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High school social studies laboratories $5-10
Climate Change Activity Mapping Carbon Emissions NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Students use real data to color-code a map of 68 countries based on their per capita carbon emissions. In this activity, students will:READ a 1-page article about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, what per capita means, and the activity directions. CONSTRUCT a World Map by attaching 2 provided pages (it's easy!).COLOR CODE countries on the map according to their per capita carbon emissions. ANSWER 11 analysis questions focusing on the greenhouse effect, sources of carbon emissions, and how de
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Global Warming Climate Change Activity Bundle NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Brain Anatomy and Physiology Activity Stations
What's the best way to learn the anatomy and physiology of each part of the human brain? Use that part! The Big Idea: This activity includes 15 stations (+ an 8-page student packet). Each station is about one specific part of the brain (ex. hypothalamus). At each station, students will complete a fun challenge to use that part of the brain! Here are a few examples:The parietal lobe is crucial to spatial awareness. After reading a quick blurb on the parietal lobe, students will complete a jigsaw
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Anatomy and Physiology Full Year Curriculum
Forensic Science Fibers Virtual Lab Complete Series DIGITAL RESOURCE
FORENSICS & DISTANCE LEARNING: Elevate your students experience with a 3 part virtual lab series that will have students thinking and engaged. Students will explore the collection of trace evidence, virtual microscopic analysis and burn test identification of unknown fibers. The virtual lab series uses a combination of You Tube guided labs, virtual lab simulations and DIY tutorials for students to safely investigate fibers. All three labs are already digital and ready to share with your dis
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensic Science The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line
Plate Tectonics Lab Stations - Student-Led Stations Lab
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Student-led lab stations are a great way to get your kids moving and interacting with content in a variety of fun ways! Students will learn, interact, investigate, analyze, and engage with plate tectonics and continental drift! These eight stations focus on plate tectonics, convection currents, sea-floor spreading, continental drift, plate boundaries, types of crust, and tectonic plates. All stations are neatly presented, have easy to understand directions, and require minimal prep from
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS1-5
Also included in: Earth Science Stations Labs Growing Discount Bundle
CSI ROANOKE! A History Mystery Inquiry Investigation!
Immerse your students in the enigmatic tale of the Roanoke Colony disappearance with our engaging and comprehensive activity package. **Roanoke Colony Investigation Activity**Discover a thoughtfully crafted package designed to ignite your students' investigative spirit. This product offers an interactive approach to history, providing a deep dive into the Roanoke Colony mystery. **Diverse Source Material**Your students will engage with six varied sources, including diary entries, captivating im
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4th - 12th
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Lab Stations
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Student-led lab stations are a great way to get your kids moving and interacting with content in a variety of fun and engaging ways! Students will learn, interact, and engage with new content of earthquakes and volcanoes! These seven stations focus on volcanic and earthquake activity, parts of a volcano and earthquake, seismic waves, types of volcanoes, mapping volcanoes and earthquakes, and more! All stations are neatly presented, have easy to understand directions, and require minimal
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Earth Science Stations Labs Growing Discount Bundle
Psychology The Trolley Problem Moral Philosophy Ethics
We were talking about Kohlberg and morality and one of my students asked me about "trolley" problems. That was my inspiration! If you are not aware of "trolley problems" they go something like this... "A trolley has lost its brakes and is headed down a track and will kill 5 people. You can flip the switch and only one person will be killed. What do you do?" Of course, there are a million variations of these kinds of problems too. While not strictly psychology I think these problems are interesti
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Earthquake Coordinate Lab: Plot current earthquakes using latitude and longitude
I am always looking for a latitude/longitude earthquake lab that has NEW data and can never find one... so I made one! Have your students plot real earthquake locations from July 2023. Coordinates are given in degrees, minutes and seconds. Use both, or just have students round to the nearest degree. Minutes and seconds are included in case you would like to print out a larger scale map of a specific location. Use this as a review of latitude and longitude, and as a way to purposefully plot data
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Locating EQ Epicenter Lab / Triangulation & Earthquake Coordinate Lab
Psychology Abnormal Psychology Activities Psychopathy Dark Triad
There is a negative review below that is not true. The links in this set of labs DO work (at least as of 12/6/23). You can see them in the sample,...TRY THEM before you buy.Here is a collection of 4 activities for Abnormal Psychology. I designed them because I wanted more stuff for the students to actually do in relation to this unit. I was not interested in having the kids act out disorders and whatnot so I designed these.The students navigate to the website, answer some questions then are aske
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10th - 12th
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Sensation & Perception: Illusions (Ambiguity & Distortion Lab Station Rotations)
Use this sensation & perception lesson to guide your students through experiencing some of the most classic perceptual illusions in psychology. This includes a great TED talk with comprehension questions to start off the lesson, and the moves into four different stations to experience shape illusions, ambiguous figures, video examples such as the Ames room, and modern real-world applications of distortion in art and design. Finally, students are asked to think critically about their experien
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Sensation & Perception *UNIT BUNDLE*
Trial of Andrew Jackson- No Prep Needed!
