Thank you for checking out my store! In this PBL Mini-Unit students will take on the role of a travel agent who is designing a tour to discover the role that place (aka geography) has shaped the formation and spread of different world religions. This PBL unit will require students conduct thorough research on the history and geography of a chosen world religion. Students will create a travel plan to take tourists through a journey to discover the the history and meaning of the religion that they have chosen. Scaffold-ed Learning: For each phase of the project students will complete a different "step" of the project to get them closer to the final project/presentation. These steps make grading easier and allow for students to pace their work and complete the unit in more manageable "chunks" This Resource Includes: Detailed project description (for students) Overarching Essential Question List of project requirements (for students) Sample of pacing calendar Detailed Rubric

Explore the interconnectedness of the global economy and its impact on our ever-growing ecological footprint consumption of natural resources with this eye-opening Global Issues mini PBL unit. All student resources come in both printable PDF and editable, digital Google Slides. ************************************ Greatness is being cognizant of our privilege and consumption levels. Few teenagers know the world beyond their own surroundings and many have no idea how their lifestyle, their choices, their hopes are part of a global story. Yet at the same time, how capable they are to be part of the solution to the urgent problems industrialization and globalization have created. Guide your students through a variety of rich sources (from videos and maps to a simulation and photo book) as they grapple with the self-realizing question: “What is my ecological footprint and how does it compare?” You will set your students up for success in this high interest, multi-faceted project-based mini unit, regardless of ability, with highly scaffolded graphic organizers, and supplemental resources included at each step of the way. Empower your students to become globally-aware citizens in this 2 week unit! Included in this unit: Teacher Materials Unit overview and detailed daily lesson plans Step-by-step simulation script and directions for activities Answer keys and rubrics Student Materials & Activities Concept Definition Sheet record growing understanding Cost of a T-Shirt track the global journey of the humble "all-American" t-shirt Earth’s Resources analyze the environmental costs of industrialization by examining data maps Popcorn Footprint hear and see the stark difference of various nations’ footprints, from tiny to enormous Eco Footprints compare per capita footprints across the global and income levels What’s Your Eco Footprint? calculate one’s personal impact and compare with the world’s Letter Project research the standard of living and eco footprint of one developing country and reflect on the disparity between here and there and what it means for the future of our whole world Note to Homeschoolers Though the included teacher lesson plans are written to fully support a traditional classroom teacher, this resource is also a great fit for your teenage homeschooler: the inquiry, thematic structure of this unit is driven by critical thinking, reading, and writing skills and a central high-interest question a wide ability range can easily access the rich variety of sources utilized in this unit, your student’s voice is central to each activity, through talking out their learning, maximizing the one-on-one most activities can be completed independently and aren’t solely reliant on group or whole-class work all utilized sources are free and easily obtainable; either included or accessible online (links provided) this unit is independent of a textbook, though one could be used for greater background knowledge any one activity can easily be left out to customize for your student’s skill level or personal interest ************************************ Want to turn this into a complete Globalization unit? Globalization PBL Unit: explore the growth and shrinking of our global population, connectivity, and resources Check out these other Global Issues PBL units! World Population PBL Unit: explore our worldwide population numbers, a wide variety of demographic percentages, and extreme world poverty Sustainability PBL Unit: explore our ever-increasing water, fossil fuel, and garbage consumption, problems it's creating, and the solutions to lessen our eco footprints Global Priorities Research Project: conduct this culminating capstone project to strengthen research, sourcing, and writing skills as well as empower your students to be engaged, empowered global citizens Building a Global Issues or Geography curriculum from scratch? Global Issues Course Bundle get this complete semester-long course in one download and save big! This listing is for one license for regular, non-commercial classroom use by a single teacher only. In upholding copyright law, PDF resources are uneditable and resources made for Google Classroom have some editing abilities. By purchasing a license to this resource, you have access to all future updates at no cost, available under “My Purchases". Multiple and transferable licenses are available for purchase. To request a complete terms of use prior to purchase or if you have any questions about this resource, please leave a question below under Product Q&A.

Teachers present a PBL unit to help students understand, through the violent, tragic events in Ferguson and Baltimore, how public perception affects law enforcement and justice.

