Critical thinking graphing lessons

This unique and original STEM Activity features a bucket with the challenge to build a tower that will hold weight. It's an engaging student favorite and you will love the ready-made lab sheets and low prep. Students must also explain why their towers need a bucket. Imaginative answers are one of the high points of this challenge- along with seeing those creative bucket towers!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here for the Easy Supplies 6-Pack bun

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters

STEM Challenge Earthquake Resistant Structures Project- 3 Versions

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This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! You will love the shake tray instructions and ready-made lab sheets. This engineering project is one of our favorites! Your students will love building the structures and cheering when they remain standing. I include 3 different methods for the challenge.➡️ Click here to save 20% with a bundle including this resource and 2 more Earth challenges.NOTE: This resource contains many ways to complete this challeng

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

GATER Educator - Kris Prince

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

, 4-ESS3-2

, 4-ESS3-1

Also included in: Earth Projects STEM Challenge Bundle Featuring Earthquake Structures

2nd Grade Magic of Math Data & Graphing Activities Bar Graphs & Picture Graphs

Created by

Amy Lemons

Graphing in 2nd grade made easy with hands-on bar graph, pictograph, and line plot activities! A complete curriculum for teaching students to interpret data and graphs, plus templates and a graphing project!The Magic Of Math Unit 8 for SECOND GRADE focuses on: Week 1: Bar Graphs Week 2: Pictographs Week 3: Line Plots Week 4: Word Problems Here is what is included in this two-week-long unit for 2nd grade: -Daily Lesson Plans for 20 days-Aligned with the 2nd Grade Common Core and TEKS-20

Subjects:

Graphing, Math

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

2.MD.D.9

, 2.MD.D.10

Also included in: 2nd Grade Math Bundle w/ Word Problems, Activities, Math Assessments & Lessons

Inside Out Movie Worksheets | Movie Day Activities | Social Emotional Learning

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Looking to support your student's social-emotional needs?What better way to engage students than with a MOVIE TIME? ... INSIDE, OUT is certainly a fun childhood favorite!Check out these LEARNING ACTIVITIES created just for the movie!Personality Islands Digital PBLPersonality Islands Printable PBLHow to Make Broccoli Pizza - A Fun and Engaging Reading and Math ActivityThis resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™Looking for more MOVIE GUIDES? Click HERE-Movi

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Life Skills

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, SL.4.1d

, SL.4.3

, SL.5.1

...

Also included in: Independent Projects | Gifted and Talented Students | Early Finishers | BUNDLE 1

STEM Popcorn Challenge - Problem-Solving & Volume Project - Measurement Activity

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It’s the Popcorn STEM Activity! This Easy Prep Challenge is one of my absolute favorites to use as an exploration into volume. This challenge has been tested with 2nd-5th graders and they all enjoy designing those containers to hold the popcorn. Inevitably, there will be gigantic containers. Please note: This challenge is available in money-saving bundles!➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM Volume Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM 6-Pack Math Skills Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % wit

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Volume BUNDLE featuring Problem-Solving & Math

Creativity Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle Finish the Picture, STEM

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Need a quick, no prep, creative STEM challenges to get your students to think outside the box?! Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day.This bundle includes 100+ Creativity Challenges and Activities. Featuring Balloons Over Broadway, Snowflake Bentley, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Earth Day, Halloween, Christmas

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

STEM Spaghetti Tower Challenge Problem-Solving Project

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Who knew a project using spaghetti could be so engaging and have easy prep for you? Students love this tower-building event with the unlikeliest of materials- spaghetti and one marshmallow. You will enjoy the ready-made lab sheets and the 4 different versions of this resource. ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.What is the challenge?Students will use raw spaghetti strands to build a structure that will hold weight at the top. There are 4 variations of this

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers

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Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Science

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.1.5

, W.1.6

...

Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research

Created by

Innovative Teaching Ideas

Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.5.2

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.6

, RI.5.7

, RI.5.9

...

