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Common Core WHST.6-8.2a resources for Gifted and Talented
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Animal Research Unit - Project Based Learning
In this project-based learning unit, kids focus on animal adaptations and their habitats. Animal RAFT Research Unit is a two-week Language Arts-Science animal research unit that allows students the opportunity to use their research by applying it to one of five different RAFT choices. RAFT is an acronym for Role Audience Format Topic. Students choose a role they want to assume and, based on that role, are given a format and topic for a specific audience. RAFTs are great ways to embed different
Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in:Â Animal Research & RAFT Project-based Unit - Animal Readers' Theatre Bundle
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Project Based Learning Create a Newspaper using Microsoft Word PBL
OBJECTIVE: Create a Front Page Newspaper Story from a past event, present event or fictitious event.
DURATION: 1 week
Software used: Microsoft Word and the Internet for research.
The step-by-step directions include pictures for each step. The project could be done independently or as a class project. A finished example is included at the end of the directions.
This is a great resource for TAG students who need an independent project to work on.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Bring history to life, and let your students discover how the mighty Persian Empire began. Almost 2500 years ago Cyrus inherited a moderate kingdom. From that small beginning he grew his inheritance into the largest and mightiest empire of its day, swallowing up both the Babylonian and the Median empires in just twenty-one short years. Within sixty-five years it stretched from western shores of Asia Minor to the Indus River in the east and then south encompassing Egypt, Nubia and Libya in Africa
Grades:
6th - 9th
America the Beautiful Patriotic Song Persuasive Writing Activity
Would you like to teach the patriotic song "American the Beautiful" in a way that will enrich its meaning to your students for the rest of their lives? Would you like to meet persuasive writing standards at the same time? You can do that with this resource! Your students participate in two activities that examine the origins of the song and asks them to consider if it should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as our national anthem. They'll end their exploration with a persuasive writing activit
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Constitution Week Unit US Government Activities 4th Grade - 8th Grade
Southwest Asia Middle East Government Differentiated Tiered Activity
This activity has students apply their knowledge of the types of governments (Autocracy, Democracy (Parliamentary and Presidential), Theocracy, Oligarchy, and Monarchy). Students are grouped into three tiered levels. In the basic tier, students create motions to represent each type of government. In the middle tier, students are on a committee in the United Nations and must analyze which of three new country applicants will be accepted into the United Nations based on its type of government. In
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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World Literature: Cultural Studies Research Project [ADDITIONAL MATERIALS]
This packet of materials is meant to be used with the "World Lit: Cultural Studies Research Project" already on my site. This additional packet of materials includes: Parent Explanation of ProjectSince this is such a large project, I like to get the parents on board as early as possible. This letter just explains to parents what the project is, what the expectations are of students, and how the project will be scaffolded. Paper OutlineThis outline is meant to help students organize their ideas a
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World Literature: Cultural Studies Full Packet [With Bonus Sample Essay]
Time Traveler Magazine Project
This is a project created to engage students that are highly interested in historical events (perhaps even obsessed!) Students will need to know or have support with how to write articles and see examples of travel magazines. The was created to engage self-directed students that finish classwork early and need a fun but educational project to work on over the course of several days/weeks. This can also be used as a class project to culminate the study of a historical event or time. This item inc
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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6th Grade SS GSE - Geographic Visual Art Activities - F2F or Virtual
Use these 4 activities for F2F or virtual instruction. Students will create a two-dimensional, virtual layouts of either a sculpture, wood art, roack art or mural that describes what they learned in Latin America, Canada, Australia or Europe's geographical features and econonmic development in an artistic and expressive way. Upload as a virtual assignment for an extension for homework purposes, interactive notebook reflection activity or in-class/session daily class assignment using any Google A
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
EARTH SCIENCE/ GEOLOGY: CROSSWORD PUZZLE : EARTH'S INNER CORE
This is a science stem vocabulary crossword about the inner core of the earth. Interesting facts about what the core does for our planet! Use it for a supplemental science activity, fun homework assignment, or in a science center. Use it for an internet research activity during a lab period. Thanks for visiting. An answer key is provided.
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
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Vocabulary Display Box - graphic Organzier
Great graphic organizer to choose, analyze and find a connection for any unit's power vocabulary words for all taught subject(s). This graphic organier is a great lesson or unit opener. Formatted for usage on Google Slides as well as download onto Microsoft PowerPoint as a printable and editable document.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Video Project (Middle, High School, Adult Ed., Home School, and Collegiate )
Empower your students to become knowledgeable of the video and or digital cameras, audio recording/microphone devices, and the following software programs: Windows Movie Maker, Windows audio recording, and Vocaroom.com. Using Windows Movie Maker or similar application, a digital or video camera, and a microphone, students are to create a 2 minute video with narration on one of the following subject areas: * a current event * a recent essay of yours * an editorial (your opinion on a certain iss
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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