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Cultural Diversity Family Unit! These lessons will help your students learn about other cultures in order to see diversity in family life. These lessons were created as a cross curricular Social Studies unit. It includes lessons in reading, writing, and social studies. Please download the preview to see a sampling of the activities included with this download. This will ensure it is appropriate for your grade level. These lessons are now included in a bundled product! Click Here to view the bundle and save money!You can also check out my other cultural diversity lessons by clicking here! What’s Included? 1. Culture Word Wall Posters (1 large 4 small) 2. What is Cultural Diversity? Mini Book 2. My Family’s Cultural Traditions Mini Book 3. KWL Chart 4. Non-Fiction Articles for the following Countries -Kenya (x2) -Mexico (x2) -Japan (x2) -USA (x2) *There are two articles for each country. (1 on level, 1 simplified for differentiation) 5. Note taking sheet for each country 6. My Family’s Culture Question sheet 7. Venn Diagram Activity (comparing another country’s traditions to the student’s personal traditions) 8. How to Write Hello (learn to write hello in 4 different languages) Standards Covered: C3 Social Studies Standard Use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in family life. CCSS. ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read information texts appropriately complex for grade 1. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. 36 pages total= 31 (student activity pages), 3 (teacher instruction pages), 2 (Credits pages)

This PowerPoint guided lesson about maps and symbols is the perfect way to teach your students how to understand maps. What map symbols and global maps mean. This resource includes: Step by Step instructions for teachers with pictures. 7 Types of Maps Physical Political Precipitation Population Topographic Road Map Climate Symbols: Compass Rose Scale Key/Legend Global Mapping: Longitude/Latitude Hemispheres Student map print out for an interactive journal to write notes and student hands-on mapping project activity where they will demonstrate their knowledge of maps after the lesson is complete. Rubric included. Other products you may be interested in: ⭐ 4.2 E Decimals Tenths Hundredths using Concrete Models & Money ⭐Decimal Bulletin Board Display Tenths Hundredths Thousandths ⭐Mini Decimal Sequencing Card Game with Concrete Models ⭐4th Grade Aligned Place Value Games Growing Bundle ⭐ Fourth Grade Aligned Decimals Tenths & Hundredths Fraction Concrete Models ⭐ FREE Multiplication Mini Flash Cards Number 0-15 Perfect for Take HOME folders ⭐ EDITABLE Football Gameboard with 32 Editable Game Task Cards ⭐ Digital Multiplication Math Wheels Rings Relay Race Growing Bundle ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on FUTURE purchases: ❤Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. ❤Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. ❤I VALUE your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ❤Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ ❤️My TPT store: Archer's All Stars ❤️Follow my Instagram ❤️Follow my TikTok: ❤️Follow me on Facebook: My Facebook

MyPlate Food Group PostersSet of food group posters to decorate your classroom or use during a MyPlate unit. Each poster has the name and clip art of each food group (Fruit, Vegetables, Gains, Protein, Dairy). The border colors for each poster match the color for the group on the MyPlate diagram. Th...

Do you want to increase your students' global awareness? Are your kiddos interested in learning about what life is like in other cultures? This pack integrates reading, writing and social studies into one global learning pack! You are sure to peak the interest of your students and shape them into little anthropologist with this activity pack. This pack includes "mini-packs" for 11 countries around the world. There is a colorful cover page (I use this to create country folders/envelopes for the project), a letter written from the perspective of a child from the country, a written response question sheet, and a Venn diagram comparing the country to life in the United States. Countries included: England Italy Spain France Mexico Germany The Netherlands Australia India China Japan A cultures/country research graphic organizer is also included. To extend this project further, I have also included extension writing activities where students can write about the life of a child in the United States. I have included a letter writing paper, story paper and a 10 page book that can be written and illustrated to tell about the life of a child in the United States!

Make your science lessons come alive with these landforms activities that include a landforms building and narrative writing project! Students explore 20 different landforms, build landform islands, practice map skills, and much more! Combining science, writing, and literacy activities, this highly engaging, hands-on unit includes ready-to-use lesson plans, mini-lessons, 20 full-page landforms posters, and a variety of printable landforms activities and assessments. Your students will love the landform island-building project and writing creative personal narratives about their islands. The unit is loaded with resources to help your students build, plan, and write, and the detailed teacher's notes will save you time and make planning a breeze! Are you looking for a landforms unit that also teaches Earth changes? CLICK HERE for a complete Landforms and Earth Changes science unit . Landforms included: peninsula canyon volcano island plateau mountain desert waterfall hill valley bay plain/prairie ocean lake river glacier isthmus delta cave cliff Included in the unit: Detailed 2-week lesson plan with minilesson Landform Islands building project using salt dough or air-dry clay Project directions with photos 20 Full-page landforms posters Creative narrative writing project -with planning pages, writing mini lesson on using adjectives to make writing more interesting, publishing paper, and map activity Graphic organizers for defining, comparing, and categorizing landforms Landform assessments & answer keys Additional activities ideal for literacy centers: Map skills & cardinal directions game in 2 skill levels Landform vocabulary & definitions booklet Comparing landforms flap book Geography Jabber game with landforms spinners Please download the preview to see everything included. Happy teaching! Linda Kamp Around the Kampfire See my entire line of science units in print and digital formats. Click here for all 2nd grade science units Click here for all 3rd grade science units

This is a middle school social studies and math integrated unit that was used to teach the economics standards for social studies and number sense and data analysis standards for math. Topics include: supply and demand, surveys, assembly lines, marketing, unit rates, competition and advertising, and profit. The unit includes a culminating activity where students advertise and sell their product and then calculate their earnings. Some of the activities are whole group and others are group or partner activities.

