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Higher education mental math research for Gifted and Talented
Phobias Haunted Halloween Project for Health & Psychology
What if aliens tried to make a haunted house? This multi-day research activity asks students to use unusual phobias to design a haunted house. This activity includes: an assignment sheet, research worksheet, phobia list, teacher instructions and a phobia key for you. Your students will pretend they are aliens on a cultural exchange to earth who have decided to make a haunted house. One google search later, things are going very wrong! Imagine a room filled with ferns (Pteridophobia) with a w
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Phobia Resource Bundle for Psychology or Health Halloween
INVENTORS RESEARCH PROJECT
Students research an inventor and his or her invention. Generic worksheets include: biographical information about the inventor, questions about how the invention works, its purpose and level of user difficulty, A chart to record the effect the invention has on society, industry, the world, manufacturing. Another questions if the inventor encountered obstacles, if he/she collaborated with others and more. Small group activities ask students to compare their research and to draw conclusions.Anoth
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Frank Herbert's DUNE-Individualized Research Projects
Frank Herbert's novel Dune explores rich themes across a broad range of disciplines including environmental change, religious zealotry, the benefits and dangers of technology, man's relationship to and with nature, and far more.These individualized research options allow the students to choose one and personalize it to investigate an area of greatest interest to themselves, engages them in meaningful and extended academic research and synthesis of ideas, and culminates in a final major research
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Ready to Print! Passion Project Bundle! CCGPS Aligned! CCRPI Ready!
A unit for gifted (or any students, really) students to explore their minds and their passions! Their creativity comes first with this new product! Students are given the freedom to navigate through their own minds and focus and research on one particular area for the duration of a semester. Students select a passion, research it, create something based on that passion, and then put that product in use! Excellent product for gifted education! This product includes instructions, rubrics, sel
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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College Visit Preparation and Reflection: Empowering Students for Future Success
Empower your high school students for their future academic endeavors with this comprehensive lesson on College Visit Preparation and Reflection! As an experienced high school English teacher, I understand the importance of guiding students through the process of college exploration and preparation.Aligned with learning objectives and essential questions, this lesson begins by surveying students' prior knowledge about college visits, helping them identify any questions or concerns they may have.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Banned Books Media Project Presentation
Have students pick a book that has been banned somewhere in the world to read. Students should research the reasons why the book was banned. You can use this banned book video project to have students show you what they've learned about banned books. They will present their video to the class.
It has two video options: (1) Students can create a book trailer video for their chosen book that includes the reasons for the ban and persuades their peers to read it anyway or (2) They can create an ar
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Debate T-Chart Template
Use this handy T-chart to have students research and jot down their debate points prior to the actual debate. It can also be used during the debate for note-taking. It includes a place for the topic to be written as well as an extra page for notes with columns entitled AFFIRMATIVE (PRO) AND NEGATIVE (CON). There's nothing like being prepared for a vigorous and educational classroom debate. A classroom debate is a great exercise for the entire class or for your gifted and talented students. T
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ready to Print! Community Service Project Bundle for ELA! CCGPS Aligned!
This detailed project is intended for gifted middle school students, preferably 8th graders or higher, who are given the task of selecting a field of their own interest and going and completing volunteer hours. Students will identify an issue in their chosen field, will create a possible solution, research those solutions, and will submit a research paper in argumentative or expository style. Students also create a hands-on demonstration/presentation to share their ideas with classmates. All
GLOBAL WARMING: REFREEZE THE POLAR CAPS? MG, PROFOUNDLY GIFTED, GRS. 8-12
This prompt is asking for ideas on how to refreeze the polar caps. This would help to slow down global warming. Use it for a bulletin board homework display, a science grade, and for a supplemental activity in Earth Science. Perhaps, it can be turned into a geo-engineering contest? Thanks so much for visiting and supporting our humble shop. Excelsior!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
MAGNETIC TRAINS: THE FUTURE: GRS. 5-12, MG, ENGINEERING, PHYSICS & COLLEGE
This is a research prompt. Use it for a graded prompt in your marking book. Evidence of research is a good way to grade it. Students investigate the Maglev train. Maglev trains run on magnets, and can reach high speeds because they cut down on friction. Thanks so much for visiting and supporting our shop. We are humbled. Its good to keep students up on the latest findings and technology; they will be the ones to further develop the concepts. Once again, thank you.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
CRYPTOCURRENCY: AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH BOOKLET: HS, COLLEGE & MG
This is an economic/financial independent activity in the form of a booklet. There are famous quotes, research assignments, monetary charting, and a few fun activities included. The jumble activity includes an answer key. The world of cryptocurrency is upon us! This booklet requires students to use electronic resources, articles, or financial data to research this new type of currency. Thanks so much for visiting. You might want to use this 20 page independent research booklet for a grade in
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Marine Biology AQUACULTURE Research & Debate (advanced) AP Environmental Science
