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Critical thinking other (social studies) projects
Project Based Learning: Geometrocity! A Math PBL
Project Based Learning: GEOMETROCITY! Build a City Made of Math with Geometry.Imagine, Design, and Build a City with this 2D and 3D Adventure!-Project Based Learning-Real World Application-Geometry, Maps, & More -Extension Activities -Differentiated Levels***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!***There is a link to a Google Slides Version. Details below. *This resource can be used for distance learning and e-learning.*Geometrocity is a project based learning activity where students will take their
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!
Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 464 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design
Grades:
2nd - 8th
STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions
This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)
**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta
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3rd - 12th
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Project Based Learning: Zoo Design, Area & Perimeter (PBL) Now For Google Slides
Project Based Learning: Zoo Design with Area and Perimeter, Map Skills, and More! This also includes differentiated activities, math skills, problem solving, aligned with Common Core, and extension activities.This project is based around the idea of students creating a zoo using their knowledge of area and perimeter, along with many other math (and academic) skills to create a unique learning opportunity that apply to real-life situations.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!
Biography Research Project Graphic Organizer, Templates, Rubrics, Report Writing
Biography Report templates that can be used as a graphic organizer, lap book, or template for a biography project, such as writing a biography research report or summary on any historical person. It's a great resource for Black History Month, Women's History Month, and to make a wax museum project for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, or fifth grade.Students use graphic organizers, activities, and various report options for a biography report presentation or to complete a genre study of
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Map Skills Make Your Own Map Project with Map Worksheets and Map Activity
Create your own map using this fun, creative activity to learn about reading maps. Students love designing maps with towns, cities, parks, and islands. They complete practice worksheets and create their maps. This project based learning activity is a hands-on way to interact with maps.You receive:4 map worksheets - becoming progressively more difficult2 compass rose pages for students to complete (choose the level you need)6 different "Make Your Own Map" project pages to choose from3 differentia
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2nd - 4th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Geography Adventure: Amazing Race Project for Middle School (End-of-Year)
**Embark on an Exciting Journey Around the World with "The Amazing Race Geography Project"!** Are you ready for the ultimate adventure? Step into the shoes of a globe-trotting explorer and dive into the rich tapestry of our planet's geography, culture, and diversity! In this engaging end-of-the-year project, students will embark on a thrilling journey to explore fascinating locations from every corner of the globe. **Research, Discover, Create!** Students will choose captivating locations on
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School World Cultures & Geography Course
Primary and Secondary Sources Activities - Social Studies Unit 3rd 4th 5th Grade
This extensive Primary and Secondary Sources unit is great for teaching, reinforcing, practicing, and assessing student understanding of this important social studies concept. Your students will learn how to analyze primary and secondary source material through guided lessons, worksheets, sorts, and activities, with a fun project at the end!This best-selling unit is:Comprehensive - can be a standalone resource or a supplement to your existing curriculumEasy-to-Use - includes lesson plans as well
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3rd - 5th
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Genius Hour Passion Project: Research Skills for Inquiry Project Based Learning
Your students will love this Genius Hour Passion Project! They'll develop strong inquiry research skills while engaging in project-based learning (PBL). You'll SAVE TIME with this EDITABLE NO-PREP research unit that includes a bulletin board kit, rubrics for assessment, and much more. Genius Hour is a classroom favourite because it allows students to choose a topic of interest and create a presentation. ABOUT OUR GENIUS HOUR PASSION PROJECT RESOURCE✪ PDF files for easy printing and computer com
Grades:
4th - 8th
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Helen Keller Craft | Braille Activity | Reading Passages
Helen Keller is the perfect role model to discuss during Women’s History Month, with any unit about communication, on January 4th for World Braille Day- really, anytime you want to inspire your students! In this packet, you’ll find:1. Braille Activity2. Helen Keller Craft3. What is Braille? Reading Passage & Questions4. Who was Helen Keller? Reading Passage & Sequencing Handout5. Writing Activities & Graphic Organizers6. Word SearchCurious? Learn more about this product by clicking h
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Helen Keller and Theodore Roosevelt Activity Bundle
Shark Tank Project: Language Arts Project Based Learning Unit
