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Holidays/seasonal simulations for Microsoft Word and for Gifted and Talented
Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
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Grades:
K - 12th
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Ice Breaker- Deserted Island
This activity is used as a collaboration, critical thinking, get-to-know-you, and/or problem solving activity.
For the activity students are deserted on an island left only with the given list of items. The students must follow the listed perimeters and use only the listed items (and their byproducts) to survive and escape using reasonable means.
Your students will impress you with their critical thinking skills and ability to find a way to survive under purposefully complex and difficult ci
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Food Truck Project Simulation - STEM Economics and Design
Food Truck Project may be used alternately as an independent study, for small groups, or engage the entire class in a cross-curricular simulation. All instructions are written so that students working independently may take direction on their own with minimal teacher support. Teacher notes are provided to support teachers in guiding students when needed. The Food Truck Project is presented as a series of sub-units, best used in the order they appear, but adjustable to time available by selective
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Severe Weather Public Service Announcement PBL
In this fun, interactive PBL students choose a destination somewhere around the world to "travel to." The learners research the location's climate and weather data and then focus on what types of severe weather (hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, etc.) are encountered in that area. Students then create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to help inform citizens of their location on how to prepare for this type of severe weather. Students choose from a menu of delivery options on how to present th
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Animal Shelter Business Development Simulation (Gifted 3-5)
This activity set was designed for use in a third through fifth grade gifted resource room. Students research, design, and plan for an animal shelter to house 10 dogs that are randomly assigned. Using these dogs students:
<>complete a research matrix on common dog breeds.
<>design a "blueprint" for the animal shelter using graph paper, measurements, and requirements. (Because this is usually the first simulation I use each year, the measurements are kept to squares.)
<>figur
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Student Behavior Scenarios Activity for Back to School
Updated!This activity is a great way to set behavioral expectations at the start of the school year, especially if your students struggle with classroom norms. It is usually a fun and often quite funny exercise that gets students interacting with each other and engaging as a classroom community right from the start!Included in this resource:1. Teacher prep directions and suggested follow-up activity to make this exercise “stick” throughout the year2. Update: Now including 10 behavioral scenarios
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Building a Positive Classroom Climate: Inclusion Activity Grades 6-9
This is an Inclusion Demonstration Activity for Grades 6-9 and would be great at "Back to School" time, for a Health class, a unit on discrimination or if bullying is an issue in your class.
It's called "Find a Group." Students go through this demo (silently) in which one or two students are unjustly excluded from the class. When the demo is over, a discussion follows as well as a written reflection.
I have provided step-by-step instructions for the demostration, as well as a copy of the que
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6th - 9th
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Ecological Footprint: What if Earth were an apple Lab activity with answer KEY
Use an apple to demonstrate the size of earth vs. the amount of useable space. Serves as a great introduction to the topics of sustainability, natural resources, population growth, ecological footprints, and tragedy of the commons.
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Not Grade Specific
"Hist-agram" Photo-sharing app Template
I created a template that mimics a well-known photo-sharing app for smartphones. The Histagram template provides two pages and each page has two screen-cap style areas within which students can share photos and profile information in character as a historical figure.
The left side of page one includes areas for: a username, a profile picture, some profile info, and three photos that have already been shared.
The right side of page one includes an area for a new photo and an area for a capti
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Halloween Party - Math Problem Solving
In this activity, students will be planning a Halloween party for their class. They will need to "purchase" supplies for their party using a budget that you set. I set a budget that forces the students to make budget choices, i.e., I don't give them enough to buy everything they want. Students will work in partners to plan their party, making decisions based on their budget constraints. Students are also asked to perform some data analysis on the party choices. This is a good activity to do
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Human Body Corporation Debates
Fantastic constructivist curriculum unit integrating reading, research, oral communication, peer collaboration, technology, and debate with the content of the human body systems. Sure to be a motivating, memorable learning experience for elementary intermediate aged students on up through high school. CCSS's are only referenced for 4th grade - however, the amount of reading and oral communication standards addressed in this project is extremely comprehensive.
Grades:
4th - 11th
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Social Networking in 140 characters Template
I created a "twemplate" allowing my students to pretend to be sharing comments and thoughts in chunks of 140 characters. I have a similar "Histagram" template that my students used to create posts for historical figures in order to demonstrate their understand of that individual's impact on history. My students created "Histagrams" for either Julius or Augustus Caesar, and then complete the "Twemplate" for Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle.
