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Middle school Black History Month math thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-
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4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business
Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs.
Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes.
This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m
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2nd - 12th
Tall Tale Lesson: John Henry +10 Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions
In this mini-lesson students read a selection to see why a folk song was written about the tall tale hero, John Henry. Then they answer ten multiple choice questions by putting a circle around each correct answer. Along with two colorful drawings of John Henry being a steel driving man, you get two pages of informational text and three stanzas of the John Henry folk song. Multiple choice questions make up two pages and then the fifth page is the answer key. The reading skills the ten questions
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5th - 7th
6th Grade Willy Wonka Geometry Unit (Common Core Standards)
This Geometry Unit is compiled of four 6th grade mathematics lessons that are all based on Common Core Standards and are all very problem-based. The theme of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is used for this entire unit, which allows students to remain interested and engaged in this highly interactive, week-long geometry unit. The first lesson has students work with composing and decomposing shapes to find and compare area. Students are challenged to find the dimensions of lickable wallpap
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4th - 7th
Algebra 1 Unit 11: Factoring Polynomials - Notes, Homework, Answers
This unit is a great resource for your Algebra 1 course. You are buying guided notes, notes keys, homework assignments, and answers for a 6 lesson Factoring Polynomials unit. This unit is based on a traditional Algebra 1 curriculum. This Word document makes it easy for you to modify, edit, or copy and paste to make your own reviews and tests for the unit.Topics covered in this unit are:Prime FactorizationGreatest Common FactorFactoring out the GCFFactoring by GroupingFactoring trinomials in x^
Grades:
7th - 10th
ESL MATH FUN! (SPANISH, FRENCH, KOREAN, VIETNAMESE ETC, 74 PP)
THIS IS IN ENGLISH, HAS MUCH SPANISH, SOME CHINESE AND MANY OTHER LANGUAGES; IT INCLUDES:
A READING LIST or long, handy vocabulary of math words such as angle, base, coordinate, diameter, exponent, hypotenuse, length, mode, pi, rhombus, scalene triangle, squared, trapezoid, variable, and width.
The words appear with definitions, often with diagrams too, in English, Spanish, as well as an easy phonics system to help Spanish readers pronounce the English; elsewhere is a short list of Chinese mat
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4th - 12th
The Algebra of Business
A semester long multi-disciplinary project created by Mr. McDevitt that revolves around a typical first year Algebra curriculum. Students will create their own small business, write linear equations to model their cost, revenue, and profit, represent their equations as graphs and in tabular form, and use systems of equations to find the break-even point for their business. Finally students will have to present their business model to a venture capitalist.
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8th - 10th
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Budgeting and Money Management Class Project- "Life Project" Editable
During this project, students will receive paychecks, pay bills, put money aside for savings and record all withdrawals and deposits in their personal check register.
Complete packet includes:
-Proposal for classroom project, entitled The Life Project
-Student packet outlining expectations regarding paychecks, savings account, check register, spending, etc.
-Blank check templates
-Check register for students to record their expenditures
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Real World House Project using Fractions and Area
This is a project that focusing on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. It also focuses on an understanding of area, surface area, area and perimeter concepts aligned with the common core. There a "I can" statements at the top that align with the common core for 6th grade math, as well as some repeats from common core 5th grade math. This unit has 12 story problems that focus on a blueprint of a house, where students must find the area of rectangles and
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5th - 7th
Black History: Biography Musician DUKE ELLINGTON 14 Comprehension, Vocabulary Qs
Here is a short biography of the internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and band leader – Duke Ellington. The informational text explains Ellington’s formative years, his accomplishments, and his influence on 20th century music. Following the text are 14 multiple choice reading questions. Also included are 4 photos from public domain. One picture is of Duke, one is Duke and his band, another photo shows the outside of the Cotton Club, where they performed, and the last one is the Washingt
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5th - 7th
Rhetorical Appeals | MLK's "What Is Your Life's Blueprint" Analysis
This rhetorical analysis of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speeches will help your students place concepts of rhetoric in an authentic context. Six months before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination, Dr. King delivered the a speech to students at Barrett Junior High School. This resource contains abbreviated version of the speech (with a link to listen to the full speech on YouTube) along with questions for rhetorical analysis and critical thinking. Concepts covered: ✔️ spea
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8th - 12th
Poetry Mini-Unit I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Print and Go!)
I use this resource with my 5th grade class to introduce the lovely poem by Maya Angelou. Mini unit includes a page for students to summarize, determine adjectives for the free vs. caged bird, imagine the differences in how the two birds feel, information about the author, how metaphor is used in the poem, a discussion page on other ways people are "caged", and an oral language rubric if so choose to use it as such.
