students must design a structure, test their design, note their observations of
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3rd - 8th
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Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Bundled! Science Project Choice Board: 26 Earth Science Topics
Get ready for student engagement!
Project choice boards put learning into students’ hands with a customized learning path based on a student’s strengths and interests.
This project choice board is a collection of 26 choice boards over earth science topics. Each choice board contains 10 project choices- each based on one of the following learning paths:
-Verbal/Linguistic Writing
-Verbal/Linguistic Reading
-Spatial/Visual
-Musical/Naturalist
-Kinesthetic
-Technological
-Logical/Mathem
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4th - 6th
Bird Feeder STEM
This engineering STEM challenge will encourage creative problem solving while developing math skills and teaching students about the needs of birds in the environment. It would be perfect for a winter STEM, Earth Day STEM, Animals in Winter STEM, or a Recycling STEM. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Oh no! The birds in the area have lost some plants and trees due to development. They need help with their food supply! Your student engineers need to design a bird feeder fro
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K - 6th
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Also included in:Â STEM Activities Bundle
Create Your Own Planet Project
Students research and create their own planet. Students choose or are assigned two planets and their planet is in between the two planets. Students will draw on information of their two surrounding planets to create their planet. This project also requires an essay and 3-D model. The essay draws on Write From the Beginning strategies.
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5th - 8th
Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle
Project/problem based learning is a great way to teach science and have your students learn through discovery. This bundle includes PBLs that teach force and motion, ecosystems, and meteorology. In the force and motion PBL, students design a roller coaster to illustrate different key content vocabulary. While doing the meteorology PBL, students research different locations in the world and create a weather report script. In the ecosystem project they will research the causes and effects as well
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-ESS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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Solar System Planets Activity Menu Choice Board
Looking for engaging solar system activities that also allow for student choice? This solar system menu choice board activity lets students choose how they will extend their learning and present their learning.What students are doing:➡️ Investigating big idea questions and reporting their knowledge using the CER format➡️ Demonstrating their knowledge using a variety of ways like comic strips, journals, presentations, and more➡️ Taking ownership of their learning as they decide what they would li
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6th - 8th
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Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
If you're looking for fabulous lesson plans about many aspects of geography, this bundle is for you! They're the perfect way to build geography skills, critical thinking skills, and creativity skills, all at once! You'll love the super high quality graphics, original articles, and the super clear teacher instructions for every single lesson.Ten different lessons/activities are included, and all of them align with National Geography Standards. Every resource has more than one activity, so this is
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2nd - 9th
Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
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K - 8th
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Astronaut Space Research Project Gifted Students Enrichment PBL
Are you looking for a student-driven project for your gifted (AIG) students? In this resource, students will research 6 prominent astronauts. They will then create a project demonstrating what they learned. This resource includes ideas for online resources students can use but you can easily use your own resources for students to use.This resource is perfect for your AIG and/or gifted students as it includes broad ideas, openness, and student choice. What is included?Teacher & Student Instru
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4th - 6th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
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4th - 7th
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Science Project Choice Board: Phases of the Moon- 10 Projects
Get ready for student engagement!
Project choice boards put learning into students’ hands with a customized learning path based on a student’s strengths and interests.
This project choice board is ready to print and go. The choice board contains 10 project choices- each based on one of the following learning paths:
-Verbal/Linguistic Writing
-Verbal/Linguistic Reading
-Spatial/Visual
-Musical/Naturalist
-Kinesthetic
-Technological
-Logical/Mathematical
-Student-created Test Prep
-M
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4th - 6th
Night Lights, Bright Lights: Aurora Borealis
Brighten up your curriculum with this nonfiction Common Core aligned science and literacy unit involving the aurora borealis. The nonfiction reader gives an in depth explanation of how and why auroras form. Students are challenged to apply, infer, and compare/contrast their knowledge of auroras. The science experiment included is sure to "light up" the smiles on your students' faces! Your students can also apply creative processes as they write a legend about how auroras developed (correlated
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2nd - 6th
Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Science Project Choice Board: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition- 10 Projects
Get ready for student engagement!
Project choice boards put learning into students’ hands with a customized learning path based on a student’s strengths and interests.
This project choice board is ready to print and go. The choice board contains 10 project choices- each based on one of the following learning paths:
-Verbal/Linguistic Writing
-Verbal/Linguistic Reading
-Spatial/Visual
-Musical/Naturalist
-Kinesthetic
-Technological
-Logical/Mathematical
-Student-created Test Prep
-M
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4th - 6th
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
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