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8th grade problem solving projects
End of Year Math Project Based Learning Budget Worksheets Financial Literacy
This DIGITAL end-of-year math project-based learning will be perfect for partner work, individual projects, or homeschool students. Use the digital Google slides to teach financial literacy and personal finance activity to 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. This resource includes budget worksheets for money and is a fun PBL lesson. Students' creativity can run wild with this project to help kids understand the value of a dollar. Students will see how far they can stretch their budget while p
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4th - 8th
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Spring Break Project: Plan a Trip
Product Description: Plan A Trip Project Based Learning, Staycation or VacationResearch, organize, and plan a staycation or vacation. An eight step guide walks students through their project. Brainstorming, traveler interests, itinerary, expenses, web research, scoring guide, and awards are all part of this no prep unit. Unit culminates with a presentation on their planned trip, complete with award certificates for audience or teacher chosen favorites. Students can choose a driving vacation wi
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5th - 9th
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Shipwreck Challenge Social Skills Team Building Activities
Are you looking for fun team building activities for your students? This Shipwreck Challenge includes 6 no-prep activities that focus on teamwork, embedded social skills, and creative problem solving. Great for back-to-school, this resource can help build community in your classroom! Digital and printable versions are included.Please note: This resource comes in a zipped folder. You must have a Google account to access the Google Slides. The premise: students have been shipwrecked on an island,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year Bundle for Middle School
Genius Hour - Passion Projects, Rubrics, Templates - Genius Hour Planning Sheets
Genius Hour or Passion Projects are both names for a wonderful way to engage upper elementary and middle school students in research projects that they're passionate about! Print out this guide that prepares you for the steps they need to take, from start to finish. Then watch their enthusiasm and engagement take off! Genius Hour & Passion Projects for Kids includes:PDF and digital versionsTeacher guide for getting students started with brainstormingHow-to guide for creating your research
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5th - 8th
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Dream House Area project for google classroom, w video tutorials on every page
This is a super fun and meticulously designed math project for google classroom. Everything the kids need is in the project, including video tutorials for every single page. Super easy to assign, and you can also delete slides if you want to make the project easier. Here's what students will do in this project:Build a floorplan of a house with 6 roomsCalculate area of each roomDecide on flooring for each roomCalculate cost of flooring for each roomCalculate the area of the yard Calculate cost of
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Digital fourth grade math bundle for google slides and google sheets
The Eggstremely Eggciting Egg Drop STEM Challenge
In this STEM and team building challenge, students will work to foster collaboration and team-work as they design and construct a structure that will protect their eggs from a 10 foot drop. Teams will be given supplies (supply lists and shopping lists included) identical supplies and amounts of time to build their designs. The twist for this challenge will be that each team MUST use all of their supplies. Even more challenging, each team CANNOT communicate verbally during the construction pha
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
"City Designer" Geometry Project: Parallel lines, Transversals & Special Angles
Students will become civil engineers in your geometry class by designing their own cities using parallel lines, transversals and special angles!
This project will help master the concepts of
* parallel lines
* transversal lines
* alternate interior angles
* alternate exterior angles
* corresponding angles
* same side interior angles
and
* vertical angles
in a fun and hands-on way.
What an exciting way to integrate art into math and master the math concepts while doing so!
Step-by-step direct
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Design Your Own Theme Park Collaborative Social Skills Project
This theme park design collaborative project involves a combination of team building and creative fun! Students work together to design a theme park by completing various tasks. Social skills are embedded throughout this super engaging project. Printable and digital versions are included for your convenience! 60 Google Slides include an editable rubric, editable discussion prompts to guide each task, colorful digital activities with text boxes, and more! 2 bonus differentiated math activities ar
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Team Building Social Skills Collaborative Project Bundle
Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience
Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills.
