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Common Core RST.11-12.1 resources under $5
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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PhEt Law of Conservation of Energy Skate park BASIC webquest
This is a great webquest activity for introducing the law of conservation of energy.Phet.edu is a great source of simulations for all fields of math and science. For this sim you will go to Energy Skate Park BASIC.You should spend some time playing around with the site before using it. You must also make sure your school's firewall will allow you to use HTML5 or Java applets. PHET.EDU MAY NOT WORK ON iPad!!! Please check with your IT department or run Phet.edu BEFORE purchasing this file!!! You
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6th - 9th
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MS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-5
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
More Force Problems Using Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Worksheet
This worksheet will prepare students to solve simple problems including force calculations using Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. By completing this activity, 8th and 9th grade science students will learn how to calculate force problems. Included skills:Simple problems to introduce force calculations using Newton's 2nd law of motionStudents solve problems using the variables mass, acceleration, and forceMetric units used in every problem including kilograms, kilometers, and Newton-meters (Joules)Te
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Bundle of Lessons - Physics Problems Worksheets
Animal Group Behavior Project: HS-LS2-8
Do group behaviors in animals increase the survival rates of individual organisms? Students will work in teams to research and create an informative poster for one of the following animal behaviors: flocking, schooling, herding, cooperative hunting, migrating, or swarming. Students share posters in a gallery walk and complete a jigsaw chart summarizing their findings. Finally, students complete a scaffolded CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) to practice engaging in argument from evidence. This Prod
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9th - 12th
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Ecosystems/Ecology Poster Project
This product guides students through the creation of a poster of an ecosystem that illustrates all of the key concepts learned in a unit on ecology. Students begin by drawing abiotic and biotic factors (plants and animals) of an assigned/chosen ecosystem and then add various symbols and labels as they go to illustrate concepts such as food webs, trophic levels, transfer of energy, limiting factors, keystone species, and more. This project assesses student understanding of how ecosystems functio
PSYCHOLOGY: Psychological Disorders Research Project | Google Classroom Ready
Looking for an engaging project to add to your unit on Psychological Disorders? Students can use this rubric guide to research, write, and present information on a psychological disorder of their choosing. This is an excellent project for a psychology class or any course discussing mental health and mental illness. You may assign students to present in any format desired: Google Slides, PowerPoint, Prezi, research paper, etc. A student instruction guide, teacher rubric, and a few helpful webs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Lichens Reading Passage and Lab Activity
This resource includes two separate activities on lichens that can be used in your units on Fungi or Community Ecology. The first activity is an informational text and critical reading activity, and the second activity is a lab involving lichens. The reading includes facts about the mutualistic nature of lichens, the structure of lichens, and the important role that lichens play in the environment. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. B
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8th - 12th
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MS-LS2-2
Also included in: Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Claims Evidence Reasoning Science Bookmarks Cheat Sheet
Do your students have trouble constructing scientific explantations? Or arguing from evidence? Do you have trouble getting your students to write their science explanations using the claims, evidence, and reasoning framework? Did you painstakingly teach the technique only to have students not able to retain it?
Print these CER bookmarks or cheat sheets for each students to keep in their science interactive notebook, or binder or even in their textbook.
These include: definitions, tips, and exa
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9th - 12th
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MLA Lesson for Website Citations: Interactive, Human Puzzle Activity
This classroom-tested, interactive, hands-on, game-like activity is excellent for reinforcing MLA website citation. It is a skills-building activity to get students ready to write their own research papers with internal and external citations. I have provided a quotation from a news article on a real-world topic (bullying) as well as the citation information. The topic of the quotation is also a good springboard for discussion. Students then arrange themselves into the correct format for both an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Evidence Task Cards (C-E-R Practice) | Printable & Digital
Are you looking for a fun way for your high school students to practice evidence? Maybe you just need an easy and out-of-the-box method for reviewing the C-E-R (claim, evidence, and reasoning) framework? These printable and digital evidence task cards are the perfect review!This set of task cards allows students to brainstorm evidence ideas, match appropriate evidence to differing tasks, evaluate strong and weak evidence, and more. With these 24 two-sided cards, you'll have an activity you can u
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9th - 12th
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President Kennedy's Civil Rights Speech Worksheet
This primary source activity features President Kennedy's amazing June 11, 1963 speech on civil rights. The crisis in Alabama over desegregation led Kennedy to issue an appeal to the consciences of Americans to support a bold civil rights bill that addressed injustices facing African Americans.Following the 2 page speech, a set of questions has students analyze President Kennedy's words in context of the Civil Rights Movement. An answer key for these questions is provided.An editable Google Doc
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9th - 12th
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Food Safety And HACCP Game For The Cooking FCS And Prostart Class
Are you looking for a fun food safety HACCP game to review before a test for your fcs or culinary class? I use this food safety game to teach:minimum internal cooked temperatureshow to properly store food in the fridgefirst in first out storage FIFOcomparing orders and invoices YOU TUBE - Video (me explaining how to use the PRINT and GO) The scenario: you came in early to the restaurant you work at to receive the delivery and put it away. The rest of the staff won't be there for hours. While
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Food Safety Bundle For The Cooking And Family Consumer Science Classroom
