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Critical thinking Common Core RST.6-8.2 resources
The Internet No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, Cyber Criminal Activity
This lesson introduces students to how the internet works and how it is used to transfer information. This also goes over the great important of staying safe online by not giving out your personal information and staying on secure sites. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms include:
- computer network
- internet
- LAN
- WAN
- World Wide Web
- Viruses
- Social Media
All the documents can be found within the zip file. The Cyber Criminal Activity works the
Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
The Outer Planets No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Pluto Debate
This lesson goes over how our gas giant planets were discovered, our estimates of how many moons each has, and unique features of each planet. The ending of this lesson explains how our once ninth planet Pluto is now categorized as a dwarf planet. The worksheet that is included follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include
- Gas Giants
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot
- Saturn's Rin
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
Grades:
5th - 12th
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{EDITABLE} Lesson Plan: How to make Mind Maps
QR code is included and linked to a video with an overview of the lesson.
If you would like to teach how to create Mind Maps, but have no time to put a lesson together, than this I lesson plan is for you.
This product contains Lesson Plan with directions for the teacher, a sample of student-generated map, QR code with the lesson overview, copy of a possible mind map created during the lesson.
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Forensics in the Classroom: A Unit for Middle Schools
This printable unit includes Teacher notes, printable Information cards for centers, and printable student sheets so they can build a Case File as the work. Also included is a complete shopping list for materials, as well as supplementary activities to take forensics into your language and drama curriculum. Students will use inquiry skills to explore real forensic techniques, working collaboratively to solve a fictional crime.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Exploring Earth's Roar: Volcanic Lessons in Digital Discourse
Embark on an educational journey with Exploring Earth's Roar: Volcanic Lessons in Digital Discourse designed to transform your middle school classroom into an immersive volcano exploration center. Ignite your students' curiosity and unleash their creativity with a comprehensive package that seamlessly integrates science, storytelling, public speaking, active listening, digital literacy, and artistry.Here's what's in the Zip folder...Venturing into Volcanoes - Earth's Explosive Wonders: An excerp
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Flight of Knowledge - A Digital Odyssey of Discovery and Learning
Embark on an educational odyssey with "Flight of Knowledge - A Digital Odyssey of Discovery and Learning."Designed to captivate middle school students and invigorate your teaching experience. These lessons are not just a curriculum; they're an invitation to unlock the extraordinary potential within your classroom.Engaging lessons on digital literacy, public speaking, active listening, and creative writing — all taught through the lens of fascinating "fun facts" that students will love.Here's wha
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Solar Oven Project! Critical Thinking Project Using Design Cycle!
This is a science project that I created for my 7th grade IB Science class and students absolutely LOVE it! It is typically one of their favorite memories of the year and it allows to them to use their creative and innovative skills to solve a real-world problem with peers. This item comes with a powerpoint to present background information on the real-world problem, a teacher's guide with information on a resources, timeline, assessment, and helpful pointers, as well as a 6 page student packet
Grades:
4th - 10th
Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 137-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing social studies themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essent
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Water and Nitrogen Cycle Lesson
This power point goes over the water cycle and defines terms such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. It also has plenty of diagrams and goes through the passage a drop of water would take through the water cycle.
The second part of this power point goes through the Nitrogen Cycle as it starts though the air, is consumed by bacteria, and enters the plant life. There is also plenty of diagrams and pictures to help the younger audiences.
The terms included in this presentation are:
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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Developing Critical Thinking through Science Book 2 (Grades 4-8)
313-page printable ebook of easy-to-use activities to teach physical science and develop scientific thinking for grades 4-8! The fun, hands-on physical science lessons/experiments in this book teach science principles found in state and national science standards. Students also learn and practice critical thinking through the application of the scientific method of investigation. Each activity is a 10- to 30-minute guided experiment in which students are prompted to verbalize their step-by-step
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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LET ME INTRODUCE YOU - A DESIGN BRIEF
This design brief was written as an application lesson for an environmental unit. Humans impact their environment in a variety of ways. This challenge requires students to become familiar with the environmental issue of invasive species, specifically local examples. It can be used in a life science, earth science, or environmental science context.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS4-2
Also included in: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DESIGN BRIEFS
Reading Comprehension Article Analysis - Google Forms & Printable
In today’s world, information is hurled at us from every direction, and despite Gen Z students never having their hands get dirty from the ink of a newspaper, they are being bombarded with news from a wide range of media. The ability to process what is being thrown at them and critically analyze news articles is a valuable skill students need now more than ever before in history. In our “Blackline Masters: Newsworthy or Not?” resource, we provide four different options of article analysis to h
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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Design Thinking Lesson Plan
The "Design Thinking" lesson plan is designed to provide middle school students with a fundamental understanding of Design thinking, its applications, and hands-on experience in applying design thinking of problem solving . This engaging and interactive series of lessons will introduce students to Design Thinking, fostering their creativity, problem-solving skills, and interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects.
