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Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
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K - 12th
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Hollywood Movie Proposal: Summary of a Novel
Students will explore theme and create an iMovie movie trailer for a book they recently read.
PROJECT INTRO: Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. A Hollywood movie studio wants you to make the book into a movie. The movie studio wants you to present a short trailer explaining the theme and central idea of the book. You must also explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film. Suggest a filming loca
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3rd - 12th
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Water Cycle Demonstration-Every Phase (Stations Activity)
This turned out awesome. You will not be disappointed. Every phase of the water cycle.
This will allow you to show your students every phase of the water cycle. (Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Accumulation)
It will also allow you to show your students that water is evaporated and anything else in the water is left behind. (blue water evaporates, clear water condenses)
Station #6 allows you to demonstrate the entire water cycle. There are 7 total interactive stations to kee
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2nd - 6th
Jelly Bean Economy: A Simulation of Why We Pay Taxes
This simulation allows students to understand the hows and whys of our economy. During this lesson, students will pretend to have jobs, pay rent or mortgage, experience the daily events that affect our personal connection to the economy. A journal is provided for students to reflect upon their learning.
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3rd - 5th
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Gold Rush Dice Game
This game will have students feeling the “rush” of finding gold during the Gold Rush of 1849. Students will be rolling dice to mine for gold and to rob from their opponents. The goal of this game is for students to experience the highs and lows in the life of a California gold miner in the late 1840’s.
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3rd - 12th
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Summer Camp In The Classroom: Cross Curricular Lesson Plans
Summer Camp in the Classroom is a simulation in which you transform your classroom into a campground. It has many computer related and non-computer related activities.
Students will work with team mates to select a campsite and map a route. They will participate as a team in learning about:local wildlife; fishing regulations; constellations; campfire cooking; plant, insect, weather, and water safety; using an obstacle course.
Campers will keep logs and scrapbooks while engaging in reading, writ
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2nd - 8th
Experience the Moon Phases Discovery Lab
Students create and actually see the moon phases as they change the alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. You only need the following supplies (styrofoam balls, popcicle sticks or sharpened pencils, and a light without a lamp shade) as seen in the picture, along with the Lab Sheet I have created to go with this hands-on activity. Could be a 1 or 2 day activity. Answer Key included. Very easy to set up and do. My students love this-as do I. Thanks and enjoy!
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1st - 6th
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Space - Mission To Mars Cooperative Simulation 2-Month Unit - PBL friendly
This is an extended cooperative simulation unit for teams of 3-6 students. They will need to work together to make decisions about their mission to Mars. There are 13 lessons, 12 of which have corresponding Mission Log pages where they will be writing and reflecting on the content of each lesson. This unit comprises science, math, art, engineering, writing, collaboration, reading, and critical thinking. Students will have fun working in teams to put together their mission crew, recruit new astro
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1st - 4th
Market Day - A "Real World" Economics Simulation For Grades 3-6
Would you like to give your students a “real life” opportunity to experience being a consumer and a producer? This simulation does exactly that! Turn your classroom into a marketplace and watch as your students become highly engaged in the principles of economics. This unit includes step-by-step instructions on how to successfully set up a classroom marketplace, a letter to parents about the event, and a record booklet for the students to use as they track their sales, expenses, and calculate
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3rd - 6th
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Severe Weather Public Service Announcement PBL
In this fun, interactive PBL students choose a destination somewhere around the world to "travel to." The learners research the location's climate and weather data and then focus on what types of severe weather (hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, etc.) are encountered in that area. Students then create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to help inform citizens of their location on how to prepare for this type of severe weather. Students choose from a menu of delivery options on how to present th
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2nd - 5th
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Mixtures and Solutions Science Experiment
For this science experiment, we explored mixtures and solutions...
For the activity, I used the following items:
-pack of dixie cups
-package of chex mix
-3 clear solo cups (+water)
-food coloring (any color)
-1 large bowl
-tissues
I gave each student a copy of the worksheet (the product you are purchasing) before we did the activity. We started first with mixtures. For this portion, I put all the chex mix in the large bowl and told the students to draw what they saw in the "after" portion o
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2nd - 8th
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24 STEM activities bundle including elementary & highschool challenges
Engage your students in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math lessons and challenges. Our bundle includes 12 elementary appropriate activities and 12 highschool appropriate activities.Activities included: Environmental Impact Study, Magnetic Slime, Straw Rocket Launcher and so much more!
