8th grade critical thinking math resources for GATE

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

4.G.A.3

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-PS2-2

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: FLASH SALE ⭐ Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges Engineering Design Process

Multiplication and Division CSI Detective Math Mystery The Missing Teacher

Created by

Kiwiland

Are you looking for a fun detective math mystery to engage your students in multiplication and division? Then these math activities for you.Capture your students attention with this fun CSI Math Mystery activity by taking them on a journey to solve math problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the possible options by completing the activities and marking them off until one person is left. Who is the missing teacher?This case includes multiplication and division problems up to their 12 times ta

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

Also included in: CSI Math Mystery Detective Bundle with Time, Roman Numerals and Multiplication

Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs

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Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th, Adult Education

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room

Created by

Teach With all Your Heart

Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room! This is great as a back to school escape room! This escape room is perfect for both the end of the year and beginning of the year. Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to implement a challenging and fun escape room fo

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Critical Thinking, End of Year

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

Also included in: Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles BUNDLE - Critical Thinking Escape

Halloween STEM Activities | Fall STEM Activities for October | Halloween Science

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Halloween STEM Activities will keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun!This bundle includes the following 6 Halloween STEM activities:⭐ Bone Bridge® STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Creature Catcher STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Ghosts in the Graveyard STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Treat Toss STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Wings Wanted STEM Challenge Activity⭐ Halloween STEM Improv Activity (336 possible combinations!)The basic idea: In the 5 Halloween STEM Challenge Activities, students

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Halloween STEM Activity - Bone Bridge® - Halloween STEM Challenge

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The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM activity is collaborative, brain-busting work disguised as fun! This STEM challenge goes beyond Halloween. Connect it to your science lessons on skeletal system, bridges/transportation, and/or forces (specific ideas provided in the resource). The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against a list of criteria and constraints to build a bridge for length, strength, or capacity using simple materials. This is the first resource from Bone Bridge® STEM Ch

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless

Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Giver

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Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Reading and Responding to The Giver and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales

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Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Printables

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Halloween STEM Activity - Bat Wings Wanted Halloween STEM Challenge

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This Halloween STEM activity will keep your kids engaged & learning! Not doing Halloween activities this year? No problem! Just add this to a science unit on bats, life science, the physics of flight, or as a supplement to Stellaluna.Basic Premise:In this Halloween STEM challenge activity, students design and engineer a new set of bat wings, with the goal being to achieve maximum flight distance and/or accuracy. You can even throw in style points, if you like! It's a paper airplane challenge

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless

PI DAY Activities 5th 6th 7th 8th ⭕ Middle School Math STEAM Art ⭕

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Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal, Word Problems

If Pi Day isn't your FAVORITE holiday...yet, it might be after completing these hands-on circle math activities with your students! This download is packed with Pi Day math activities and STEAM art projects that are the perfect way to celebrate National Pi Day, which is March 14th (3/14). Start off by introducing pi and then dive in into all things pi. These activities are suitable for students in grade 5 and up.✅ What You'll Get ✅What is Pi? (2 pages)Pi Day Fun Facts (1 page)Get creative with c

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Task Cards

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.7

, 7.G.B.4

, 6.EE.B.7

, 7.EE.B.3

Also included in: PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕

Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Tuck Everlasting

Created by

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Reading and Responding to Tuck Everlasting with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ende

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Problem Solving

Teach your students with depth and complexity!This "Mega Bundle" contains 8 of my best selling resources that are designed to elicit critical thinking. $65.00 if purchased separately; Save over 30%! Click on the links below for detailed information on each of the 9 resources that are included in this bundle. Two versions--with and without icons--are now included!!IMPORTANT: This bundle has changed. Please read through the product description carefully and check out the links below to see exac

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

Integer Operations Logic Puzzles & Challenges - Math Enrichment Activities

Created by

Live Laugh Math

Integer Operations Enrichment Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers. Four different types of puzzles are included: Mystery Integers, Name those Integer puzzlers, Missing Integers Puzzles, and Grid Logic Puzzles. The integer operations enrichment puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking and math skills at the same time.Over 30 challenge puzzles are included in two forms- 10 pr

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Numbers

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Middle School Math Enrichment Activities, Challenges & Logic Puzzles Bundle

