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High school astronomy tools for common cores for GATE
The Yellow Wallpaper: Close Reading with Text Dependent Questions
This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: Why do we marginalize people? It is a reading and writing unit that asks students to do close reading by reading and responding to text dependent questions.
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This unit includes:
Teacher lessons
Text Dependent Questions
Student questions pages
Culminating writing task
Extended Activity tasks
Answer keys
2-3 week duration
18 pages
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in:Â Space BUNDLE
Invent an alien: learning about the solar system & systems of the body
This project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system, systems of the human body, and adaptations. Students will be given the opportunity to research a planet (it's atmosphere, weather, composition, etc.), then invent an alien that would be able to survive on the planet. While inventing their alien, students need to create systems of the alien's body that will allow it to survive on the assigned planet. Students also need to ensure that the alien's bod
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Successful Scholarly Traits and Attributes
This is a set of 10 posters great for a bulletin board to display all the attributes and traits of a successful scholar. This is a zip file of PNGs.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Enrichment Research Plan
This fully customizable enrichment research plan is designed for student-led research on either a topic provided by the instructor or via student choice. This is an excellent resource for open-ended projects, collaborative activities, enrichment challenges, gifted and talented classrooms, home school students, end of the year projects, and/or for students who want to dig deeper into a subject they are passionate about. Recommended for grades 4-12+
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Canva Project: Research a Famous Astronomer / Contributor to Space Exploration
Generally used with 8th grade. Using Canva, students will create a presentation about a famous astronomer / contributor to space exploration.
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7th - 10th
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Lesson Plan- Common Core Template
This is the template for those who want to add complexity to their lessons, but sometimes forget the sources from which to pull ideas. This template includes the Depth and Complexity icons, the DOK levels, a variety of energizers, AVID Critical Reading Strategies, a list of the CCS instructional shifts and a list of accommodations for students.
Start creating engaging lessons today!
Created by a highly organized teacher of the year!
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8th - 11th
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Space Objects Review Game - Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Quiz Quiz Trade is a fun, engaging activity to review skills! To play, each student gets a card. The students walk to a partner. Once they are with a partner, they quiz each other. To quiz, they take turns reading each other’s card. After each partner has a turn, they trade cards. The students move onto a new partner and repeat the quiz, quiz, trade!This product includes 36 games card, teacher directions, and tips to include student accountability.Terms Include:CometAsteroidMeteorMeteoroidMeteor
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Chalkboard Polygon Graphics Clipart
This clipart/graphic set is a collection of high quality PNG files for commercial or personal use. Files are formatted at 300dpi for clean, crisp printing. Please see the thumbnail preview to see the included images. Graphics are easy to layer and size with transparent backgrounds.
INCLUDED IMAGES: (15 Graphics)
Chalkboard Fill:
- Large Square
- Small Square
- Rectangle
- Large Right Triangle
- Small Right Triangle
- Hexagon
- Large Isosceles Triangle
- Small Isosceles Triangle
- Small Scalen
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Greek Gods Research Project , grading rubric &Peer Evaluation sheets (Editable)
This editable and fillable resource resource includes:-Instruction and steps of the project-Grading Rubric-Peer Evaluation Sheet Directions for Peer Evaluation Sheet : For each, circle the appropriate grade and provide an explanation. If you think an F is deserved, please come speak to me. If you need more space, use the back.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Simplifying Expressions Solving Equations Inequalities Fun Review Game Activity
Ignite engagement with this 7th Grade Math simplifying expressions and solving equations and inequalities review activity. Perfect for math test prep and building classroom community, this is a cooperative learning, review game group activity, and very aligned to the Common Core Standards. Students engage in problem solving, team building and strategize to earn the most points in order to win. Also in my BUNDLE, click HERE.No prep - just print and go!In this Regressive Point review game, student
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7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â 7th Grade Math Spiral Review Test Prep Bundle - CCSS - Group Work Games
Multiple Intelligence (MI) SMARTboard (Secondary/Adult) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Multiple Intelligence (Elementary & Secondary available) by Jennifer A. Gates
Looking for a way to engage students in their own growth and learning?
Working on ways to give the Common Core standards new meaning with all ages?
Want to share multiple intelligences and differentiated learning styles during staff development?
The primary/elementary and secondary/adult versions of my presentations do just that. This is a preview slide to show the quality of both presentations; colorful, easy to read format, 33 slides in all!
Guide learners of all ages to the MI survey onli
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1st - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Depth & Complexity Icon Chart
Depth & Complexity icons help students achieve deeper thinking, and understanding, as well as scholarly insights into the connections across time, people and disciplines. Great for GATE students or any students!
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Astronomy Flipbook (Orbits, Planets, Moons, Formation, Other objects)
This resource takes all of the main aspects of astronomy (gravity, orbits, revolution, rotation, moons, planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, etc), according to the Middle School NGSS standards, and allows the students to research each topic. Best if used in combination with direct instruction, labs, etc that match each tab.The instruction sheet as well as the student worksheet is included.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Conversions with Science Topics
These word problems have students calculate common scientific rates into quantities they understand more readily. Great conversion practice and teaches them some science facts as well.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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Goal setting organizer
This organizer can be used with students to set personal goals. The document takes them through the process of setting an objective, determining their steps for mastering the objective, what resources they will need for this goal, and how they will demonstrate mastery of the goal.
Grades:
1st - 9th, Staff
The Great Orbital Escape
Use this resource during Astronomy to help students discover the idea behind orbits and revolutions. This resource is aligned with NGSS and can be used during the Explore phase of the Astronomy Unit. This lab requires some supplies such as water balloons, string, eye hooks, tennis balls, ping pong balls, and bouncy balls, although the materials can be altered to what you may already have in your classroom.
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6th - 9th
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For Gifted Ed Pull Out Program How to use Most Difficult First
This is a handout I have given to classroom teachers, so that they can still collect grades from students who are pulled out of their classroom for Talented and Gifted services.
Grades:
1st - 12th
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Root Words at Work: Help Students Understand Words in all Subject Areas!
Students use the printable to write the root word, its meaning and brainstorm words that share the common root.
This strategy can be used in science, social studies with technical vocabulary from a unit of study.
Younger students could find and write the words with a given root so they are able to understand the similarities in their meanings.
Students and teachers love to discuss their findings!
This activity comes with:
1. Example
2. Blank printable
3.Teacher Directions
Grades:
2nd - 11th
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Implications of the Drake Equation
Created by SETI scientist Frank Drake, the Drake Equation is a hypothetical determination of the number of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy capable of communicating with Earth. Each of the eight variables in the equation have interesting implications. Originally designed as a note taking exercise, this lesson plan has numerous links to the sciences and the humanities.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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