Also included in: CRITICAL THINKING LITERACY SKILLS | SEARCH, FAKE NEWS, FACT & OPINION, RESEARCH

STEM Bubble Wand Design Challenge Science Problem-Solving Activity

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Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! STEM students love bubbles! This STEM activity has elements of fun, but also a great design and building challenge. After exploring with bubbles students will design and test their own bubble wands! Watch them engineer the ultimate bubble with their bubble wands!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 6 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM Challenge will have your st

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Graphing, Math, Math Test Prep

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Fun Challenge Bundle

3rd Grade Magic of Math Bar Graphs, Pictographs, Line Plots, Frequency Tables

Created by

Amy Lemons

It's time to up the engagement when teaching data analysis and graphing in 3rd grade! Try this complete set of plans and hands-on activities for analyzing data and collecting, graphing (bar, pictograph, line plot, and frequency tables), and a fun graphing project!The Magic Of Math Unit 8 for THIRD GRADE focuses on: Week 1: Bar Graphs (scales of 1 or more) Week 2: Pictographs (scales vary) Week 3: Line Plots with Measuring to the Nearest Quarter and Half Inch Week 4: Frequency Tables and Gr

Subjects:

Graphing, Math

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

3.MD.B.3

, 3.MD.B.4

Also included in: 3rd Grade Magic of Math Curriculum Bundle | Third Grade Math Lessons Activities

Graphs PowerPoint and Notes: Pictographs, Scaled Bar Graphs, Line Plots

Created by

Deb Hanson

Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce graphing concepts to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! Teach third and fourth-grade students about graphing concepts with this 70-slide PowerPoint lesson. Students will have many opportunities to draw and interpret the various types of graphs. It includes frequency tables, picture graphs, pictographs, scaled picture graphs, scaled bar graphs, and line plots. Use his

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

3.MD.B.3

, 3.MD.B.4

Also included in: Graphs Bundle: Scaled Bar Graphs, Pictographs, and Line Plots

Oregon Trail: Simulation Game

Created by

VintageValdez

Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Games, Simulations, Lesson

Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark

My Place in the World Project: "Me on the Map" Geography for Kids

Created by

Kid World Citizen

This hands-on geography project "My Place in the World" has kids create a visual representation of how we fit into the world. Teachers often use it with the kids' geography book "Me on the Map," by Joan Sweeney. Ideal for integrated Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Literacy, and Map Skills.Using a series of nesting circles to show the relative sizes of different geographic places, this simple but effective geography lesson helps kids sort out their relation to one another. This activity includes

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geography, Social Studies - History

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Geography for Kids Bundle: Three Essential Hands-on Activities

Question of the Day Graph Kit for Preschool, Pre-K, K

Created by

Karen Cox - PreKinders

Print and cut these 45 graphs for simple and quick large group activities!Includes holidays and themes. Whole group Math and Literacy.You can laminate and reuse these each year in a pocket chart, or print and glue to chart paper.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want more Graph Kits? Click here to see all Graph Sets!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Subjects:

Graphing, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

CCSS:

K.MD.A.2

Also included in: Question of the Day Graphs Preschool Pre-K Kindergarten BUNDLE

STEM Marble Maze Challenge – Problem-Solving Activity

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You will love the versatility of this challenge. Three versions of the activity are included. Each version has a teacher's guide. Student lab sheets and sample answers are also provided. Your students will be a"mazed" with this project, too!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM activity will have your students design a maze through which a marble can travel. They will fold and bend paper or cardboard into the maze paths and then

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Basic Operations, Graphing, Math

NGSS:

3-PS2-1

, 4-PS3-4

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-PS2-2

, 4-PS3-1

...

Also included in: STEM Projects Building Models - Mazes, Boats, and Cars Challenges

Guided Math 2nd Grade 2-Digit and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction Unit 4

Created by

Reagan Tunstall

Guided Math Whole Group and Teacher-Led Small Group Lessons 2nd Grade Download the Free Standards-Alignment for Guided Math2-Digit and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction 2-Digit addition without regrouping (using strategies) 2-Digit subtraction without regrouping (using strategies) 2-Digit addition with regrouping2-Digit subtraction with regroupingAdding three 2-Digit numbersAdding four 2-Digit numbers3-Digit addition without regrouping3-Digit subtraction without regrouping3-Digit addition with re

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

Also included in: Second Grade Guided Math Bundle

STEM Marshmallow Bridge Challenge Project-Based Learning Activity

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You will love the simple materials used in this challenge! The marshmallow bridges are not very long but will test the patience and diligence of students as they work to finish this successfully. And, they will! Great cheering will happen when a bridge spans the gap and holds a little bit of weight!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource and 2 additional bridge building activities.What is the challenge?The design challenge lesson contained in this package is a bridge-building experience.

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