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8th grade critical thinking environment resources for Microsoft Excel
My Dream Car: A Microsoft Excel Project
I found that my students really enjoyed doing this Excel project in Computer Applications. Students will use Excel and its capabilities, to apply formulas and charts to a subject which they find fun and interesting, their dream car. They will choose several cars and will then do a cost analysis of their selected cars. To do this project, they have to select several cars, find cost and fuel economy information on those cars, download pictures of the cars and use Excel to do a cost analysis.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in: Microsoft EXCEL Activities - 6 PROJECTS!
Using Wind Energy to Generate Electricity – A STEM Product
This STEM product addresses Next Generation Science - Common Core Standards with a study of wind energy, its environmental benefits, and the challenges wind energy faces to become a supplier of electricity.The product contains a 17 slide power point presentation, a student worksheet, extension projects, Teacher notes and answer keys, and an instructional MP4 video on Excel charting, and a completed Excel spreadsheet with formulas.The PowerPoint shows how windmills use wind energy to generate ele
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-PS3-3
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Raccoon Game: Population Growth and Limiting Factors
This resource is a great way to explore population growth and limiting factors while also getting students up and moving. This resources includes: 1. Class instructions for the activity 2. Google Form Exit Ticket 3. Modified Google From Exit Ticket 4. Spreadsheet to help with calculations for students needing math accommodations 5. Absent student activity All you need from your classroom for the activity is.. 1. Small pieces of paper of different colors (see resource) 2. Blindfolds of some kind3
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS2-2
, HS-LS4-5
Living Environment Learning Targets - Standards Based Grading - NYS
New to Standards Based Grading? Designing Learning Targets? Live in NYS?
This is set of Learning Targets aligned to NYS Living Environment Standards, but would apply to any Biology class. The targets are categorized into power targets (the ones you grade) and sub targets (more specific targets clumped together to make power targets). All targets are written in student friendly language
Standards Based Grading may mean a lot of extra grading and analysis- so you don't want to wade through dozen
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Excel 2010 - Let's Plan a Party/Budget
TSW create an excel spreadsheet to prepare a budget for a birthday party. The budget is $1,000 for a Sweet 16 or Finally 16 (for the boys) party. The students will determine amount of supplies needed for 20 guests and create formulas to calculate expenses and stay within the budget.
Grades:
7th - 12th
AICE Thinking Skills - Curriculum and Exam Breakdowns
(This product had originally been mistakenly uploaded incorrectly and then fixed but the negative review has never been taken down)This product includes a day-by-day breakdown of an entire First Semester, which covers all skills involved for AS level except the writing application needed in questions #2 and #5 on Paper 2. It includes all AS level Problem Solving Skills for Paper 1, as well as the AS level skills needed for questions #1, #3 and #4 (RAVEN, Main Conclusion, Intermediate Conclusion,
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Solve Systems by Substitution | Set-Up Practice | Google Sheets and Excel MAZE
Do your students need help with substituting an integer, term or expression BEFORE actually solving a system? If so, this self-checking/self-guiding MAZE is for you!!A self-checking digital maze made on Google Sheets and Excel is a fun and interactive way for students to practice substituting an integer, term, and expression before actually solving a system of equations. This type of activity is especially helpful for students who struggle with algebraic concepts or who may make common mistakes
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Group Discussion Rubric
Use this rubric whenever you have a class discussion. It provides a tangible way of grading these discussion, it teachers discussion behavior/skills, and it helps manage the discussion time. Students rate themselves and are rated by each other and the teacher completes a rating. Points are awarded for synchronicity of ratings. Repeated use of this rubric reinforces dicussion skills and solidifies the application of these skills. Students who do not choose to verbally contribute in the discussion
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Acid Rain Lab Investigation (A Seed Germination Study)
INCLUDED:Google Doc with Google Sheet Link!Google Sheets with automatically perform ALL calculations and produce graphs! In this lab, students model the effects of acid rain on plant structure and function by studying seed germination in various pH treatments. In this investigation students will expose the seeds to various solutions of acid treatments and document the effects on seed germination. By exposing the seeds to various pH levels in a controlled environment, students can determine at wh
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Project Football in Excel
Students will research a favorite sports team and create an Excel spreadsheet listing players name, age, hometown, weight and height. Students will use the FUNCTION button in Excel to calculate the average age, weight and height of players on their team. Students will also write a one page summary on their data analysis and team information and can also create a PowerPoint presentation that includes Excel charts to analyze the team data.
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Microplastics Lab (Microscopic Analysis, Chemical Isolation, Food)
This is one of my favorite labs to do with my Environmental Science kids! It has 3 parts: Microscopic analysis of beach sand (you can substitute with any substrate you think might have microplastics!), microscopic analysis of everyday objects (I have my students look at food/snacks that they bring in, and do a dissection of clams/mussels from the grocery store), and chemical isolation/digestion of microplastic-containing samples of muck (we get ours from a pond and a beach). For the chemical dig
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Google Sheets Weather Project like Excel CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7
Google has a great spread sheet program called sheets. It is similar to Microsoft Excel.
