I recently assigned a one pager final project to my sophomores for their culminating Night project. I wanted to combine as many rigorous ELA content ideas as possible, while also designing a fun project for students that provided them with a bit of choice. This Night one pager project was the perfect way to finish the memoir!
Take your students' Unit 10 comprehension to the next level with this States of Matter Triorama Project. Designed to integrate with Benchmark Advance Unit 10: States of Matter. Includes the essential question. This is an excellent culminating activity for the unit. The Triorama encourages thought, reading, examining different states of matter, and writing. All information for the project comes from the student reading text. This project is aligned to both the California and National 2017-2020 version. *Please follow our store to be notified when the 2021 version is added.* This project works well on regular copy paper with crayons and/or colored pencils. Includes both Blackline and Color versions. Want to take it to the next level? Have students practice oral presentation skills as they present their trioramas to classmates. Product includes: ✪ Blackline and Color masters ✪ Instructions for assembly ✪ Essential Question, Solid, Liquid, and Gas sections. If you have any questions regarding this product, please email us at [email protected]
Using candy in the classroom has become a debate point, and for good reason. We should be conscious of helping students understand the importance of good
Our plant life cycle activities are always a highlight of our year! We spend most of our fourth quarter studying the life cycles of plants, butterflies, frogs, and meal worms. It’s one of my most favorite times of the year and one that my kiddos really look forward to! Our end of the year open […]
The properties and behaviour of light, and how it interacts with droplets of water, give rise to one of nature's most colourful meteorological events - the rainbow.
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This is a project that I just can't quit. I've been doing it for several years now and the work just keeps getting better every year. Sometimes I wonder if readers get bored with seeing some of the same projects each year. Looking at these totems, who could get bored? One of the things I like best about this lesson is that it's hard. It's really hard for some kids. Good. The most difficult aspect of the lesson is drawing an animal in such a way that it looks like it has been carved into a totem pole. Negative space is essentially nonexistent. I tell my students that they need to use about 98% of their paper. It really forces students to entirely re-think the way they have drawn animals for their entire lives. It makes them learn! I've been dealing with combined classes with 4th grade this year and I was initially concerned that it would negatively impact the quality of student work. For this project, it absolutely didn't. Students have produced more high level work this year than any previous year. The stress of teaching 34 kids at once has apparently paid off. Enjoy the work! Download my lesson plan! Wow.
Volcanic activity from Mount Agung, a volcano on Indonesia's Bali island, was detected from Nov 21 and the alert was raised to the maximum level on Tuesday (Nov 28).
This series aligns with the Common Core State Standards to help guide students through their classes. Each fold-out guide offers 6 panels of clear, concise information with easy-to-read diagrams, and formulas and features real-world problems, examples, illustrations, and tables to help students retain information. The guide targets critical areas of the curriculum so that students can develop fluency, understanding, and a stronger grasp of what they are learning in class to get better grades! Bold headings and color-coded boxes allow the student to locate information quickly, which makes studying easy.'
A climate change analyst assesses the impact of climate change on various sectors, such as the environment, economy, public health, and infrastructure. These professionals study climate data, scientific research, and modeling to understand the causes and consequences of climate change. They interpret data to identify trends, patterns, and potential future scenarios related to climate change. They also assess risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities associated with climate change and develop strategies to mitigate its effects and adapt to the changing climate.
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I recently assigned a one pager final project to my sophomores for their culminating Night project. I wanted to combine as many rigorous ELA content ideas as possible, while also designing a fun project for students that provided them with a bit of choice. This Night one pager project was the perfect way to finish the memoir!
Habitats and animals iPad activity using FREE apps. Technology in the classroom.