Grades:
5th - 7th
Mars Landing Module STEM Challenge (Egg Drop) - Middle or High School Physics
This is a multi-step, usually multi-week Engineering Project that I did in 8th grade physics class for many years, and it was ALWAYS super fun and a highlight of the year. It accompanies a Physics Unit on Mass, Forces, Gravity, and KE & PE Energy, and is best to incorporate project into a 4-6 week unit. It can easily be adapted for grades 6-12, varying the concepts of physics that are expected to be demonstrated.The students design a "landing module" to theoretically land on Mars, while succ
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS3-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
The Watsons Go to Birmingham Math Connection Unit
After reading the book "The Watsons Go to Birmingham", students embark on planning a road trip of their own. This includes calculating mileage, cost of travel, and collecting data on their destination city.
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4th - 7th
Multicultural Book List
This multicultural book list includes 48 book title with genre and type of book, reading level, main idea, a short description, why you should read it and some examples of curriculum integration. The different cultures represented include African American, Asian, Middle Eastern, Jewish, Native American, and Latino. This is a great resource for any teacher and encompasses all grade levels. If you have any questions just send me a message! Thanks!
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1st - 12th
School of Rock Unit Plan Based on 7th Grade Common Core Standards
Students will be acting as promoters for a concert. Their groups will be responsible for choosing a band to perform based on the most popular genre of music, designing a stage and seating arrangements for the venue (the Schottenstein Center: Columbus, Ohio**), comparing ticket prices to determine the net profit, and creating and scaling a logo for a promotional poster. Groups will be compiling a portfolio for their final presentation. **Select a venue that pertains to the area you are located
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7th
4th/5th STEAM Activity:Money, Decimals Percentage, Interest Rate, Stock Market!
This activity is AMAZING!!! We used this in conjunction with our math unit on fractions and decimals and our literacy unit on Using Money and The Stock Exchange. It incorporates literally every discipline! **Editable!
----->Students are given a weekly budgeting scenario, where they must manage their account balance, write checks, and calculate withdrawals and deposits on a check register.
It is differentiated to accommodate higher-level learners. This accelerated activity requires multiplyi
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4th - 6th
Use Math to Design a Hat for the Cat-- Dr. Seuss
Use this activity to design a hat for the cat. This can be adjusted to fit any grade level. I just used fractions with 5th grade.
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1st - 8th
Writing Assignments over Racism and Stereotypes (Personal Narratives)
Two different writing assignments where students choose a prompt and write about their own personal experiences with racism or stereotypes and reflect upon those experiences. I included a guide for students to use to help them organize their thoughts. I use this when reading themed passages and novels having to do with racism and stereotypes. It is in word document, so feel free to change the prompts and guided sentence stems as you see fit:)Thank you.
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5th - 12th
Black History Week 5-Olympic Athlete & Leaders
This is the last of a 5 week unit about Black History that includes information about the past Winter Olympics in Russia, history of the Olympic rings and colors and honors Jessie Owens. It includes higher order thinking questions and common core standards. Week one was living famous African Americans and had a free download that explains more about creating the five week class chapter book. Week 2 was Inventors, Week 3 was Activists, Week 4 includes President's Day.
The standards attached
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Stock Market Project with The Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen (Graphing Data)
This stock market project packet is to be used with the book The Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen. This is always a favorite for my students. Not only are the kids engaged with the Read Aloud, students really enjoy picking a stock of their choice and diversifying $10,000 to create a portfolio. After collecting 5 days worth of data, they evaluate their portfolio to determine if any capital gains were made. Included in this purchase are step by step directions on how I use this when I teach it, along with
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5th - 6th
Fireworks Show Unit Plan (Quadratics Project PBL)
Engage your math students in authentic, real world learning by helping them plan a fireworks show! This product includes a guide to how to run the entire project, reflection questions for teachers and students along the way, and worksheets to support student learning. The document is a Microsoft Word Doc so you can make edits where needed.
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Quadratics Resource Bundle (PBL PrBL Explorations + Projects)
2012 London Summer Olympics Unit
My friend and I designed this unit for our M.Ed. program's math methods course. Being in a math placement for student teaching, we wanted to create a unit based on a relevant theme that would interest our students. Our London Olympics unit consists of four full lesson plans with created student handouts. The lessons are designed around 7th grade common core standards: ratios and proportional relationships, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics and probability.
The lessons go th
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6th - 8th
1. Data and its collection -O Level Statistics 4040Lesson Plans Unit Plans Thema
Dive into the World of Data Collection with Our Comprehensive Lesson Plans! Title: Data and its collection - O Level Statistics 4040 Lesson Plans Unit Plans Thematic Lesson Plans Explore the exciting world of data collection with our meticulously crafted lesson plans. "Data and its collection - O Level Statistics 4040 Lesson Plans Unit Plans Thematic Lesson Plans" offers an enriching learning experience for both students and teachers. Key Features:✨ Syllabus Aligned: Our lesson plans are metic
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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