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3rd - 12th
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Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion
If you're looking for a lesson plan that will help your students finally get what it means to provide textual evidence to prove their answers, then this is the lesson for you!
It combines reading strategies and social studies government law in a very exciting way. First, students must pass the Bar Exam by being able to pass one of your fact and opinion assessments, then they team up in two-person law firms and present their evidence in court.
This was so fun that my students have asked we do
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1st - 6th
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Animal Shelter Business Development Simulation (Gifted 3-5)
This activity set was designed for use in a third through fifth grade gifted resource room. Students research, design, and plan for an animal shelter to house 10 dogs that are randomly assigned. Using these dogs students:
<>complete a research matrix on common dog breeds.
<>design a "blueprint" for the animal shelter using graph paper, measurements, and requirements. (Because this is usually the first simulation I use each year, the measurements are kept to squares.)
<>figur
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3rd - 6th
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Washington, D.C. Trip Planning Budget Project
I use this project as part of the addition and subtraction unit in my 3rd grade classroom. It gives students a real world scenario in which they would use their knowledge of addition and subtraction to manage money. The kids love it because it offers a lot of choice and is very fun! It could also be used for advanced 2nd graders or as a review at the beginning of the year for 4th graders.
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2nd - 4th
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Candy Germ Transmission
Need a fun way to teach how germs are spread? Candy Germ Transmission is a fun experiment that can work well with any age group. I use it for high school, but I have friends who have used it in elementary school as well.
The experiment uses two similar candies that are transferred between student pairs. Only a few students are "infected". By the end of the experiment your class can see how germs are spread both directly and indirectly.
Includes instructions, data collection sheet, and
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1st - 12th
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Owl Pellets (Lesson Plan)
Throughout this lesson, students will be learning about owls. Students will learn about the owl’s habitat (in particular a barn owl) in relation to North Alabama. They will need to have a background knowledge of predator/prey relationships as we will discuss where the owl is located in the food chain. Students will then get to dissect an owl pellet to see if we can figure out anything about the owl’s habitat or its prey. When students first see an owl pellet, they will probably think that it i
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1st - 5th
Reconstruction Activity - Rebuilding the South
This quick and engaging activity demonstrates the difficulties of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Standardized Test Inspired Motivational Thinking Lesson Plan
Prior to taking a standardized exam, help students learn to visualize themselves acing the exam. Practice first by examining the first enclosed cartoon and envisioning themselves with ideal pencils, erasers, etc. Remove the fear of the exam before it happens. Introduce guided meditations from Deepak Chopra that can be used before every weighty exam. Cartoons are courtesy of the Far Side Comics.
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3rd - 4th
Trip Planners II - Math Role-Playing Game: Travel Cards 21-40
More hilarious and wacky fun featuring more complex math problem solving travel cards! This is a math role-playing game that integrates math problem solving, adding and subtracting money amounts, multiplying money amounts, geography, and writing. Students solve real-world problems as they travel using a road atlas. This compliments travel cards 1-20. Expense ledge template included.
Meets common core math standards for Grade 5: Numbers & Operations in Base Ten and Grade 6: The Number System
Team and Community Building Communication Skill Simulation Icebreaker All Grades
30 minute activity, all ready to go! The goal of this activity is not only for students to build communication skills with each other but also to realize that asking questions, especially in group work is useful to get something done more efficiently. This is a great activity at the beginning of the year or a beginning of group work and can be used with a variety of grades. Classroom community can also be built through this interactive activity. All students must be engaged and in my experience,
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: First Week Classroom Community Building Bundle
Food Chain - Food Web Worksheet and Simulation Activity Cards
This is a worksheet featuring questions regarding food chains and food webs that could be used as an in-classroom or homework assignment. Also included is a set of half-sheet cards with names, images, and characteristics that can be used as a food web simulation activity for an entire class.
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3rd - 5th
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My Occupation - A Personal Finance Project
This product serves as an introduction to personal finance. It is intended for small groups of students. There are seven occupations available for student to choose from, or be assigned by the teacher. Students are given a daily salary, as well as daily expenses. The rest of the project involves a surprise income, as well as two surprise expenses - some of which require students to dip into their savings account to pay for the expense. Also included are a check register for students to writ
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2nd - 5th
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Westward Expansion Advertisements
Students will use their knowledge of U.S. history and their creativity to create a poster or brochure to convince people to move to the western frontier. It's a great, simple simulation to get students putting their knowledge into practice and thinking about history in a relevant way.
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3rd - 12th
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