Have fun learning about plants! This science mini-unit includes songs, experiments, crafts, worksheets, read aloud ideas, anchor charts, and more. I also included a sample unit outline so you can see how I implemented this unit in my classroom. Enjoy! What's included: -Schema chart idea -Parts of a plant chart -Parts of a plant craft -Plant parts song -Plant parts cut and paste -What Do Plants Need flapbook -What Do Plants Need song -Plant life cycle cut and paste -Differentiated plant life cycle writing (2 options) -Plant life cycle chart -I'm A Little Seed Song -Plant observation journals -Stem experiment -Sunlight experiment -Water experiment -Tops and Bottoms cut and paste -Tops and Bottoms chart

This product uses facts about the Inuit Indian tribe (Arctic). The students are able to sort the facts into four categories: Food, Shelter, Clothing, Location/Climate.

Combine history with science in this fun Mount Vesuvius activity. Your kids will learn all about Pompeii and volcanos with this STEM challenge.

The doumbek is a drum heard throughout the Middle East and surrounding regions. Learn about how the doumbek is made and played and color your own version. This pdf is perfect for a music unit, regional studies, cultural studies or for a homeschooling unit on music, the Middle East or world cultures...

With science as the primary background subject, students learn all about life science as they flex their skills in our cross-curricular twist on STEAM/STEM activities that include Social Studies, Technology, ELA, Art, and Math. This bundle includes over 280 student-led, print and go, low-to-no prep student-led lab rotation stations that are easy to implement with just a few household items. The included student response pages help students navigate through each rotation as they use their prior knowledge from in-class instruction to complete each lab station. We love our lab stations for their ease of use, cross-curricula integration, and the diversity of activities. The included breather station allows students to take a brain break or finish up a station that they didn't get to complete. Our scholar station allows you to assess their day's work in just a few questions. Laminate your instructional pages pieces for years of use! WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON: • Signage in two sizes for eight stations, blank templates to create your own stations, and student station role description for each of the following: → Explorer: Students learn about current scientific events, historical figures and global happenings → Researcher: Students use technology to research related topics → Maker: Students engage in engineering, designing, building, assembling, and/or experimenting → Scriber: Students write a response to a question or problem → Reader: Students answer questions related to a reading passage → Performer: Students use their creativity as they participate in one of the many arts → Solver: Students use their math skills to answer science related math problems → Scholar: Students complete a final assessment piece that aligns with the lessons in the circuit • SEVEN station bundles with over 40 station sets aligned to NGSS covering the following topics: CELL ORGANELLES & PROCESSES: - Cell organelles structure and function - Cell types: eukaryotic, prokaryotic, plant, animal and bacteria - Cell theory - Cell discovery - Microscopes - Cellular processes including photosynthesis, respiration, osmosis, diffusion, endocytosis, exocytosis, active and passive transport and mitosis ECOLOGY: - Levels of organization - Biotic and abiotic factors - Need of living things - Food chains and webs and energy pyramids - Ecological interactions: competition, predator-prey relationships, symbiosis - Land, freshwater and marine biomes - Cycles in nature: water, carbon, nitrogen - Human impact SCIENTIFIC METHOD: - Steps of the Scientific Method - Scientific theory and law - Lab equipment and lab safety - Metric system and metric conversion - Tables & Graphs HUMAN BODY: - Integumentary System - Muscular & Skeletal Systems - Digestive System - Circulatory & Lymphatic Systems - Respiratory & Urinary Systems - Nervous System - Reproductive & Endocrine Systems (male and female) GENETICS: - Punnett Squares & Mendelian Inheritance - Non-Mendelian Inheritance - DNA Discovery & Composition - Protein Synthesis - Genetic engineering & selective breeding - Pedigrees, mutations, and genetic diseases EVOLUTION: - Darwin and his finches and his voyage to the Galapagos islands, - Adaptations and Mutation - Types of camouflage - Natural Selection - Industrial Revolution and the peppered moth - Evidence of Evolution & Radioactive Dating - Geologic time scale CLASSIFICATION: - Levels of classification - Binomial nomenclature - Carolus Linnaeus - Dichotomous keys and cladograms - Eubacteria and Archaebacteria - Protists - Fungi - Plants - Invertebrate & Vertebrate animals • Answer Keys TEACHERS LOVE THIS, HERE'S WHY: ❤️ Kathryn S. says, "Amazing!!! 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