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Grades:
6th - 8th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Food Chains and Energy Cycles Lesson
This Power Point goes over the energy cycle in ecosystems. It defines producers, photosynthesis, consumers, decomposers, food webs, food chains. It also contains examples of those items to help the students comprehend the definitions. I have successfully used this from third grade students and even up to some post-secondary course.
This resource includes and explains the terms:
photosynthesis
producers
consumers
decomposers
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
scavengers
food chain
food web
Both
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Secondary Technology Debate Topics, Research Outline & Debate Round Formats
This speech and debate activity will help secondary students sharpen their research and public speaking skills! With 25 technology-themed resolutions (“benefits outweigh the harms” topic wording), students will learn to prepare an affirmative or negative debate case and follow one of the suggested formats for an in-class round. Students will be able to research/prepare their debate “case” individually or with a partner. Due to the nature of the topics (and difficulty level of some), this activit
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Project Based Learning: Plastics | Microplastics | Oceans | Pollution
Are you looking for a unit on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution? Having trouble finding a unit where students are actively engaged through inquiry? We've got you covered! Our FREE mini unit on plastic ocean pollution and microplastics is the perfect supplement to your curriculum. In this unit, students will be introduced to an incredible, real innovator who created a way to reduce plastic ocean pollution using technology. Students will engage in inquiry, research, and collaborative
Grades:
5th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
Frankenstein Activity | Designer Babies Socratic Seminar Lesson | Stems | Rubric
Transform them into little college students. Capture their imaginations. Perfect before, during or after Frankenstein. Teach them how to generate thought-provoking, open-ended questions in preparation for their student-led Socratic Seminar. No prep needed. Packed with engaging slides, writing tips, examples, questions, leveled text sets, graphic organizer, evaluation tools, and more. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching!Note: Model close reading, annotation, and note-taking
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Daily Mind Builders: Science eBook - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 145-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing science-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential sk
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Animal Adaptations Lesson
This is a Microsoft Office 2013 power point that goes over why animals have different adaptations. I have used this for grades 4th through 9th depending on the science level of the students. This makes a great introduction in a biology course.
The terms covered in this presentation are:
adaptations
niche
competition
predation
symbiosis
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Both the presentation and the work page can be found within the zip file. There is an answer key attached at the end of the
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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Weather Watchers: Learn about the weather and its impact on the environment
This 27 page power point will explore:types of precipitationtypes of cloudspressure systemsforecastingmeteorologistsdirectionsrainbowsthermometers and temperaturesreading weather icons and mapswind, lightening, and thunderstormsjet streamsterminologyweather safetyand so much more…Use alone or with your current curriculum. It's amazing out there!
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Formative Assessment: Synthesis Activity~Psychology Theory Comic
This is a newly updated and fun, creative method of formative assessment in a Psychology course, to be utilized at any point in the course in which you wish to a.) provide the students a creative activity to demonstrate understanding, and b.) assess students' synthesis of material. With this PDF printable activity, you have nine options provided with which students can demonstrate knowledge and application of a Psychology theory and/or unit of study; feel free to tailor the nine options to what
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Best STEM - Turnkey Activities
For: Grade 4 to 6 | 25 Project Based Activities | 2000 Minutes of FunConcept: STEM , 100% hands on activities and project based scenarioTopics:• Energy and Electricity• Engineering Design • Food Chemistry• AeronauticsEach Topic has subtopics.Energy and Electricity : Electromagnets, Motors, Speakers, Bot, IdeaEngineering Design : Water filtration - Making, Simulation, Bridge building, Full PotentialFood Chemistry : Candy - setup, making, sugar solution, flavoring, observation and measurement, bre
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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