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Government Common Core RST.6-8.4 resources for Gifted and Talented
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Not Grade Specific
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"Forensic Frenzy" - Forensic Science in the Classroom
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to use a variety of scientific processes to analyse evidence gathered from a crime scene. The fascination with crime and how science can be used to solve crimes continues to grow, and many learners are interested in the techniques that are used within the area of forensic science. As forensic science is the application of scientific methods and processes used for the purpose of the law it is an ideal way to demonstrate applied science. Learners will hav
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4th - 8th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Phase Change with Friends (States of Matter Explained with Water, STEM, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or doing distance learning. This rhyming story explains thermodynamics in a way students can relate to with illustrations of ice, snow, water, steam, and a thermometer. The rhyme makes it fun to read for both students and teachers.These poems and bright colors will appeal to a preschooler and the
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES: RESEARCH BOOKLET/AP BIO, HEALTH, PARASITOLOGY & MG
This is an independent research assignment on mosquito borne illnesses. Some of the illnesses still have no cure, but prevention does make a difference. This booklet has a variety of activities including a quiz, 2 art activities, research/respond, word jumble, research, charting diseases, identifying mystery illness, identify mystery mosquito, etc. There is a terminology segment, life cycle, and a word search. It provides a good working background on 11 mosquito borne diseases. Thanks ever so m
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4th - 9th, Staff
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Movie Worksheet: "Sold" Human Trafficking
Front and back handout for the movie "SOLD" directed by Jeffrey D. Brown based on Patricia McCormick's novel "Sold." Units: 8th Grade unit on Sexual Health (the end of the unit involves having a discussion with teenagers regarding Sex Trafficking)Social Studies class discussing EthicsGovernment class discussing laws involving the "legalization of prostitution." Worksheet Includes: questions, time table that certain questions appear, and parts of the movie to skip for young viewers. Teacher Tip:
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium (Two Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Stories, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or remotely. This rhyming picture book has two stories in one! "Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium" has a story about the water molecule and another story about helium. NGSS and Common Core standards identified. Virtual author reading with activity available too, visit www.STEMistryBooks.com.T
ASTRONOMY: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH/MOONS: GRS.4-8, MG & SCIENCE CLUB
This booklet can be used in lieu of an assessment. It requires the work effort of research and response! It might add more to the student's memory bank because of the work involved in research! Use it for a group, or use it when a student might have a prolonged absence. Use it for an astronomy club or for an extra credit opportunity. Astronomy is now our new frontier. We will need many astronomers in the future. Space exploration is becoming pervasive! This is an exciting field. This booklet
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4th - 8th, Staff
Science: States of Matter Wanted Poster--Differentiation, Higher-Order Thinking!
My middle-school Gifted students had a blast with this activity and even wrote stories about how their states of matter characters teamed up with each other! This activity as designed is most appropriate for middle-school students but can be scaled to upper or lower grades. A creative, higher-order activity, this assignment is best given after students have studied states of matter and can utilize the assignment to demonstrate understanding. This activity lends itself to helping students develop
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6th - 9th
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ASTRONOMY CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT: BLAST OFF TO 16 PSYCHE! GRS.6-12 & MG
This is a combination science/ science fiction writing prompt. It includes imagination. Students are on the way to an amazing asteroid. It appears that this asteroid, might have been a planet -but had a serious collision! It is thought to be made of an iron core, some nickel, and a lot of gold. What an amazing M asteroid! (Metallic asteroid) And, by the way, it does exist! Students finish the prompt. There are 2 quotes by famous scientists, as well. Perhaps, this prompt can be turned into a
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Tornado Alley - Weather Unit
Why are the Great Plains states - Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota - the perfect mixing bowl to create more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth?One to five week unit includes annotated graphics, student activities, formative and functional assessments
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4th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
ABC book of science, a year in Review
Students use the ABC's to build a book or ppt that shows a science concept or any concept learned through out the year and explains it, gives an activity that can be hands on, and provides a picture and resource as needed. It is a great review project at the end of the year to reflect and identify what students grasped for the year.