Engage your students and utilize language arts, writing, public speaking, collaboration, creativity, and other 21st century skills!This project is a favorite in my classroom! Students come up with a product and then pitch their idea to the "sharks". Students also take on the role of the shark to evaluate their classmates' pitches and decide which businesses they would like to invest in. Whoever gets the most investments becomes the top entrepreneur! Check out the Language Arts Project Based Lear
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3rd - 7th
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Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Map Skills Project Based Learning Pirate Treasure Map w/ Landforms & Communities
Need to assess your students' map skills in a fun engaging way? This project-based learning activity assesses elementary student map skills by having them bury their pirate treasure! Students become actively engaged in designing their own island and mapping the route to X Marks the Spot! A great resource for teaching and assessing basic map skills in your social studies classroom! This pirate project includes landforms and community services to make a comprehensive map assessment.This map skill
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2nd - 5th
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Forensics Fun - Murder Mystery for Middle School: Getty Palace Hotel
There has been a murder the old historic hotel in downtown. The concierge has been found dead in the basement elevator. Your detective team has been assigned to the case. Can you solve the murder?Click here to save 20% on our TRIO Murder Mystery BundleUsing their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Everything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Grade 2/3 Social Studies Workbooks (Ontario Curriculum)
This BUNDLE contains FOUR independent Social Studies workbooks for Grade 2/3 students and FOUR Social Studies projects/activities. Each workbook meets the NEW 2023 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum expectations for an ENTIRE Social Studies unit.All Grade 2/3 Social Studies units are included.Grade 2: Global Communities, Changing Family and Community TraditionsGrade 3: Living and Working in Ontario, Communities in Canada (1780-1850)Together, the workbooks total up to 263 pages of student workshee
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Persuasive Techniques Unit - Media Literacy Analysis PowerPoint & Project Bundle
Teach persuasive techniques, ad analysis, and propaganda with this bundle of media literacy activities. This comprehensive bundle includes bellringers, projects, PowerPoints, and quizzes for teaching persuasion through engaging advertising analysis, interactive practice, and creative projects. In this bundle, you’ll get 3 weeks of engaging activities to introduce or strengthen student understanding of persuasive techniques. This is a perfect foundation for media literacy with a variety of activ
Grades:
6th - 9th
Family Heritage and Culture Lapbook Project
This is a great project to motivate and engage students while learning about their family heritage and culture! The project contains a Family Heritage Interview and parent letter. Using the information from home (8 questions on heritage and culture), students are able to assemble and complete this cute lapbook at school.
Includes all foldable templates and clipart for assembly.
The lapbook contains:
✺Family Heritage Interview questions
✺Family Heritage Project parent letter and questions
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Geography Unit for Maps, 5 Themes of Geography, Map Reading, Latitude Longitude
In this Geography Unit bundle, you receive 12 hands-on, engaging, and effective resources to teach the 5 themes of geography, map reading, map skills, and geography. This geography bundle was created to teach the whole range of geography: students learn how to read all different kinds of maps (climate maps, thematic maps, road maps), the five themes of geography, how to read latitude and longitude, and the locations of places all over the world! This bundle is priced to save you over 20% inste
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5th - 8th
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Growth Mindset Art Project
“A growth mindset is when students understand that their abilities can be developed,”(Dweck, 2014).It is so important for students and teachers to change their "Fixed Mindset" into "Growth Mindset." With this fun art project, students are encouraged to reflect on their thinking and set a Growth Mindset goal for the school year. This project is great for the first couple of weeks of school, New Year's, and/or Open House.This resource includes:· Materials List· Step by Step Directions· Zentangle
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Not Grade Specific
Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s
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3rd - 7th
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Cookie Crime Scene Investigation: An Activity in Making Inferences
BEST SELLER ALERT!Lead your students on an engaging, hands-on, inference-making journey using this crime scene investigation!Students will come back to the classroom, which has been the scene of a crime! Their teacher (you, of course!) baked two-dozen cookies to share with the class this afternoon. However, while away from the classroom, someone came into the room and stole those cookies after snacking on one of them him or herself!By planting clues in your classroom and creating a crime scene,
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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