Add & Subtract Fractions Enrichment Activities - Math Logic Puzzle Challenges

Created by

Live Laugh Math

Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding and subtracting fractions. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for distance learning. Three different types of puzzles are included: grid logic puzzles, determine the fractions puzzlers, and missing digits puzzles. These 14 different adding and subtracting fractions enrichment puzzles allow studen

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Fractions, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

, MP1

Also included in: Fraction Operations Enrichment Activities, Math Challenges, & Logic Puzzles

Pythagorean Theorem Project Pirate Treasure Hunt

Created by

Education with DocRunning

Challenge your students to find the treasure by using Pythagorean Theorem to explore the pirate territory. Students follow a scenario of problems to find a treasure buried by Pythagoras. Student tested and approved.✔Included in this resource:• Pirate treasure hunt scenario• Pirate map • Student directions and problems• Directions for extension for student-created treasure hunts• Answer keyMultiple ways to use:- Set up at a math-center with other pythagorean theorem activities- Differentiate by

Subjects:

Algebra, Geometry, Word Problems

Grades:

8th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

8.G.B.7

Also included in: Pythagorean Theorem Bundle for PreAlgebra or Geometry

Middle School Personal Financial Literacy | Real World End of Year Math Project

Created by

Teach to Dream

Are you looking to make teaching personal financial literacy exciting? This Real World Math budgeting project is perfect for Middle School students and for an end of Year Project.It will have them looking at budgeting and finance skills as they plan their 'future life'. Student have so much fun during this project and get a real insight into the cost of living. Are you looking for a financial literacy project that will engage your students?This unit of work has been designed to allow middle scho

Subjects:

Applied Math, Life Skills, Math

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, GATE

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.5

, 6.NS.B.2

, 6.NS.B.3

, MP1

, MP4

...

Also included in: Financial Literacy Project Bundle Grades 5 to 9 | Economics and Business

Halloween STEM Activity - Creature Catcher Spider Web Halloween STEM Challenge

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In this Halloween STEM activity students work in partners or groups against a criteria and constraints list to design a device to catch as many “creatures” as possible. While spider web STEM designs definitely come to mind, there are many ways to catch a creature! Let your students' imagination and creativity shine by leaving the challenge open-ended.Not doing Halloween STEM activities this year?If Halloween activities are a no-go in your classroom, no problem! You can use this to start off a un

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless

PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕

Created by

Geometry, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Everything you need to celebrate Pi Day! Have some hands-on math and art fun while exploring pi for National Pi Day (March 14th). If you are preparing a celebration for your school or many grade levels, save with this bundle. Please see the individual listings of the resources to see all that is included in this ultimate Pi Day bundle:Pi Day Fun (K-5)andPi Day Pack (Grades 5+)There is an overlap of some of the activities, which is why this resource is heavily discounted.✅ What You'll Get: K-4 Ac

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕

Created by

Applied Math, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: FLASH SALE ⭐ Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges Engineering Design Process

Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mats {For all subjects!}

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

These “Thinking Mats” present open-ended and engaging opportunities related to 11 “Thinking Tools” ( Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking. They can be utilized with practically any subject and/or topic in a variety of learning settings (small group, pairs, whole group, independent, etc.). There are 11 double-sided “Thinking Mats”; one for

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity Games BUNDLE Display Vocabulary Test Prep

Created by

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Vocabulary

Start with a pennant activity, review the Greek and Latin roots with two BINGO games, and then challenge your students with a game of Pair Stare (two decks included), where they need to find the one and only root word match on any two cards!This is a great way to learn and review roots to build language skills and prepare for standardized tests.Greek and Latin Roots ActivitiesLatin and Greek Roots Pennant ActivityGreek and Latin Roots BINGO GameGreek and Latin Roots BINGO Game (Set 2)Greek and L

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

CCSS:

L.3.4c

, L.4.4b

, L.5.4b

, L.6.4b

, L.7.4b

...

Back to School Depth and Complexity Activities for Gifted or Regular Classrooms

Created by

Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

This Depth and Complexity Back to School low-prep set of activities will make back to school a time of learning and connection. You'll get 7 activities that are all ready to print and go! The activities actively teach Depth & Complexity thinking prompts while providing engaging learning experiences. If you teach gifted (or even if you don't), this is a must-have back-to-school resource.If you don't know the framework very well or have been wanting to use Depth & Complexity but weren't su

Subjects:

Back to School, Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

Stop Motion Animation STEAM Project Make Videos in Makerspace and STEM Club

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