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Common Core SL.6.2 research
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
The Water Scarcity Crisis Challenge | Investigate Solutions Activity | Google
The United Nations needs help combatting the world’s water crisis! This thought-provoking activity challenges students to examine innovative solutions to ease scarcity in the Middle East. They analyze various ideas, determine the pros & cons of each, and create their own unique solutions. Then, students write innovative proposals recommending the most promising proposal in a final report to the UN Council. A fill-in rubric is included for easy grading. Your purchase has print & interacti
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5th - 12th
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Ancient Greek Mythology - Gods & Goddesses Research Project
This is a mythology research mini-project designed where students research one of the Ancient Greek gods or goddesses and become an expert about them! By completing thsi project, students will research, record, and present their findings on a Greek god or goddess's Greek name/Roman equivalent, their domain, their abilities/skills, a unique item associated with them, their immediate family, and a myth that features the god or goddess. Students research their findings, record them on a note-catche
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6th - 8th
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Valentine's Day Debate (Inquiry Based Learning)
Help students learn how to support their stance on in an argument with facts and evidence. This resource has students visit 4 stations to explore a variety of vetted resources--from articles, to infographics, videos, and audio clips.Students will decide: Should Valentine's Day be banned in our country? What are the pros and cons of the holiday? Is it something worth celebrating?By the end of this inquiry based stations lesson, students will synthesize their findings into a stance to debate with
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5th - 8th
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Eco Heroes! Earth Day/Environmentalist Research Project + Student Discussion
Looking to celebrate Earth Day or hone your students' research, and discussion skills? Look no further than ECO HEROES! In this student-led activity, students research one of 10 curated environmentalists of yesterday and today to pique your students' interests. After conducting their research, students will present their findings on a Google Slide, and then participate in a Student-Led Discourse or Socratic Seminar- dealer's choice!What's Included in this Resource:A cute and colorful Google Slid
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6th - 8th
European Explorer Living Graveyard Project
Students will research and learn about European Explorers and bring their explorer to life by creating a living graveyard. They will record information about their journey to report back on. They will learn about reasons for exploring, the route of journey, landing spot(s), the hardships and triumphs their crew faced, etc.Students will spend several days researching and recording information about their explorer’s journey and discoveries. They will prepare a headstone for their explorer complete
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5th - 8th
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Investigating the First Thanksgiving
UPDATE: Unfortunately, I do need to update this activity. I have just discovered that Plimoth's You Are The Historian WebQuest has been updated, and the content does appear to have changed.This interactive scavenger hunt activity aligns with the Plimoth Plantation site, https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian, and allows students to explore the site independently or with a partner, answering the questions as they find answers.In order to encourage stude
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Presidential Inauguration Day 2021 Packet
Looking for something to do with your students on Inauguration Day? Here is the perfect packet! The packet includes:2 research pages with attached linksPrediction of Inaugural AddressNotes to take during the Inaugural AddressOpinion graphic organizer of the Inaugural Address to help students plan for a persuasive essayNote: This is an updated file from the previous Inauguration from 2017. The file reflects the changes for 2021.
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3rd - 8th
Tuck Everlasting JIGSAW Research Project: Building BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Taking the time to build background knowledge prior to reading is shown to improve student interest and overall comprehension of the story. Tuck Everlasting, a novel set in the 1800's, can be a difficult read for students due to it's out of date setting and their lack of identifiable similarities. Insert: The Jigsaw research project! This research project allows for students to work in groups, researching only their assigned topic. Their topic is only 1 of the 6 pieces of the Jigsaw.After each g
Public Speaking: US Presidential Speeches & Research Assignment
Integrate speaking and listening with this research assignment! In this step by step lesson, your students will draw the name of a US president to conduct research. Your students will then select a presidential speech to analyze, and present in front of an audience. This lesson is aligned to the CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards (6-8th grade). The goal of this lesson is two-fold. Not only will your students have an opportunity to practice public speaking skills, but they will conduct researc
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6th - 8th
Genius Hour Classroom Resources
Genius Hour is a time set aside for students to research a topic of interest to them, leading to inquiry based learning (also known as passion projects). This product is designed to be inclusive. Included you will find:- Expectations- Steps to guide students through the process- Brainstorming sheet- Narrowing down the topic sheets - Project proposal sheet - Daily log- Blog directions/expectations- Notes/thinking sheets - Organizer for constructing a written response- Reflection sheet- RubricHapp
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5th - 7th
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World War 1 Speaking Project - Mock Trial of Gavrilo Princip
This World War 1 resource for curious Middle School learners asks students to take a deep dive into the life of Gavrilo Princip, one of the 20th Century's (and history's) most consequential figures.Students will frame the life and actions of Gavrilo Princip, the historical context he lived in, the chain of events that led to the First World War, and the consequences of the war on our times; leading to a student led mock-trial where students can apply critical thinking, research skills, collabora
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: World War 1 Cross Curricular Language Arts & History Bundle
Listen Lesson Kit: Ancestral Foods
Engage your students and inspire thoughtful discussion and research with media!This Listen Lesson Kit contains a guided note-taking exercise, discussion questions, follow-up links, and supporting presentation/discussion slides for Aparna Pallavi’s TEDx Talk, “What foods did your ancestors love?” This is an excellent, thought-provoking talk that shares a personal perspective on the loss of traditional or ancestral foods from indigenous cultures worldwide. While the talk is centered around the M
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5th - 12th
Student-Directed Grammar Lesson
This product includes a lesson plan, printables, and a quiz (with answer key) for a student-led grammar unit. The grammar concepts covered are nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions, and sentences. Within these concepts are subtopics like collective nouns, proper nouns, articles, comparative/superlative adjective forms, past/present/future verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, prepositional phrases, types of sentences, and much more!