I wanted to share this super fun ABC's of the American Revolution activity I found on Teaching with a Touch of Twang's blog. My students LOVED this activity! We are in the midst of the unit, so they
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Spring is in the air and the perfect time to dive into STEM activities that will challenge your students to think critically, problem-solve, and work collaboratively as they learn about the importance of caring for the environment and its inhabitants. This season offers a wealth of opportunities to
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A set of culminating projects to use with any novel or story in high school or middle school English ELA courses. Projects are a great way to review and analyze the text while including creativity and engagement. This collection of 10 Creative Culminating Projects offers many choices to use with any novel or short story. Plus the set of projects is offered as Task Cards, Choice Board, and Student Menu options for student choice and differentiated learning. Contents: Collage or Photobook Project Media Adaptation Project Modernize It! Project Movie Poster & Book Cover Projects Prequel & Sequel Projects Rap or Rhyme Project- Soundtrack Project Story Mobile Projects BUNDLE BONUS: Culminating Projects Set: Task Card version, Choice Board Version, and Student Menu version. All 10 projects are offered in these different versions, in addition to the stand alone projects below. Choice Board and Student Menu come with pre-printed directions and with blank directions, for teacher choice. Modified, simplified rubrics provided. Can be paired with the printables from the stand-alone projects. Note: on the 3x3 Choice Board, Book Cover or Movie Poster is one combined project choice. ****************************************************************** This item is a TPT bundle with each item as a separate PDF. The Bundle Bonus is a zipped file that contains the fully editable Word documents (.docx), plus the Task Cards as PowerPoint files (.pptx). The 10 Creative Culminating Projects for Any Short Story or Novel is also available with just the PDFs. (Cheaper, but not editable) ****************************************************************** Looking for more Novel and Short Story projects? Check out the 10 Creative Culminating Projects Bundle Volume 2 or the money-saving Culminating Projects Super Bundle with 20 projects! Need some Poetry Culminating Projects? 5 Culminating Poetry Activities (For Any Poem) -PDF Suggestions for use: Responding to literature Short story study Creative project Whole class book study Book clubs Book groups Reading clubs Reading groups Independent Reading Build a literature unit Literary analysis Alternate literary response Differentiated instructions
In this fiction/non-fiction hybrid for pre-teen girls, Jessie's 8th-grade class embarks on the Superhero Slam, a year-long project to explore heroes and superheroes---culturally, scientifically, and sociologically---culminating in a one-on-one debate for superhero supremacy.
In this game students build atoms for the first 18 elements of the periodic table. They’ll see how an element’s location in the table connects to its atomic structure. Using a small game board and moveable pieces, students construct a visual model of atoms and see how different atoms compare in numbers of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Games are a great way to help students internalize difficult information and concepts. Here they’re engaging with the pattern of atomic structure and seeing how that connects to the periodic table. Since this understanding is quite complex, it tends to take time and multiple activities to solidify for most students. Games are a valuable addition to your teaching collection. Use this to learn and reinforce answers to questions such as: ❑ Where are the different particles located in atoms? ❑ How do atoms differ one from another? ❑ How does an atom’s structure connect to its location on the periodic table? Once students play the game, they can capture their observations using the included Lab Notes or probing questions included in the instructions. Concepts Addressed ♦ Atoms are a specific arrangement of protons, neutrons and electrons. ♦ An atom’s mass is comprised of its number of protons and neutrons. ♦ The atomic number stands for the number of an atom’s protons. Standards Addressed TEKS 8.5A; 8.5C; 8.3B VA SOL Science PS 4a GSE S8P1 (part e) Answer Keys and Teacher Notes address most questions and issues that might arise in this study—you shouldn’t have to do any outside research unless you want to. Materials Needed Copies of game cards which can be made on cardstock and/or laminated. Copies of the game board and directions that can be placed into page protectors or laminated. Directions are designed to be non-consumable and go straight into students’ hands without additional explanation. Prep Time Collect playing pieces, about 35 of three different colors are needed for each lab group or game. Teaching Time About 40 mins depending on accompanying writing assignment. Student Sheets Scaffolded writing prompts & lab reporting Connect with me…Click here to visit my website to find out about teaching ideas and resources. • If you enjoy this product, please leave feedback to earn credits for future purchases! • If you have questions or problems, please let me know in the Q&A section and I’ll get back to you asap. Terms of Use Copyright © Carolyn Balch. All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.
American financial literacy and project based learning is perfect for a split grades or modified learners. Allows all students to learn money sense with this comprehensive package. 11 pages of questions for each level. Differentiated questions include hands-on learning, skip counting and more. Works...
While driving on a hot, sunny day, you may have been surprised to see a puddle of water a few hundred meters ahead on the road. However, after covering that distance and reaching the spot where the puddle was, the water is
With the end of the school year around the corner, it’s time to start planning out the final few weeks. Here is a look at some teaching resources that will
See our plant life cycle activities and why my students are so excited to write about science! Includes FREE lesson visuals for teaching about plants.
Students will work independently or with a partner to create a poster about a weather topic of their choosing. This is a fun project that allows for student choice. Great as a culminating activity after a weather unit or a way to personalize your instruction about weather. Includes a student checkli...