Newton's First Law BrainBreakOut® Escape Room - Online Distance Learning
Description: This Google Form lesson uses an ESCAPE ROOM format to present information on Newton's First Law of Motion, Mass, and Inertia through instructional media and by answering formative questions along the way. Students move from room to room by solving short puzzles to unlock the escape room locks. The entire lesson is SELF-GRADING and depending on grade level takes a full class hour to complete.Please download my free samples to be sure you understand what you are purchasing.Try the Sci
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-4
, HS-PS3-4
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
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Medical Terminology (Basic): VITAL SIGNS (Pre-med) - Part 5
A TOP SELLER. Also available as Google Slides. VITAL SIGNS - Pre-med : A must for students who wish to study any health care profession. Part 5 covers VITAL SIGNS (temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure). Each section has a worksheet and a self guided quiz. The format is user friendly and easily facilitates guided learning and comprehension of the background and techniques of assessing vital signs. This resource gives your students a jump start on learning one of the most common and
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Energy Sources Environmental Science Sustainability Research Project
This research project involves proposing the best and worst energy source that can be chosen for a new power plant in an imaginary city. Students are given information on the city, such as geographical and climate data. This project suggests students choose from the following energy sources: biomass (municipal solid waste), biomass (wood residue/waste), coal, geothermal, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, oil, solar, or wind. Here is the introduction to the scenario - "The imaginary city of In
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-2
Psychology: Defense Mechanisms & Avoiding Stress
Teach your psychology class about defense mechanisms with this content-rich, mini lesson. Sigmund Freud believed that in order to deal with conflict in life, an individual’s ego puts up various defense mechanisms to ward off undesired stress. So what are the various tactics that we as individuals use to avoid conflict and undesired scenarios? This lessons is definitely “on-point” and will give your class the important understandings of the 8 major defense mechanisms. The best part is that th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Infection Control and Prevention
Objectives: Define importance of infection control and prevention in the health care settingExplain the difference between Universal, Standard, and Transmission-based Precautions Outline the six links in the chain of infectionDescribe the classes of microorganismsRecall various types of body fluidsList the routes of transmission Describe barriers to break the chain of infectionDemonstrate the basic principles of infection control Define key termsContents:Defining infection control and preven
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Child Development: Ethics/Genetics Testing Informational Article Analysis
Polished, graphic, 2-page 2014 PDF! Focuses on student reading and critical analysis of a hot Child Development / Psychology topic: genetics testing -- especially pre-natal genetics testing. From the preview, you may note details on the Human Genome Project as well as relevant dates in the last twenty+ years indicating advancements and legal determinations in regard to such genetic testing. The PDF invites students to work as a whole class as well as an invvitation to partner work, diagramming t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA-APA-Chicago Citation Style Guide
Do your students forget which citation style to use when? At our school, students produce text in multiple subjects- History, English, Science, and more! It's totally understandable that they might confuse APA citations with MLA citations, and that's why I designed this quick reference guide.This reproducible handout compares the 3 most commonly used citation styles in student-friendly terms. By using this, students will understand the demands made by MLA, APA, and Chicago style requirements. It
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / Simulation
The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / SimulationBackground InformationThis engaging, role-playing activity simulates the conference and writing of the Paris Agreement. This is a perfect multi-day activity for a high school science classroom focusing on climate change and global policies.First, students are asked to read The Paris Agreement text while answering a set of questions to gain a deeper understanding of its goals and layout. Next, students are assigned roles as
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Skittle Radiometric Decay Half-life Lab
Did you know you can use Skittles candy to demonstrate absolute dating and radiometric decay! Buy a 1-4 lb bag at your local bulk warehouse store for savings. This lab is a great way to show how isotopes decay by shaking a plate full of random skittles. Students use Skittles to observe "Isotopes" decay over each half life. At the end of the lab (and only IF they have done all their work) they can enjoy their "daughter products". Skittles were used because they are durable, hypoallergenic, and th
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-4
, HS-PS1-6
, MS-PS1-4
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry Worksheet and Cheat Sheet
This worksheet will introduce your students to molecular geometry and how VSEPR Theory predicts the shapes of compounds. Your students will enjoy having a custom chart that breaks down how to look at a chemical formula and predict its geometry. Students will also learn how lone and bonding pair electrons affect how elements can orient themselves around a central atom. What's Included:Cheat Sheet To Provide Students With A Quick Reference MaterialA Two-Page Worksheet that covers Molecular Geometr
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9th - 12th
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Forensics Handwriting Analysis - Autograph Authentication
Over the years, the attraction to celebrities and sports figures has grown exponentially, and as such, so has the demand for their autographs. As a matter of fact, autograph collecting has turned out to be a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Some individuals have their signatures sell for prices in excess of $1,000 to $10,000! With prices this high and an industry with this much popularity, many individuals have decided to forge these signatures in an attempt to make a quick buck. It is even
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Informational Reading & TED Talks Lessons Head Transplant ELA High School
This product is also available in my Student Fun ♥ Engagement Language Arts Mini-Bundle Lessons Middle & High School. Check it out! Reluctant reader? No problem! Intriguing topic and engaging standards-based activities and resources will ignite your students' interest and motivation to learn! Also a great extension if your students are studying Frankenstein. Differentiated assignments: nonfiction reading and analysis, video, discussion, writing, art-based key word summary, and more. All stu
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8th - 11th
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