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Common Core W.7.7 resources for GATE
DAY OF THE DEAD Reading Writing & Art Integration Unit | Hispanic Sugar Skulls
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep,30-page Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Reading, Writing, Research, and Art Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Sugar Skulls as it relates to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). It also allows students to compare/contrast Halloween and Day of the Dead through online research.The following resources are included:•Sugar Skull nonfiction passage, CCSS-aligned
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3rd - 12th
Women's History Month - Female Astronauts
30 investigations of female astronauts: Christina Koch, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Valentina Tereshkova, Stephanie Wilson, Eileen Collins, Joan Higginbotham, Kathryn Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Judith Resnik, Anna Lee Fisher, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Peggy Whitson, Svetlana Savitskaya, Ellen Ochoa, Kalpana Ochoa, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Samantha Christoforetti, Christa McAuliffe, Catherine Coleman, Helen Sharman, Laurel Clark, Anousheh Ansari, Roberta Bondar, Anne McClain, Yi So-yeon, Liu Yang, Naoko Yama
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys: Resource Set
Getting ready to read I Must Betray You? You need this set! It includes a set of lecture notes to cover background knowledge on the USSR (slightly silly at times and overgeneralized), an anticipation guide to spark discussion before reading, discussion questions, and research questions for presentations on related topics. It also includes a teacher guide with some content warnings for you to be prepared for what's coming. This set will help you dig deeper into this thrilling, jaw-dropping novel
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7th - 9th
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Japan Independent Research Project (Differentiated process and product)
Use this independent research assignment to awaken your students' interest in Japan. Students may chose any area of Japanese life and culture they would like to research. Step -by- step instruction on how to conduct the project is provided and is ready to go in student friendly language. Resources and websites for students to visit are included.
The project also includes a Memo writing activity that might be used as a checking point or a formative assessment before the entire project is comple
Back to School Internet Research Projects (Grades 5-8)
This packet has 101 different internet research projects for middle school students. Students search for interesting facts about China, Egypt, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, North Korea, Madagascar, and Russia. Students locate postage stamps from foreign countries and illustrate them. Students investigate athletes, writers, civil rights leaders, scientists and politicians. Students identify the countries on the continents: Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. Stud
Grades:
4th - 9th
Decades Project: Journey Through Time! Google Slides and Printable Bundle!
Students will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents linked to the slidesDecades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadeSlide to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what during the decade study (who will research mu
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4th - 7th
Global Warming and Wind Power - Internet Activities
12 printable or digital pages of internet activities for students to learn more about WIND POWER: Wind farms, Turbines, Offshore wind farms, Wind-powered vehicles, The dangers from turbines and the wind, The benefits of harnessing the wind’s power, The costs of turbines, Global warming, Climate change, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL AC
Genius Hour Student Notebook Printable NO PREP Student Packet Guide
Running Genius Hour in your classroom but looking for a handout for students? I have used both electronic and printable genius hour notebooks and I definitely love the hands-on application of research/engagement using a printable notebook! This resource has:14 pages to guide you through Genius Hour!Pages Include:-Finding Your Passions-Listing Topics of Interest-Identifying What They Already Know About the Topic-Developing Inch, Foot, and Yard Questions to Get DEEP Into the Topic-Research/Notes P
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3rd - 8th
Black History Month BUNDLE - Gifted and Talented
This bundle has 151 pages for students to explore Black History Month. Students write about things that cause us to fear, learn how being different is okay, search online for information about Civil Rights leaders, investigate African American singers and politicians, fingerspell words related to Black History Month, and so much more. Seven different packets to challenge gifted and talented students in February. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you want more, then take a l
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3rd - 7th
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Problem Based Learning: Public Education and Immigration Policy
In this problem based learning project, students create updated policies for real schools to take into account their immigration and new student needs. Begin with a discussion on current events in immigration, then provide students with situations that are different for each group. Have students identify the specific school in their situation, the problem the school is facing, and the current events in the area of the school related to immigration. What do they propose they should do in order
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6th - 8th
Multiple Intelligences: DO IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SOCIAL CONCERNS - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! Activate your students' empathy for social causes with the Do It! Choice Cards. Students will choose a project to raise awareness, raise empathy, and raise resources for the social concern they choose while also working to meet Common Core Standards. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more mo