This project can be modified for all learners. Using google docs share the project with partners or groups of 4 to allow slower students to still complete the proje
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4th - 12th
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What Do I Teach On The First Days of School in Science: COMBO PACK
Buy the entire WHAT SHOULD I TEACH IN SCIENCE ON THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL and save 25% off retail..
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education
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Chemical Symbols, Atomic # and Periodic Table Practice- Papa Al's Cosmic Cafe
Papa Al's Cosmic Cafe familiarizes students to the periodic table of the elements in a fun, repetitive, and 'useful to future learning' way. In my 25 years of teaching the periodic table, I find students that complete Papa Al's Activity have more confidence and are more comfortable learning the deeper concepts of the periodic table and beginning chemistry that are to follow. It also makes an ideal code-breaking activity which can lead to code-writing activities for specialty code-breakin
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5th - 8th
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Bundled 10 wk Science Review Bell Work for 8th Grade Smartboard
These are Smart notebook reviews for 8th grade science AIMS.This is 10 weeks of daily bell work. Many of these concepts are similar for all State exams in science. If you don't have Smart Notebook I do have the same in PDF format and Promethean Actispire. https://support.smarttech.com/en/downloads/notebookVisit my store- http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Zealous-Educator
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4th - 8th
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Classroom Baseball Review Game Matter & Chemistry
This is a game that can be played in the classroom using baseball rules. Using 2 teams, each person "at bat" will get a question, they will need to answer, if they answer correctly without hesitation they get a triple hit, if you use a timer you can do strike 1, 2, 3 for each 5 second increments. All can be modified to how you choose. As batters answer questions progressing each batter around the bases, give points as each batter comes back to home plate. Have a prize for the winning team. I inc
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4th - 10th
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Brain Visual Profile | Student Interest Activity| Brain Facts
Student Interest Brain Profile Activity is Interactive Whole Brain Learning! Easy to prep! ⭐️Students will learn about parts of the brain as they color and write in their interests relating to each part of the brain’s REAL functions. ⭐️ Easy to follow directions, allow students to take charge and lets teachers be facilitators to REAL Learning Connections. ⭐ Dare to Differentiate! Check Out MORE from WESTENWERKS⭐Brain Model | Whole Brain Learning| HalloweenPartner Cards | Picking Partners| Pairi
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Not Grade Specific
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4-LS1-2
Also included in: Brain Bundle | memory recall math, modeling, logic | Growth Mindset
Plant and Animal Cells / Distant Learning/ ESL Visual Study Guides
22 flashcardsCell, cell theory, unicellular organisms, multicellular organism, organelle, tissue, organ, nucleus, mitochondria, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasm, ribosome, golgi apparatus, cell wall, cell membrane, chloroplast and 2 test questions.TeachersPayTeachers.comMore about us:Website | Facebook | Twitter |PinterestJoin our website where you can download ALL of our products in a PDF file on Visual Brand Learning for a small fee.
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Not Grade Specific
Rocks and Minerals ESL /Distant Learning/ Visual Study Guides
Rocks Visual Flashcard Set includes the following visual flashcards: rock, mineral, crystalline, crystal, basalt, granite, pumice, marble, slate, shale, limestone, sandstone, gneiss, metamorphic rock, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, weathering, transportation, deposition, and fossil.TeachersPayTeachers.comMore about us:Website | Facebook | Twitter |PinterestJoin our website where you can download ALL of our products in a PDF file on Visual Brand Learning for a small fee.
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BOTANY ACTIVITY: COMPARE THREE PLANTS:CHARTING, DRAWING & RESEARCH
This activity allows students to see differences among three plant species. They can use the internet to fill in the data. There is an art portion to draw the plants.
Knowledge is power. Hopefully, this activity will stimulate an interest in Botany. There is a quote by Aristotle. Thanks for visiting!
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4th - 10th
AVIATION
November is Aviation month. This research project can serve as an assessment grade or a homework grade. It covers a basic knowledge of aviation, and related information for the beginner. It has an art portion, as well. The intention of this project is to stimulate an interest in aviation. Thanks for visiting. We are humbled.
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5th - 9th
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CHEMISTRY QUIZ: SALTS
This is a beginning knowledge quiz on salts. There is an extra credit question. There is an answer key included. Thanks for visiting! Science is our destiny.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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