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8th grade centers for Gifted and Talented $5-10
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Easter Math Activity Order of Operations C.S.I Activity {N0 PREP}
This activity can be used as individual or group/partner practice of Order of Operations. It is similar to a scoot activity, with a twist! After each problem is finished, the students will get a clue to solve the mystery. After each answer, the students will mark off a suspect, location or tool to help solve the mystery. There are 10 questions that help solve the Mystery. If you enjoy this Mystery math activity, try a few of my other C.S.I activities below: Easter math C.S.I ActivityEaster math
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6th - 8th
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Engineering Design Process - Digital Breakout Escape Room for STEM
Do you want to introduce or review the engineering design process in an engaging and fun way? This digital breakout activity, similar to an escape room but without the need for physical locks, does just that! Students do not need any prior knowledge about engineering or the EDP to do this breakout, though it can be used as a review. In this resource, students will:Learn about the engineering design process (5 slides of informational text)Solve 6 digital puzzles related to the EDP (a variety of p
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4th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet
Incorporate Depth and Complexity into your next novel study! Take your students’ learning to new “depths” with this Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet. This open-ended resource can be used with any piece of literature in a variety of grades (4-8+). This kit comes with everything you need to provide your students with a thought-provoking and engaging alternative to traditional book reports.Totally reformatted to fit on letter-size (8.5 x 11 inches) paper!!!Included in this resource:• 11
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕
Everything you need to celebrate Pi Day! Have some hands-on math and art fun while exploring pi for National Pi Day (March 14th). If you are preparing a celebration for your school or many grade levels, save with this bundle. Please see the individual listings of the resources to see all that is included in this ultimate Pi Day bundle:Pi Day Fun (K-5)andPi Day Pack (Grades 5+)There is an overlap of some of the activities, which is why this resource is heavily discounted.✅ What You'll Get: K-4 Ac
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K - 8th
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Space STEM STEAM Activities 5 Challenges Straw Balloon Rocket Parachute Bridge
This is a set of 5 space-themed STEM challenges centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After watching the introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth.STEM Challenges in this set:• 3-2-1 Blastoff: Design a Rocket• Touchdown: Build an Orbiter Landing Device• Don’t Lo
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome
Integer Operations Logic Puzzles & Challenges - Math Enrichment Activities
Integer Operations Enrichment Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers. Four different types of puzzles are included: Mystery Integers, Name those Integer puzzlers, Missing Integers Puzzles, and Grid Logic Puzzles. The integer operations enrichment puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking and math skills at the same time.Over 30 challenge puzzles are included in two forms- 10 pr
Grades:
6th - 8th
Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
Now includes Google Slides Access - One puzzle per slide - Buy the Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE with over 300 puzzles and save!!! Your students will enjoy this fun critical thinking activity. It's perfect for an enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a good challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers!THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:Plexer
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3rd - 12th
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STEM Fall Pumpkin Catapult - Math & Engineering Activity
Looking for a pumpkin chunkin catapult challenge? Look no further with this fall or Halloween, Thanksgiving, or fall-themed STEM catapult activity! ** Note: This activity is the same as our STEM catapult challenge product, only centered around a fall pumpkin theme**Click to read more on the Vivify Catapult ChallengeThis STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging fall-themed activity your students will love! Using the engineering
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Enrichment Activities & Logic Puzzle Challenges
Multiply & Divide Decimals Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of multiplying and dividing decimals. These logic puzzles are available in two forms: a 10 page printable PDF and a 20 slide digital math center version made with Google Slides™.Three different types of puzzles are included: 6 product squares, 6 determine the decimals puzzlers, and 8 missing digits puzzles. These 20 different multiplying and dividing decimals enrichmen
Grades:
5th - 8th
Add & Subtract Decimals Enrichment Activities - Math Logic Puzzles
Add and Subtract Decimals Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding and subtracting decimals. These puzzles are available as a 10 page printable PDF and a 34 slide paperless version made with Google Slides™ for distance learning. Five different types of puzzles are included: square sums, mystery decimal equations, grid logic puzzles, determine the decimals puzzlers, and missing digits puzzles. These 34 different adding and subtrac
Grades:
5th - 8th
Add, Subtract & Multiply Mixed Numbers Logic Puzzle - Math Enrichment Activities
Add, Subtract, and Multiply Mixed Numbers Enrichment Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding, subtracting, and multiplying mixed numbers. The 25 enrichment puzzles are available as 9 printable PDFs and 25 digital slides made with Google Slides™.Five different types of puzzles are included: Mystery Mixed Number puzzlers, Missing Digits Puzzles, Square Sums Puzzles, Area and Perimeter Missing Measurements Challenge, and one Grid Logic Puzz
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ratios and Unit Rates Enrichment Activities - Middle School Math Challenges
