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High school critical thinking math research
Distance Learning - Game of Life - Life After High School - PBL
This project introduces high school students to a world of life skills. Some of the skills they will be introduced to are:find a jobfinding a collegefinding an apartmentscheduling a week's worth of work and schoolfinding a new vehicle and researching public transportationwriting a checkaddressing an envelopelearning to meal planbudgetingPreview is full document.Comes in printable PDF and digital form via PPT.NEWLY UPDATED AUGUST 2020! Game of Life got a makeover! Same great content, just a newer
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9th - 12th
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Shark Tank Business Plan Activity
This activity is a super fun, real life project that can be used as a multi-day lesson. Students make up a business or product they want to present. The pdf contains 5 pages that ask about the Business Idea, Marketing, Employees, Competition, and Finance. Once they have completed the packet, they will present their idea to the "Sharks". There is a final evaluation page that will be used by the teacher to calculate the final grade. My students LOVED this activity and were engaged from start to fi
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7th - 12th
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Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Dream Vacation Project - Cross Curricular Activity - Great for End of the Year
Congratulations! You have been selected by the Blue Waters and Sandy Beaches Travel Agency to participate in a dream vacation contest! Imagine if you could go anywhere within the United States. Where would you go? How would you get there? What would you do? These questions and more will need to be researched and answered. Use your persuasive and informative skills to plan out your trip, put together a convincing presentation, and prove to the travel agency that your trip is the best dream va
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5th - 12th
Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition (Includes Customizable Clue Templates)
This student-driven game includes 50 pages of racing material that will take your students on a fun-filled, virtual tour of 6 continents!
The Amazing Race: Classroom Edition is a game in which multiple teams of two or three students compete in a race with one another. Teams strive to arrive first at "pit stops," located at the end of each leg, to avoid coming in last. The clues provided during each leg lead the teams to the next destination or direct them to perform a task. These tasks are perf
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6th - 12th
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Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Bundle - Google Forms Version Included
Want a fun and budget-friendly way to engage your students in online research activities? Check out our Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest bundle! This bundle includes five unique topics: math, random facts, dietary health, mental health, and space science, each with its own set of questions (usually 50) for students to verify through internet browsing.Not only does this activity help students develop their research skills, but it also includes multiple graphic organizers and extra tasks for added
Social Media Research Project - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Empower your students to analyze the impact of social media in today's society.In 2017, there were about 2.5 billion people using social media worldwide with this amount only expected to increase in the future. People use social media to quickly and easily talk to, connect with, an
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5th - 12th
Compare and Evaluate Stocks | Stock Market Simulation Activity
Are you looking to help your students learn more about investing and the stock market, but you need some structured activities to help? Perhaps you are playing The Stock Market Game, How the Market Works, Marketwatch, Investopedia, or Personal Finance Lab's stock simulations with your class? This activity will provide research prompts for students to compare popular stocks from the US S&P500. All stocks are listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Students will be asked to find information such as Tic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Exponential Functions Project - Life After College Budget
Exponential Functions and Their Applications to Financial Situations
Life After College Budget Project
This project is one of the best things that I do. I have used it for several years and it has undergone several revisions. I use it primarily with my Pre-Calculus students but have used it with Algebra 2 with very good results. A co-worker, Dave Roberston also a TPT contributor, created a spreadsheet for making the grading easy to do- I have this available for download as well but could no
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10th - 12th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room: Learn about Poe's Life & His Literary Works
Looking for an interesting way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to your students? Check out this engaging escape room that will have your students learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life, theories surrounding his death, his short stories, and two of his poems as they think critically and work collaboratively to solve 5 different clues. What's Included:► Step-by-step instructions► Hint cards► 5 well-designed puzzles to solve► Self-checking Google form► Clue labels (optional)► Congratulations certifica
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Print & Digital Escape
Research Skills Bundle | Fundamentals, Online Search, Fact & Opinion Task Cards
