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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Senior Project for High School Students {Printable and Digital}
Have you been playing with the idea of a senior project for high school students? Maybe you know the importance of a senior experience - the importance of college career readiness - but aren't sure where to begin, don't know what works, or don't have the time to create resources. Does that sound like you?Yes!? This comprehensive senior project for high school juniors and seniors does the work for you! A senior experience that prepares students for life after high school is exciting, interesting,
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Sub Plan: Music On The Brain (Video & Response Questions)
*This would be a great sub plan or 'Friday' activity*The documentary is 29 minutes long*Students watch the documentary and answer the questions *All links and questions are included in the docSynopsis of Music On The Brain (taken from youtube)Catalyst takes you inside an extraordinary new program which is revealing that personalized playlists can re-awaken the brains of people with advanced dementia and even allow people with severe Parkinson's to unfreeze and move. Along the way we look more
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Red Shift Blue Shift and the Doppler Effect CER Activity for Science and Physics
CER- RED SHIFT/BLUE SHIFT RESEARCH ACTIVITY***COMPLETELY UPDATED WITH EXTRA PRODUCT!***The red shift and blue shift are used to determine our location with respect to other bodies within the universe. This assignment is typically conducted after the sound and light units. Students love all things space and this is no exception. Students begin with the following question "Is the universe expanding? How is Doppler effect relevant for proof?" From here they begin research about the topic, linki
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: CYBER BULLYING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!The internet has given us new power to connect, but has also given rise to one of the largest social health crises that people have ever faced: Cyberbullying. While often dismissed as ‘not big deal’, cyberbullying has been identified as a leading or accompanying factor in the rise of mental health degradation over the last 20 years. It can happen 24 hours a day, it can follow us home from the outside world, and it can be relentles
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ELECTRIC VEHICLES
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Recently, electric vehicles have taken the world by storm, but they have been around for a much longer time. Even so, they have not been very popular until the last few years. So why is it that we’re only starting to see their popularity grow now? It would seem that the former hurdles of cost, mileage, and infrastructure are all being addressed, but these solutions also present new issues.In this project, students are given a gene
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Career Community Action Project {Printable and Digital Option}
Are you looking for a deep and meaningful career experience for self-directed juniors and seniors that will help them feel confident and prepared for the next chapter?This resource sets the stage for a career-focused community action project. It is a project-based learning experience with a service-learning twist, setting high schoolers up to end their academic careers with a bang. Students self-direct the experience and the guiding materials included in this resource are clear and focused to h
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Career Exploration Bundle: High School Career Research Projects
Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Study an invasive species and recommend a solution to FWS in this PBL with a real audience. Increase research, critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills with this authentic project.Includes directions, rubric, and research links, note-catcher, and presentation templatecan be used for science, writing, research, oral presentation skillsFully editable
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Research a Technology that Uses Waves for Engineering & Physics online activity
Students research a technology that uses waves. This is useful in a Unit on Communication. Students think about the limitations or drawbacks as well as the benefits of technology used to communicate. Suggested technologies include: hotspot, WiFi, cell phone, and a satellite.Students can click on the word bank to see technology options. There are resource videos to help them insert an image and highlight.This is an editable .rtf file.You can share this through Google Classroom. You can download t
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Adopt an Element Project
A student favorite! A great activity for students to explore their favorite element in detail. They will need to research and organize their information, include important facts and pictures, and create a slogan to sell their element. I have them present their element to the class, as well.
If you like this activity, you can follow these links to other lessons and activities in my atoms and elements unit.