Looking for a way to assess student learning in a unique way? This week long assignment culminates in a debate with research that gives you a sense of student learning. This assignment sheet breaks students into teams of four. They then must research a series of questions about aquaculture and be prepared to debate both sides of the subject. Each team most also turn in a final binder with all of their research that they compiled and used in the debate.This assignment is designed for an adva
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Aquaculture Bundle for High School Natural Resources, Agriculture & Biology
BIOLOGY-TECHNOLOGY NEWS: ELECTRICITY & DNA: MG, GRS. 9-12, COLLEGE
New findings from the USA and Switzerland indicate that electricity might increase the data capacity strands in DNA! Students research and expound on the new findings. It is good to keep students up to date on technology. Thanks ever so much for visiting and supporting our humble shop.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ASTRONOMY/ENGINEERING/PHYSICS: DESIGN A HOVER-CRAFT ROVER GRS.7-12, MG, COLLEGE
This is a homework assignment or independent research activity. Students design a hovering rover with capabilities. This is a graded assignment, too. Teachers can comment on the student' work. Grade this as A, B, C, OR D- depending on some evidence of research, content, and creativity. Teacher's discretion is the final word for the grading.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Enrichment Research Plan
This fully customizable enrichment research plan is designed for student-led research on either a topic provided by the instructor or via student choice. This is an excellent resource for open-ended projects, collaborative activities, enrichment challenges, gifted and talented classrooms, home school students, end of the year projects, and/or for students who want to dig deeper into a subject they are passionate about. Recommended for grades 4-12+
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Debate Guidelines and Topics
Use this handy list of guidelines to have a successful classroom debate. There is a T-Chart describing what a good debate should look like and sound like. There is also a list of possible topics to use at just about any upper elementary level all the way up to adult level. This would be a great activity in particulary for gifted and talented students.
See also: Let's Debate which is the where notes are made to prepare for debate and the topic is written.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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EARTH'S INTERIOR: A 2 PART QUIZ W/ ANS. KEY: AP EARTH SCIENCE, HS, MG, & COLLEGE
This is an Earth Science/ Astronomy quiz, with an answer key. It has 2 parts: One is a diagram, and the other is a fill in section. There is one extra credit opportunity. Use it for an internet quiz, a take home activity, or even in a center. Use it for a supplemental activity .Use it on Earth Day. Knowledge of the Earth is still ongoing. Additionally, There is a science tidbit about a woman seismologist, who is credited with Discontinuity Theory. She also had a theory about the mantle. Knowledg
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MOCK TRIAL CLUB ACTIVITIES BOOK: MG, GRS. 9-12, JR COLLEGE & VOCATIONAL STUDIES
This is an activity book for Mock Trial club, Social Studies, Civics, and History. It can be used as a supplemental activity booklet, or as a classroom assignment. Use it for a paralegal extra credit class assignment. It is intended to be an independent research assignment. There are many different types of assignments/activities in this book: essay, quiz, word vocabulary jumble, word search, research/respond, art activity, word recognition, flow chart, and quotes from famous philosophers and f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
BIRDS & AVIATION: A SCIENCE PROJECT/ GRADES 5-12, MG, GIFTED & TALENTED
Administrator, Principals, Grade Group Teachers, Science Lead teachers, Teachers of Science, Science Prep Teachers, MG Teachers: This is a project which takes a look at finding explanations for the amazing ability of certain birds to fily as high as commercial aircraft. What are the advantages these birds have? Is it a better equipped hemoglobin? Is it a better wingspan? Lung capacity? Students research and share their findings, or projected correlations. You can use this for a science contes
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
COMPARE TWO BIRDS: WOODPECKERS: A COMPARATIVE ANATOMY/ORNITHOLOGY ACTIVITY
This activity is intended to instill an interest in ornithology. Birds are beautiful and diverse creatures. Thanks so much for visiting. Use it for AP Bio, MG, Science, and Environmental studies. Use it for a grade in science.
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Self-Directed Learning Project
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: In agreement with the teacher, students will create their own Self-Directed Learning Project for a given/choice topic including deadlines and points for assessment. EVALUATION: Utilize the individual scoring guide options that the teacher and student agreed upon as an assessment.GENERALIZATIONS: Students will have an opportunity to practice their research, organizational, and presentation skills of a Self-Directed Learning Project of their interest and skills.Students
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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ZOOLOGY: COMPARE THE TAMARIN & THE ORANGUTAN
This activity covers pertinent information about two mammals. Students fill in a chart with key information such as coloration, gestation, life span and scientific name. There is a writing portion on saving the Golden Lion Tamarin. Knowledge is power. Thanks for visiting.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Student Debate Activity
This formal debate activity sets up all of the guidelines for a classroom debate. Preparation time for the actual debate is roughly three days. But one debate should last only 45-50 minutes. Students will learn actual debate strategy, research skills, argumentation, speaking skills, and refutation. This does not teach an ethical stance. Instead, it teaches students to take any stance and be persuasive in a team debate.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
College Major Planning For Beginners Activity
In the College Major Planning Activity, students will use the Internet to research college degrees that they may be interested in studying in the future. This activity is a starting point for discussion on college interests and potential challenges students may face in college. We recommend pairing this activity with our My College Life Challenges activity.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â My College Life Unit
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