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Common Core W.8.7 resources for GATE
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
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
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
Grades:
3rd - 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
Grades:
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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Grades:
4th - 10th
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.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Argument Checklist | Argument Unit | Any Text Set | Research + Literary Essay
Use for self and peer evaluation, step list revisions, argumentative essays, literary essays (with counterarguments), speech, debate, small groups, and writing conferences. Comprehensive but compact. Best for 8th grade and up. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Create critical thinkers.Propaganda Bundle: Propaganda Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Lessons, GamesArgument Bundle: Argument Unit For or Against Screen TimeCheck out my bundles and save a bundle.Horror Bundle: H
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions Bundle
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
Be a Critical Thinker - Using YouTube and Google
8 critical thinking writing projects using Google and online media. All can be completed in under an hour. For example, students explore critical thinking by watching a five-minute video on YouTube on how to be a CRITICAL THINKER and then answer questions on a handout (answers included). Included is a poster on internet safety, and eight FREE pages from some of my other Internet Research packets. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Language Arts Enrichment BUNDLE
Dreams - Search the Internet for Information about Dreams and Sleep
24 printable pages for students to learn about dreams: Why do we dream?nightmares,insomnia,lucid dreaming, narcolepsy,sleepwalking,dream recall,alcohol and sleep,caffeine and sleep,dream interpretation,rapid eye movement,nocturia,enuresis,Carl Jung and dreams,Sigmund Freud and dreams,nocturnal myoclonus,the subconscious mind,bruxism,restless leg syndrome,sleep paralysis,circadian rhythm,fatal insomnia. If you want to see samples pages, then take a look at the Preview. And if you want more, then
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7th - 12th
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Electricity and Global Warming
24 printable or digital pages on electricity and global warming: Where fossil fuels came from, The scientists who discovered electricity’s benefits, What a climatologist does, The falling cost of LED bulbs and batteries for electric vehicles, How we get power from coal, How we get power from gas, How we get power from wind, How we get power from the sun, How we get power from water, How we get power from plants, How we get power from uranium, Wind farms vs coal plants, The dangers and benefi
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Global Warming BUNDLE
Memorial Day Audio Biography- Community-Based Digital Narrative
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
GATE Hero's Journey Dystopia Project
Tap into your students' creative sides! Students will synthesize their understanding of the hero's journey in any dystopian novel and their knowledge of the character's traits and behaviors to create a story of their own about the main character of the novel.This can be done with an independent reading novel, book clubs, or whole-class novel. This bundle includes slides to explain the project with an example and a graphic organizer that can be used as the final draft or as a planning page if you
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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