Ratios and Unit Rates Activities for Enrichment are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of ratios and proportional relationships. Included are five Grid Logic Puzzles and eight Missing Digits puzzles. These proportional relationship enrichment puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking and math skills at the same time.The enrichment activities are included as both 13 printable PDF pages and 13 digital slides made for Google Classroom™ and distanc
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Grades:
6th - 8th
S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
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K - 8th
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Sphero Maze Challenge Card Set
Looking for an exciting and engaging STEM challenge for your classroom? Look no further than this fantastic resource that guides students through the process of creating a maze and programming a Sphero robotics ball to complete it. This card set includes step-by-step instructions and criteria that students must follow to design a maze that meets certain constraints. The SpheroEdu app is used to program the ball and navigate it through the maze.This comprehensive set also includes an additional "
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Winter STEM Challenges - Snowflake STEM (digital version)
Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities (digital version)! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, if you want to create physical snowflakes, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. Many of the activities can be done completely digitally, however. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley). Sometimes a STEM challenge lends itself well to a digital interpretation. Snowflake STEM has
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3rd - 8th
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littleBits™ Circuit Building Makerspace or Library Centers
Want your students to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills while having fun and being creative? Start a makerspace! A makerspace (also called a maker space to STEM lab) is where students can create, think, problem-solve and have fun. To get an idea of what that can look like in a library or school, watch this littleBits™ introduction video or look up Maker Faire on YouTube. After watching a few of the videos, you’ll get an idea of what the movement is about.This product is for u
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Elementary and Middle School Makerspace BUNDLE!
Science Fair Projects: A Step-by-Step Guide
This packet was created for my fifth grade class and for other 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes for the school's Science Fair. It provides detailed, step-by-step, illustrated directions for completing a Science Fair Project based on the Scientific Method. The guidelines can be used for any level of experimentation whether it be a simple mini project in class or a full-blown Science Fair Project that will be competing in a school, regional, or state science fair.Both a PDF and WORD (editable if y
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle
Thanksgiving Garden Science and Engineering STEM Unit
Garden clubs and classroom teachers alike enjoy this three-lesson unit! Teach your students about the science behind the first Thanksgiving harvest.
Learn what the Wampanoag taught the pilgrims about the Three Sisters planting method--prevalent throughout North America in pre-Columbian times and featured on the reverse of the 2009 Native American U.S. $1 coin.
Students will learn about:
☀ ☀ The Iroquois Indian Legend of the Three Sisters ☀ ☀
• Discover what it taught their children about co
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Grades:
K - 8th
Sudoku Bulletin Board Set - 2 Versions
Sudoku is a terrific resource to use for early finishers, working on logic and reasoning skills, or for an engaging math center.Included in this Product:8.5x11" version - printable board included in resource12x12" version - you will need 9 12x12" scrapbook paper sheetsTitle letters for your bulletin boardStudent handouts (full sheet and two per page) - include instructions1-9 Color & BW numbers for your boardInstructions to post on the boardGreat for Use With:Early Finisher ActivitiesEnrichm
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween
In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2
Book Reports For Any Novel! Ten Critical Thinking Book Reports!
No-prep, ten "higher level" challenging book reports to use with any novel! Great for encouraging critical reading skills. The book reports will work well with class novels, guided reading. literature groups, book clubs or independent reading. From advice columns to compare and contrast book reports, the book reports are exactly what you need to encourage critical thinking. Simply print the templates out and you have ten instant book reports to use with any novel! Print and go book reports!Digi
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4th - 8th
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No Prep Enrichment Packets! Puzzles, Riddles, Mental Math Challenges 4 5 6 7 8
This enrichment sampler pack includes 50+ challenging and creative tasks to boost problem solving skills, number sense and mental math in a fun way! Your fast finishers will love the puzzles and creative options and will likely struggle through a few! FINALLY! :) I have them arranged into 5 packets of 10 tasks each with cover sheets. The Mega Bundle includes ALL of the spiraled packets like this one AND 200 MORE scaffolded tasks that are labeled A-E and are also organized by TOPIC so you can ea
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4th - 8th
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Bloom's Taxonomy Literature/Informational Text Response Booklets
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy in the classroom allows the teacher to use higher level thinking skills while offering a differentiated curriculum. These response Booklets let students read any type of literature or informational text and complete an activity using each level of Bloom’s. Key vocabulary words are highlighted in each section to show students what skill is being assessed. I have included response booklets for the original levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy as well as the revised levels (four boo
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3rd - 8th
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