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Critical thinking Native Americans resources for Microsoft Word
American West Gallery Walk (Transcontinental Railroad, Homestead Act, Dawes Act)
Students will learn about significant people and events in the American West (1862-1895). The gallery walk contains 12 documents and 33 questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving! *Editable Word Document *Students will spend 3-5 minutes at each of the eight stations. *The activity does not require the use of a textbook or teacher preparation.American West Topics:Transcontinental Ra
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Computer Science Webquest: 8 Ways Computer Technology Solves Real Problems
From artificial intelligence to artificial limbs, computer science is changing lives, and the way we work and find solutions to problems. These 8 (actually 10 with an added nonprofit example!) scenarios present problems in life (such as car safety, and graffiti), ask students to think and reflect quietly about these problems cause damage and how computers might solve them, and then show cutting edge videos from the past 3 years that employ solutions using computers and automation. Updated for 2
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6th - 9th
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TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Pocahontas Video Review: Compare and Contrast Disney v Reality
In this assignment students watch the Disney version of Pocahontas and compare with Disney's version to what really happened. There is a timeline of Pocahontas, a map, and events of what happened in her life. After the video students must write about the comparison of the video and what really happened in her life. The rubric that goes along with the writing is based off of IVOC writing grading. This works well with Upper Elementary, Middle and lower high school.
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4th - 10th
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Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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3rd - 9th
Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Life During the Dust Bowl: A Gallery Walk Exercise
Engage your students in developing historical empathy regarding the experience of an individual living through the Dust Bowl with the use of historical photographs. Using a gallery walk format, students will examine the impact of the Dust Bowl and the experience of migrant families. Activity includes a pre-gallery walk activity and exit ticket, which involves students using what they learned to imagine that they are writing to a family member about their experience living during the Dust Bowl. T
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Gallery Walk Activity Bundle
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
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K - 3rd
The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
American West Webquest- Homestead Act, Dawes Act, Indian Wars, Cattle Drives
The assignment contains 45 questions about the history of the American West. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. The webquest can be used as a review or introduction to the American West. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging!⭐ No textbook required⭐ Editable Word Documents⭐ The documents can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key Vocabulary:Homes
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Westward Expansion Webquest Bundle
Movie Questions- Freedom Writers
I typically do not watch movies in my classroom, but this movie is excellent when paired with our required reading of Nikki Grime's Bronx Masquerade. There are three days of watching and responding. The movie times for each day is located on the top of the pages that correspond to the showing of the DVD.
If you are not reading the paired book, you may make any changes needed.
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10th - 12th
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Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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Native Americans Webquest (Cooperation and Conflict)
The document contains 37 questions about cooperation and conflict between the American Indians and colonists (agriculture, trade, cultural exchanges, military alliances, and disputes). Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. *The assignment can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics: War and peace with the Powhatan Plymouth settlement Squanto's role in helping the settlers Cha
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4th - 8th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 8th
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The True Story of Pocahontas and Jamestown
This is the type of "real" history that students love, when you pull back the curtain of lies and myths to reveal a truth that is just as interesting as fiction. In this activity, students read about the real Pocahontas and her interactions with the Jamestown settlers sent by the Virginia Company to make money in the New World. I usually show a clip or 2 from the Disney Movie to get everyone's interest piqued (I suggest the "Colors of the Wind" song, followed by the famous moment when she suppos
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6th - 12th
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Heroes vs. Villains Argument Claim Counterclaim Counterargument Activity
Students use a graphic organizer to practice creating argumentative claims, counterclaims, and counterarguments using heroes and villains of their choice from fairy tales, movies, comic strips, etc.
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6th - 9th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: CLIMATE CHANGE
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Climate change has been a topic of discussion and debate, under various titles, for many decades. With an increase in droughts and flooding, ecologically forced human migration, and the melting of ice sheets globally, climate change is obviously a major issue. But if we know it's a problem, why is so hard to solve?! With the ability to look at climate change scientifically, politically, socially, economically, or any combination o
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Americas Unit Bundle - Aztec, Olmec, Maya, Inca, Inuit, Iroquois, & More!
This unit covers the migration theories and goes over the major pre-Colombian Civilizations. There is a 125 slide PowerPoint with a corresponding note sheet (one filled in and the other with fill-in-the-blanks). There are three projects (a timeline, creative project, or small group presentation project), a test with study guide and jeopardy review game, and a folder of supplemental materials. These materials include quick reads (1 page readings) on the Olmec, Maya Aztec, Aztec poetry, and the
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7th - 12th
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