The unit is intended to be focused on student choice and voic
Socratic Seminar (Debate) Lesson (EDITABLE)
This is a COMPLETE lesson that works great for teacher evaluations! It works for almost any unit and can be perfect for sparking student's attention. It includes a packet that will help to keep your student's data organized, and a plan that can either be used to help document this for future years, or teach others about your lesson. This also teaches a great life skill to students: how to work with others to solve a problem.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Albert Einstein: Interent Research
Albert Einstein is one of the most well known scientist of all time. Provide your students with a worksheet to guide their internet exploration about Albert Einstein. For this worksheet, students will answer questions based on a short video as well as read information about Einstein on the given website. An answer key is provided as well as other related websites to explore. Verified January 2021
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4th - 6th
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Chapbook Portfolio
This is a Language Arts written portfolio that touches most of the ELA standards that are covered for the year. You can adjust this to suit your teaching style. Your students choose a theme, create a portfolio of work that includes, writing, art, and research and present this throughout the year. At the end of the year they present a surprise. The kids create a book based on their interests and add to it all year using the skills that I teach them. They then put together a portfolio in final d
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6th - 8th
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Breakout Sessions with ROLES (Teams & Zoom) eLearning
If you are looking for a great way to monitor Breakout Sessions along with student accountability, look no further!This PPT can be integrated with Google Slides/Classroom, Canvas, Teams, Zoom, & Schoology!It includes roles for each student in the group so students know and own their role. The PPT is completely editable for you to spice it up as well as students being able to type their information into the appropriate spaces when shared with them. I hope you enjoy this product!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Free Market or Predatory Pricing? *online teaching ready*
An activity where students read about a recent case of Americans attempting to profit off of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, form their own opinions about the ethical implications of the situation, and support their opinion with additional sources found online. Assign as online activity or print and go, everything is ready!Activity includes:*Short Response Activity Sheet - identifies the task, includes directions, includes link to Boston Globe article, includes six short response questions ranging
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fuzzy Mud Project-Invasive Species
Research project that relates to the novel Fuzzy Mud. This one involves researching Invasive Species in order to relate the to the novel's story line about what happens when things that don't belong naturally in an environment wind up there. Helps students relate more to the content of the story. Use this as a pre, post or during reading activity. Lends itself well to being presented as well. Google Slides compatible. There is also a bundled project that has all 5 topics. To see the forma
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fuzzy Mud research project-slide presentation
Fuzzy Mud project-Renewable Energies
This is a research based project that allows your students to research information about Renewable Energies. This relates to the novel , Fuzzy Mud since the story centers around a company researching a better fuel for the environment. This will allow your students to better understand what other options are out there in the real world. This is a Google Slides project with rubric included. Links are also provided to some articles to help students get started on their research. My bundle will
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fuzzy Mud research project-slide presentation
Fuzzy Mud project-Bullying
This is a research based project that allows your students to research information about Bullying. This relates to the novel , Fuzzy Mud because the main characters are bullies by another This is a Google Slides project with rubric included. Links are also provided to some articles to help students get started on their research. My bundle will have 3 other topics as well. This can be done as a group project or individual. To check out my free resource and see the format of this project clic
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fuzzy Mud research project-slide presentation
Presentation Rubric
Presentation Rubric for group projects that require students to present information they researched
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5th - 12th
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Frightful's Mountain DDT Project
This DDT Project coincides with the fourth modular CCLS book, Frightul's Mountain by Jean Craighead George. The assignment asks students to create an information news program based on their point-of-view of DDT, with included information from the novel and informational materials.Students should first complete the storyboard outline, which would increase student preparation for the final newscast creation. This allows students to become creative with their outlines, with drawing their newscast i
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4th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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