This is a scripted trial designed to introduce or review Andrew Jackson's presidency. Students are divided into up to 13 groups to participate in this scripted trial. The trial explores the The Election of 1824, The Battle of New Orleans, The Indian Removal Act, Veto of the Second National Bank, and The Nullification Crisis. Each section of testimony includes visual evidence to support the information presented in the testimony. A vocabulary list, a vocabulary sorting activity, a supplementa
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7th - 12th
Tectonic Plate Boundaries CONVERGENT DIVERGENT TRANSFORM Worksheets Webquest Lab
Your students will learn about Earth's layers, different plate boundaries and explore how our planet's plates move and collide. This lesson plan has a PowerPoint Presentation, chart to fill out type worksheet, types of plate boundaries map identification activity, webquest, lab AND study guide! It's all in this resource! This is a super packed lesson plan with tons of resources to tap into. The lesson plan covers the following topic:•Review of the Layers of the Earth and Convection Currents•Typ
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Tragedy of the Commons Unit
Immerse your students in the exploration of shared resources and environmental stewardship with this Tragedy of the Commons Unit. This low-prep unit invites students to delve into the essential question: "What is the tragedy of the commons?"An indispensable component of any environmental science curriculum, this unit navigates the complex interplay between individual and collective interests in resource management. Students not only grapple with the concept of the tragedy of the commons but also
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Land Usage, Environmental Economics and Policy Unit Bundle
Criminal Investigation Project (Full Scale)
This is a continuation from the Crime Scene Recreation Project in my store. This project is meant to be much more time consuming, involved, and meant to replicate a full scale crime scene that students can interact with a solve together. This project is hands-on and a great semester ending assignment for your students.Included in this download are (13) total files that consist of the following: RubricsDay-to-day instructionsFake text messages and social media postsFake receiptsSearch Warrant App
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9th - 12th
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(3D/360) Human Prehistory Virtual Tour and Skull Analysis Lab
Resource Includes:Access to the virtual tour platformInteractive timeline featuresDownloadable Skull Analysis Lab and WorksheetProduct Description: Embark on an educational adventure with "Journey Through Time: A Virtual Tour of Human History from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age"! This immersive virtual experience is designed to transport students from the early days of human ancestors wielding simple stone tools to the sophisticated societies of the Bronze Age. Each historical period is broug
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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De-Stress Lab for AP Psychology
Currently aligned to the OLD 2019 CED, but updates will be coming!Explore a lab in which students learn stress management without compromising the rigor of an Advanced Placement class. Students discover research-backed techniques and apply knowledge of research methods and stress’ physiological impact to their experience.
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10th - 12th
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Blood Spatter Analysis Lab: Forensics 5E Inquiry Lesson w No Prep Option and CER
This forensic science activity works to simulate the process of blood spatter pattern analysis and crime scene reconstruction. This activity goes through the 5E science inquiry model, it is NGSS aligned, and it is EDITABLE. Students will collaborate with their peers to make observations, ask questions, interpret blood spatter patterns, recreate the blood stain patterns, and develop a CER conclusion. This is an engaging lesson or lab that puts students in the shoes of forensic investigators. Plea
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-6
Psychology Lab Image Memory and Sex Differences AP Psychology Statistics
In this set of 13 labs the students do a variety of image memory tasks. They then collaborate and share data, then perform a T test on the data to find out if the differences between the scores of men and women are statistically significant. The students also test for correlations between a variety of scores. I suppose it is a sort of an expansion on my face memory lab. Links sometimes die, so try before you buy… https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/iq/memory-test https://memtrax.com/cogniti
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Lesson Plans for High School Psychology: Mini Bundle
Are you looking for inquiry based lesson plans for high school psychology that get your students actively engaged in the content? This self-directed, inquiry-based, psychology-themed mini-bundle has you covered.This bundle includes two inquiry resources that go hand-in-hand. One is a self-directed project-based learning experience where each student chooses one psychologist (historical or present-day) to explore. Students will research the psychologist using the principles of project based learn
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9th - 12th
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Archaeological Dig (Virtual)
In this lesson students will learn the definitions of artifact, and archaeologist as well as the definitions of absolute and relative dating. They will also go on a virtual archaeological dig to discover artifacts and practice using absolute and relative dating. They will also practice reading graphs, making observations and predictions. The video is about 8 minutes long, but students will need to pause it multiple times to fill out their charts based on the information in the video. Estimated t
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4th - 10th
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Passwords and Cyber Security Lab Network Security Memory Cognition
The perfect activity for your cyber security unit! An actual activity and NOT a stupid word find. When I originally wrote this lab I had the students coming up with stimuli and surprisingly they entirely lacked creativity to the point that they did not know what to chose (or maybe not surprisingly). In any case here are 140 password and cyber security assignments. Every single one is different….the best weapon against plagiarism, UNIQUENESS! In this lab the students navigate to… https://www.sec
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology Lab: Game On or Game Over? (Reaction Time & Video Game Correlation)
In this student Psychology Lab, students will delve into the fascinating world of reaction time and its potential correlation with video game usage. This engaging experiment offers hands-on experience in data collection, analysis, and interpreting correlations. Develop practical skills in conducting psychological experiments, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Gain insight into correlation analysis and its real-world application. Enhance critical thinking and research skills while un
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9th - 12th
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Psychology Lab +1 Memory collection Memory Research Hands On
I found this reference to the +1 digit span test and figured, “hey, we can do that!” It would probably pair well with my STM lab…and since I had already developed the unique data it was pretty much a snap. “Normal subjects can usually expand their digit span to about 18 digits after 25 such digit-span +1 trials” In this lab the students test their subjects +1 digit spans to see how long they are. You might do this and the STM lab and have the students compare the data. There are 182 UNIQUE versi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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GPS in the Classroom - Complete Set of Lessons!
Want to teach your students about GPS, but don't know where to start? This lesson bundle is for you! Included in this package is a complete set of notes that explain in great detail the technical properties of GPS, and a series of activites that allow students from grades 4-12 explore GPS in fun and exciting ways that gets them out of the classroom and outside in nature. Students will learn about latitude and longitude, using waypoints, plotting courses, and using GPS in taking data samples.
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3rd - 12th
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