Atoms and Isotopes PowerPoint Presentation
Giants of the Atom PowerPoint Presentati
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: MAKE YOUR SCHOOL AN ECO SCHOOL
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Schools are places where amazing things happen, but they’re also places where a lot of stuff gets wasted: Lights and electronics are left on, thousands of pages of paper are printed but then left unused, the garbage cans overflow with items that should be recycled, and recycling bins almost always have garbage in them! The bad news is that the list of ways our school could be greener is endless. The good news is that our school
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Halloween Labs and STEM Activities
Have fun while learning with 4 engaging Halloween Labs and STEM Activities. Students collaborate, research, and test using pH, chromatography, architectural design, and aerodynamics.Minimal prep! What's included?Lab: pH of CandyBackground research of pH, acids, and basesStudent lab worksheetConclusion research questionsGrading RubricLab: Leaf ChromatographyBackground research of plant pigmentsStudent lab worksheetConclusion research questionsGrading RubricSTEM Activity: Candy Corn StackBackgro
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Invasive Species Project and Presentation
Study an invasive species and recommend a solution to FWS in this PBL with a real audience. Increase research, critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills with this authentic project. Includes directions, rubric, and research linksFully editableNote catcher for research and template for project and presentation also listed on TPT
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Career Exploration Mini-Bundle: Career PBL & Career Portfolio Template
This high school career exploration resource bundle includes all of the templates and guiding materials for a self-directed project-based learning experience exploring careers and building a career portfolio.Students choose one career to explore using the project-based learning process. They will then create a career portfolio on that career, gaining experience in that field and showcasing credentials in a professional portfolio. Bundle Part 1 - Career Exploration Project-Based Learning:Guidelin
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Invasive Species Project Template
google slides template for project making recommendations to FWS on how to deal with invasive species. Understanding life science, build critical thinking skills, practice problem-solving and oral presentation skills with this project. Use for science, presentation, writing skillsColorful and fully editableRubric, note-catcher, directions, and research links also listed on TPT
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Physical Science | Final Project
PHYSICAL SCIENCE FINAL PROJECTGive students options for their final project.This project includes the following:• Cover page with Option Slips and descriptions• Option 1: Research Essay with Research Outline and Resource Documentation, also includes RUBRIC• Option 2: Design an Experiment with Brainstorming and Outline graphic organizer AND Formal Lab Report Guideline Sheet, also includes RUBRICEach project option comes with full directions and requirements for students to follow.NO PREP!Everythi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Invasive Species Note-Catcher
Use to research for an invasive species project. Practice problem-solving, critical thinking, and research with this PBL note-catcheruse with science, research, writingrubric, research links, and template also listed on TPTfully editable
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Invasive Species Project and Presentation Pack
Death Valley: A Case Study of Earth Systems Interactions on Climate
This is a very thorough student driven investigation intended to show the inter-relationships between weather concepts as well as the interactions of earth's major systems. How does the Pacific ocean, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and prevailing winds make death valley one of the most inhospitable places on earth? Students will calculate, research, and take data to delve deep into applying concepts including humidity, phase change, latent heat, lifting, adiabatic lapse rates, and trends of temp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Halloween STEM Challenge Activity Flying Bats (paper airplanes)
Have fun while learning with this engaging Halloween STEM Activity. Students collaborate and research to determine the best bat (paper airplane) design to result in furthest distance traveled. Which design will fly the furthest? Research it. Predict it. Test it. Extension option, how does mass affect the distance the bat flies? And for the teacher...a handy grading rubric to pull it all together. Minimal prep! What's included?Design Instruction PowerPoint3 Bat TemplatesStudent lab worksh
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Halloween Labs and STEM Activities
Scientist Spotlight
Representation matters! For students to view themselves in STEM, they must see scientists who look like them. In this activity, students will research a scientist who inspires them. By answering reflection questions and sharing their Scientist Spotlight with the class, they will see there is diversity in science and that they too belong in STEM.Includes step-by-step lesson plan instructions and optional extension activity ideas.Printable and fillable pdf formats.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Choice Board-Matter and Change
Choice boards are a great way to differentiate content for students! This board is modeled after tic-tac-toe and provides several options for students to complete the assignment.
This choice board includes technology with qr codes, CERs, calculations, reading comprehension, flow chart generation, writing, even illustrating. The options for students are vast.
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-Lab Safety
-Scientific Method
-Math skills: unit conversions and significant figures
-Chemistry as a central science
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Types of Clouds Clip Art / Clouds Illustration / Weather Clip Art / Meteorology
Teaching your students the types of clouds? Inspire your students to look up at Earth's beautiful sky with these realistic and research based clip art. The Cloud Collection contains 10 illustrations. The collection includes an Altocumulus, Altostratus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Cumulus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, and Stratus. There are 10 images in color.What's included:10 imagesAltocumulusAltostratusCirrocumulusCirrostratusCirrusCumulonimbusCumulusNimbostratusStratocum
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Water Pollution Theme: High School Experiential Learning Bundle
Are you looking for engaging, fun, and effective ways of teaching your high school students about water pollution? Classroom experiential learning is a great way to introduce and hammer home high school water pollution concepts, and this bundle saves you a ton of time in having to develop your own resources and lesson plans. Simply print (or assign digitally) and let your students lead the way.Experiential learning is student-directed, and that allows for students to direct the learning experien
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
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Developing Country Studies - International Development Activities
Developing Country is a term generally used to describe a nation with a low level of material well-being, but since no single definition of the term Developed Country is recognized internationally, Developing Country Studies presents an analysis of the concept of international development and the distribution of developed and developing countries throughout the world. Lessons include the following titles: Currencies and Countries - The aim is to identify and locate certain developing countries
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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