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4th - 8th
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Gender, Stereotypes and Society - Creative Digital Exploration
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Women's History Month - Female Athletes
30 printable or digital investigations of female athletes: Serena Williams, Hilary Knight, Cheryl Swoopes, Danica Patrick, P. V. Sindhu, Mia Hamm, Simone Biles, Annika Sörenstam, Lindsey Vonn, Nadia Comaneci, Abby Wamback, Briana Scurry, Martina Navratilova, Rhonda Rousey, Billie Jean King, Dominique Dawes, Bonnie Blair, Althea Gibson, Lisa Leslie, Wilma Rudolph, Michelle Kwan, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Florence Griffith Joyner, Missy Franklin, Peggy Fleming, Candace Parker, Michelle Ake
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Women's History Month BUNDLE
Will Plants Survive Global Warming
24 printable or digital pages exploring plants and global warming. Students learn about... How we use plants, The evolution of corn, Vitamin C in food, Why we use Christmas trees, Life in the forest, Life in a meadow, Respecting nature, Wandering in the forest, High fructose corn syrup,Botanists, Pomologists, Plant pathologists, Agrostologists, Phycologists, Solar radiation, Coal burning power plants, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Flowers, Sunshine and Growing BUNDLE
Finding Facts about Flies - Internet Activities
22 printable pages for students to learn about the different types of flies in the world. Students search online for information about the larva and adult forms, what they eat, where they live, whether they are dangerous to humans, etc. housefly, hoverfly, horse fly, crane fly, flesh fly, blow fly, tsetse fly, goldenrod gall fly, bee fly, fruit fly, midges, tachinid fly, long-legged fly, stalk-eyed fly, scavenger fly, yellow deer fly, flat-footed fly, stilt fly, picture-winged fly, fungus gnat,
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5th - 12th
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St. Patrick's Day BUNDLE - Critical Thinking
This BUNDLE has 110 printable pages exploring St. Patrick’s Day and critical thinking:Internet Research,Charts and Graphs,Sudoku,Irish money and stamps,Irish people,Irish places,and more…Five packets bundled together exploring March and Ireland and St. Patrick (and a free ASL Sign Language packet). Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages from a few of these packets.
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5th - 10th
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The Skin and Touch - One-hour Internet Research Projects (Google and YouTube)
20 printable or digital projects for students to search online for information about the skin and our sense of touch. We explore sweat, hair, bacteria, acne, body odor, cuts, bruises and pain. We watch YouTube videos to learn more about our skin and how it keeps us alive. We search Google and YouTube with such questions as: Why do animals have different types of skin? What is the purpose of your skin? Why are skin colors different? How can we protect our skin? Why does an insect have suc
Iowa - Internet Research Activities
24 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Iowa. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online about the people of this state: state flag and state seal, governor and state capital, a stamp and coin honoring this state, major mountains and rivers, large cities and lakes, state wildlife and major crops, a popular song honoring the state, important moments in the state’s history, famous people from this state, interesting facts about this state, and
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4th - 10th
Decades Project: A Journey Through Time-Group Research and Writing Project!
Students will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents Decades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadePage to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what during the decade study (who will research music? who will researc
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Enrichment Writing Projects! Printable Bundle!
Enyclopedic Musings - Creative Fiction/Non-Fiction Digital Writing
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Critical Thinking - Analyzing a TED Talk at YouTube
Students watch a five-minute YouTube video of a TED Talk on CRITICAL THINKING and then answer questions. Answers included. Plus four more research projects on critical thinking using Google, Wikipedia and other online media. Each activity can be completed in under an hour. Included is a poster on internet safety, and eight FREE pages from some of my other Internet Research packets. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages.
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6th - 12th
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Decades Project: A Journey Through Time- Google Slides!
Students will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way! This product includes: Table of Contents linked to the slides Decades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finish Choice of DecadeSlide to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what during the decade study (who will researc
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Enrichment Writing Projects! Google Slides
Egypt - Internet Research Activities
24 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Egypt. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online:the inhabitants, language, customs, flag, coat of arms, money, stamps, mountains, rivers, pyramids, wild animals, popular sports, national anthem, major historical incidents.PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTI
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School Explore the World Bundle
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