This bundle brings together three of our super popular research skills resources to ensure your students can ask the right questions, seek the correct answers, verify the integrity of what they are researching and report it back in their own words using the correct citation protocols.Be sure to read the reviews the description and reviews of each resource, as you will not be disappointed.YOU MIGHT ALSO❤️VE THESE ENGLISH RESOURCES ❤️ Year-Long Visual Writing Prompts Collection❤️ News and Media Li
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7th - 9th
College and Career Project *EDITABLE* Math in their career
Students Research a career of their choosing and create examples of how math would be used in their career. They also dig deeper into how they would reach their goal. They pick a college of their choice and then research their area of study, Major, minor, courses, etc. Once they find all their information they create a story about what it would be like for a day in their career. I've done this project multiple times with 8th graders and they absolutely love it. I've had students come back to me
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6th - 12th
Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Need secondary speech and debate activities, but want to save money? I’ve put together 6 of my top-selling products, and you’re essentially getting one free! These activities were created for secondary students (grades 6-12), and you are welcome to modify each activity as necessary. Together, these activities will keep your students engaged for weeks, or even months! *Two of the activities were created with Google Slides (sharable online) and the others are print-only PDF files (not online form
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6th - 12th
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Road Trip on a Budget: High School Life Skills Challenge
This high school life skills class challenge is a great high school budgeting project. This project focuses on building and strengthening a variety of real-world life skills including planning, organizing, estimating, time-management, decision-making, problem-solving, mapping, budgeting, communication, and many more. The topic itself (road trip budgeting) is real-world and relevant to students. That relevance, in addition to opportunities for student choice, keeps students engaged in the activit
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Life Skills Project Bundle
The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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College Research Project for Google Slides
Help students plan for their future with this no prep digital activity. Using Google Slides, students brainstorm and research information about careers, colleges, and costs.Students complete the following included slides:Brainstorming about CareersBrainstorming about Colleges, Universities, or Technical SchoolsOverview Information Sheets for 3 SchoolsFinances for 3 SchoolsThis is a great end of year project for middle or high schoolers to get them thinking! They get to explore their interests w
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8th - 12th
Budget Project: Financial Literacy Application
Description:While one of our goals as educators is to prepare students for independent living, many students feel overwhelmed, underprepared, and uneducated about the realities of how to begin. This project allows students to research costs of living on their own while exploring topics of: BankingHousing - finding a living space, furnishing it, & paying for its utilitiesFood - creating a detailed meal plan, creating a shopping list, & calculating dining out costsTransportation - through
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10th - 12th
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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
Buying a Car Exponential Functions End of Unit Project
This project is for students at the end of the Algebra 1 exponential functions unit. Students are given an interactive Google Slides to follow the directions and type their answers directly on the slides. They will use exponential growth, decay, and exponential equations to solve application problems. Students will research to find a car they like and follow the prompts on the Google slides to answer questions about the car and how it will depreciate over time. They will go in depth with topics
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8th - 10th
Get a Life Project - A Standards-Based Real World Math Project for Grades 5-12
Finally! A research-based, standards-based, real world math project! Students receive a job, salary, student loans, and credit card debt, and must buy a car and find an apartment to rent all within their calculated budget. They learn financial literacy in a fun and engaging way!This download includes 26 job cards complete with a job description, requirements, nationally averaged salaries, credit card debt, and student loans. Salaries range from $30,000 to $750,000 and cover a wide range of o
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5th - 12th
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Students Debate! A Comprehensive Project for High School Students
Students Debate! is the result of years of debate coaching and English teaching. The project has taken the thinking, researching, writing, and speaking skills used by Southview High School, a consistent qualifier to the National Forensic League U.S. Debate Tournament, and brought them to the high school classroom. The skills that have lead to students on debate teams around the nation gaining admission to top colleges is here for your English language arts or social studies classroom.
The S
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9th - 12th
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