This project will use Google sheets to chart the predicted weather of a city over a one week period then graph the results automatically using Google sheets
The directions are step-by-step with pictures for each step. Very basic introduction to sheets a great into lesson. This can be done as a class or independently.
This project is designed to meet the Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7
Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
Eco-Footprint Score Calculator/Analysis
Students can automatically calculate their ecological footprint in an easy to use spreadsheet. It is organized by category, and students will input their score for each activity. Scores are then automatically calculated for each category of impact - later providing the number of acres to sustain their lifestyle. A pie chart and data table will automatically be generated for them to use for analysis. Feel free to modify the assignment any way you see fit for your classes, I hope you enjoy the spr
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-4
Biotic Index Field Study
In this outdoor Field Study, students compare the ecological health of two freshwater sites based on macroinvertebrate biodiversity found using leaf packs. GOOGLE DOC & easy to use GOOGLE SHEETS INCLUDED!Also includes Quizlet Set and other Resources!STEPS:Collect leaves and place them in a mesh or coconut fiber bundle (leaf pack).Students place the "leaf pack" on the bottom of a freshwater stream.Students will return to the sites to collect the leaf packs after 1-3 weeks. Bins, dissection
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-2
Internet Scavenger Hunt Collection, Volume 1 (Biography, Reference & More!)
This is collection of 5 online scavenger hunts (WITH KEYS). These exercises use powerful, compelling contexts that develop research, literacy, and analytic skills.
The collection includes ...
Biography 1 & 2 (Online biographies of leaders, educators, musicians, and more!)
Reference 1 (Online reference sites like the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, CIA World FactBook, RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary, etc.)
Schoolhouse Rock 1 (Introduce your students to classics like "Interjection!", "I'm Just A
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Carbon Footprint Project (FULL BUNDLE!): Chemistry or Environmental Science
This project gives a template for students to calculate their Carbon footprints using skills that are important for Chemistry and/or Environmental Science (e.g. dimensional analysis, understanding the carbon cycle, understanding that different gases have different warming potential, etc). This lays out a comprehensive way to calculate Carbon Footprint particularly at a boarding school in Southern California. You can easily adapt this project for your needs or how much time you'd like to spend on
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Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
...
10 Page Risk Assessment Tool for Hazard Management
This is a comprehensive PDF formatted document that is great to print, sit down with all adults involved in the safety of children, and discern the "What if's" of your adventure. Whether it is indoors, outdoors, or on field trips.We have used this risk matrix for decades and found it very helpful. Once we compiled all of the aspects from the different perspectives, we found that we needed a quick go-to resource document. You can refer to risky experiences from either:Character TypesDefining th
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
AICE Thinking Skills Exam Breakdown 2020-2022
This resource is two excel files that have categorized all of the questions on Papers 1 and 2 for the last three years (since the exam update). The Problem Solving Matrix has 9 different types of problems that have been used over the past 3 years as well as how many points they were on the exam. The Critical Thinking Matrix has the topics for the 11 past exams as well.
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The PIT-STOP CHECK-IN Goal Folder System for School Administrators:
At times it appears that we are always in a race to master rigorous content standards at every grade-level. As administrators we must actively monitor our classrooms to ensure that adequate progress is occurring school-wide. In an effort to ensure that our teachers are continuously improving academically, I designed a check-in goal folder system for teachers to confirm that as a campus we are maintaining our goal focus towards continuous improvement. In order to do so, we are having every inst
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Interactions and Ecosystems Activity Bundle
Designed to support hands-on environmental education. Includes a FREE long-range planner template!Originally designed for use in the Alberta Science 7 Curriculum. I have taught these lessons for a few years and students have been engaged and excited throughout the lessons. Requires minimal planning and materials, and each can be done in one 60 min class.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Social Studies Project: Family Reunion Mail Merge Word & Excel Computer Unit
Yep, that's right, you get to learn 2 programs for less than the cost of buying them separately in this Project!! Welcome to my Family Reunion Project in Word and Excel. If any of you know anything about mail merge, it's totally okay if you don't, you know that to do mail merge, you have to have a data source to work with. That's where the Excel part comes in. We are gong to create spreadsheets in Excel about our extended family. That is project #1. You will learn all about how to make spreadshe
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Plate Tectonics Boundaries Chart Answer Key
Answer Key or review slide for the various types of plate boundaries
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Grades:
6th - 12th
ARTHROPODS "Picture Crossword" - Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans & more! - STEM
THIS IS AWESOME! All the answers come from a one-page article on Arthropods & the 5 types. (included!) NO CLUES?! There are pics instead of written clues. This takes a bit more Critical Thinking, but that's what makes it different and FUN!In the article, about 40 important terms are underlined. Students will use 23 of these to complete the puzzle. (This is like a word bank, but a bit more challenging). You can easily remove underlining from unused words, to make it easier, or remove A
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Character Adjectives Word List (Excel Spreadsheet)
This is a list of 254 carefully selected character adjectives (formatted as a 10-page Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) that I have used in the following ways:
1. During the first week of class, I have assigned students the project of researching and typing brief definitions of each word, and completing the column that says "This word describes me because ...". The projects are submitted electronically.
2. On the first day of class, I have used Microsoft Excel's filter function to select a shorter
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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