In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to:
–Name the Zoo
–Create a welcoming sign
–Select the animals
–Design animal habitats
–Create information sheets
–Create a budget
–And present their work to a "Board of Directors"
This experience is designed to be completed without sub
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3rd - 8th
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American Revolution Spy Readings, Spy Activities, Techniques
The Revolutionary War spy unit provides everything you need to not only explain but also help your students experience America’s first espionage operations! The resources supply foundational knowledge about spying and Revolutionary War spies. Then, they provide a structure to guide students through fun, engaging activities that develop their critical thinking skills by putting them in the shoes of a Revolutionary War era spy. Please note: This resource also comes with a black and white version!D
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study
Scratch Coding Lesson Plans Bundle - Beginner to Advanced - Computer Science
This bundle of Scratch lesson plans allows students to code and progress from beginner to advanced skills. The resources contained in this bundle are all the resources available on my store (excluding the editable bundle), thus allowing you to teach Scratch to your students with confidence. You will find that quite a few students are able to work through this material in an independent manner, thus limited teacher intervention is required. All resources are supplied in a digital (google drive) a
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3rd - 10th
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Gifted Project Based Learning Create a Board Game
Project Based Learning, Problem-Solving, and Technical Writing are all seamlessly integrated in this highly engaging, real-world, student-led learning experience in which students develop a new board game.In addition to applying problem-solving strategies and technical writing traits, students will also use creative and critical thinking skills as they develop a theme-based game concept, design the playing board, playing pieces, game mechanics, instructions for gameplay, and the product packagin
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Gifted Project Based Learning Bundle
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Space Math Activity Bundle: Real World Math (Fractions, Ratios, and Geometry)
Bring math to life with these fun math activities related to asteroids and space! This bundle includes four space themed activities that incorporate ratios, geometry, and algebraic expressions combined with a STEM career connections. Perfect for grades 5th - 8th depending on student level. Activities can be completed stand alone or in a sequence. Recommended for extension of a space unit, a math center activity, or as part of an out of school STEM program.Activity 1: Russian Meteor Event30 to 45
Egg Drop: STEM Project
This is a fun and engaging STEM project that will get your students excited! This egg drop project not only includes building a package, but brings in math/money concepts because students are given only a certain amount to spend on materials. This twist adds more fun to the excitement! You can go all out and use the Egg Supplies store signs and transform your classroom, or you can simply print out the student packets and go from there. This is a must for all students and they will love it and be
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1st - 8th
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Problem Based Learning: Can You Survive A Zombie Apocalypse?
This activity is great for problem based learning, creative thinking and writing, and allows artistic students the opportunity to showcase their talents as well. This is enough work for multiple class periods (2+ depending on how many activities you assign and the age of the students). There are 13 pages worth of activities for students to complete and a page for culminating presentation options. You can assign the entire unit or choose a handful of activities you think would be the most meaning
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6th - 12th
Grant: Winning Proposal for LEGO Mindstorm Robotics Kits
This is a winning grant proposal to purchase LEGO Mindstorm Invention System robotics kits to use for science, physics, technology and engineering activities. A state electrical cooperation awarded $1500.00 for this grant in 2002. This proposal is customizable and can be adjusted to compensate for the variations in prices and costs of the equipment so please adjust this grant as you see necessary to meet your project needs. The customizable parts of this proposal are highlighted in yellow. The R
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Project Based Learning - Let Students Be The Teacher - Secondary English
This project-based learning opportunity allows students to become the teacher for a whole class period! Divide the class into groups and have each group teach a chapter of the novel, complete with a list of requirements, a lesson planning template, an essay reflection prompt, and a full Great Gatsby sample project.
All documents are included; just update the editable dates to match your schedule, print, and go!
Students love the autonomy of this project and do a fantastic job of becoming the
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rebus Puzzles/Brain Teasers/Word Puzzles
This resource contains 181 word puzzles that will get students thinking outside of the box! Each puzzle is on a separate slide to display on the Smartboard/Loft Board. There are lots of ways that you can use these puzzles in your classroom! Use the puzzles as a bell-ringer, an extension activity or throughout the days as a transitional tool! Print the puzzles out for students to work on independently by selecting the option to print multiple slides per page (up to 16).Take the resource apart and
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Scratch Coding Project: Design a Video Game
These complete project slides will guide your students through creating a game using the Scratch platform. Students can be self-paced or classes can move through the project together. Great for STEM or STEAM classes, use in the classroom with content specific topics, or to celebrate Hour of Code!NOTE: The rubric assumes teaching of conditionals and loops. HOWEVER- if you remove the rubrics, there is no pre-teaching necessary. Additionally, students will need to create Scratch accounts to save th
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Ultimate End of Year STEAM Bundle
Engineering: Straw Rockets
Straw Rockets are quick, simple and lots of fun for the students. This STEM activity takes about one hour to assemble and one hour for outside launching fun. This engineering activity can be used from grade 3 through 12. This lesson could also be used in March for Women's History Month as an activity to go along with the Sally Ride story. The headings include: Teacher Notes, Introduction, Materials, Procedure, Patterns, Pictures and Conclusion Questions.
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3rd - 12th
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Microsoft Access (PBL) - The Stranger Things Project
This project is an excellent introduction to MS Access. Project: Access Project – Stranger Things EditionStyle: Project Based LearningDuration: This takes my class about 1.5 hours to completeProject Includes: Editable 14 page Word documentProject Videos: 6 videos Project InformationThis packet introduces students to MS Access and shows them how to build a MS Access database step-by-step. This packet is made up of 4 MS Access projects. Project 1 – Data Skill Practiced:1. First this project exp
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Design Thinking - Full Content Presentation
Design Thinking is a constructivist way of approaching a problem that seeks empathy to leverage a bias toward action in order to find a radical solution to the end user’s need. The Design Thinking mindset has been pioneered by companies and institutions like IDEO and Stanford and has crept into Education over the last decade. This presentation is a 56-slide PDF of a Google Slides deck intended to deliver high-quality content to your class. The content defines each step of the Design Thinking pr
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5th - 12th, Staff
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