Page one provides areas for a profile picture or a bri
Grades:
6th - 12th
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La chasse aux sorcières - jeu de rôles
Activité de pensée critique et créative où les élèves se mettent en équipes de sorcières accusés de différentes crimes par une équipe d'inquisiteurs. Se base dans le jeu d'Alibi. Excellent pour étudier l'extrêmisme religieux, le biais, l'évidence valide et la pensée flexible. Le "guide pratique pour identifier une sorcière" et l'explication du plan de leçon sont en anglais, mais avec titres en français, et la simulation elle-même est en français. Très amusant, et adaptable pour les sciences
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8th - 12th
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Force Balance - Understanding Force & Gravity :Purely Digital Lab for Classrooms
This ActiveLearningLabs Lab is a purely digital two-day (one hour per day) STEM lab in which students will engage in a real-life situation and master the concepts of Force and Gravity to solve a real-world problem.With a single license, you can run the lab for up to 5 classrooms. Before purchasing the lab, click on this link to run the lab for yourself without needing to create an account - https://activelearninglabs.com/lab-details/ed2b3bc5-f6d4-4a0c-a745-32fa29a2b6e9?source=tpt and click on "P
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Entrepreneur/STEM Project
This product is a hands-on experience through which students will learn basics of creating a product and pitching your idea to an investor, inspired by the hit television series, Shark Tank! Students will select a large community concern that is important to them. Students will then learn the ins and outs of every detail needed in designing a creative product that will address a community concern, which will reach the needs of their target market. They will be equipped with the tools needed to s
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Ice Breaker Nuclear Fallout
For this activity students are asked to respond to a nuclear attack. The activity outlines some parameters the kids must consider and abide by. Nice way to get kids to work together and problem solve.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Teacher's Sample: Neruda Poetry Project Template (3 Original Poems)
Model the "Poetry Slam" Spanish project (Gran proyecto de la poesía) to your students! Show my template as a reference or customize per your own personalization; simulate a memorized oral recitation of one poem. Students are motivated and inspired by your 3 writing samples. The class appreciates this frame of reference while learning about linguistics, poetic devices, Pablo Neruda's most common themes.
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Virtual Trip to Disneyland and Quiz / scavenger hunt
This is something you can do with kids at home or with students in a class. There are 8 links to videos of popular Disneyland rides. After each ride there will be a set of questions that kids have to answer (regarding the ride they just went on). It would work well over zoom if you were needing something light and fun for your class or youth group. There is a link to the Disneyland fireworks display at the end of the acitivity.
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PreK - 8th
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The Admissions Game, 1840
Your US history class (grades 7 and up) becomes the Admissions Committee for the fictitious United States University, inducting its first Freshman class in 1840. Which movers and shakers of the day will be accepted? Your students will write Recommendation Letters for their candidates and then your whole class becomes the admissions committee. Rebels and radicals, businessmen, literary figures, soldiers and diplomats, inventors will all be present. There are only nine slots! Who will be admitted?
Grades:
7th - 12th
Holiday Genetics Lab
This is a festive spin on a classic lab. Students will use pennies to determine the alleles for different traits of a holiday character. This product includes the option to do either a snowman or reindeer or both and is editable! I usually give my students the option to draw their creations for extra credit to add a little creativity.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
The Creature Feature
A fun group activity for students to practice using Punnett Square, Genotypes and Phenotypes, and dominant and recessive traits.
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6th - 12th
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14 FUN End/Start-of-Year & Team-Building Ideas!
These 14 end-of-year and team-building ideas are fun, practical, and provides a great way to build rapport between and with students.
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Not Grade Specific
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Gifted Enrichment Unit - Vikings Exploration and Discovery
Enjoy a free sample of this interactive team-building unit that is based on the overarching theme of Exploration and Discovery. By acting as Vikings who sail the seas, students use their creativity and higher-level thinking skills to solve daily challenges and earn Viking Coins along the way. Through a series of 9 challenges, the students learn about the concepts of Exploration and Discovery as they relate to the past, present and future while having fun along the way!
This unit is perfect
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Pre-empting Common Classroom Conflicts Activity
The goal of this beginning of the year activity is to pre-empt many common classroom conflicts that may occur. I have found it tremendously helpful and find myself referring back to the activity almost any time a student-teacher conflict arises over the year.
Especially helpful for teachers who may experience common behavioral concerns in their classrooms!
I set the stage by discussing how many common conflicts in class stem from either the teacher or student not understanding the other's poi
Grades:
7th - 12th
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