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Problem solving Common Core W.8.1 resources
Inquiry-Based Endangered Animal Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instruction approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual engagement.
Students start by brainstorming endangered animals and why they would like to research those animals. Then, students pose questions about their endangered animals. Students go through the research process by finding sources and info
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Critical Thinking Skills | Differentiated ELA Center Activities - BUNDLE
Critical thinking skills are fundamental to student success. Help your students build them with these critical thinking puzzles!Differentiated ELA center activities just got cool and fun! These are ELA center activities that will enrich your middle-school students' critical thinking skills and are fun and novel --- through fun logic puzzles! Relatively new to TpT, these critical thinking puzzles will get your kids solving problems like rockstars!When you keep these critical thinking puzzles hand
Grades:
6th - 8th
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The Omnivore's Dilemma - Research Project Bundle
The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition is an amazing resource for teaching students the research process. It's interesting, relevant to their lives, and is an awesome platform for inquiry based learning.
These resources have all been used in my classroom to genuinely astounding results. When given the autonomy to research an aspect of the food industry that they want to change, students dive deeply into the research--more so than they ever did on tasks I had explicitly assigned.
This bu
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activities for Middle School ELA | Defeat the Dragon #2
Critical thinking activities for middle school like these fun puzzles will enrich your students' language and critical thinking skills in an engaging and novel way! These critical thinking activities will get your kids solving problems - and explaining how they did it - like rockstars!With these Critical thinking activities for middle school on hand, you'll turn to them again and again for morning work and for those small moments when you need a flexible activity. Your early finishers will appre
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Critical Thinking Skills | Differentiated ELA Center Activities - BUNDLE
Critical Thinking Scenarios Set #2
Critical Thinking Scenarios are engaging and thought-provoking exercises designed to prompt 8th-grade students to think critically, consider different perspectives, and make thoughtful decisions. These activities are focused on presenting students with complex and ethical scenarios that encourage them to weigh the consequences of their decisions and engage in respectful dialogue with their peers.The scenarios cover a range of topics, such as ethical dilemmas, community service, media literacy,
Grades:
7th - 10th
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SLOPPY COPY - A DESIGN BRIEF
This challenge is one in a series of investigations that concentrates on forensic science (in this case, fingerprinting) and the process skills associated with pursuing such inquiries. It should be noted that students may not find irrefutable evidence in this forensic investigation. It is for this reason that a variety of interpretations may be valid and should be accepted so long as these contentions are supported by data.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Forensic Science Design Briefs
Lights Out: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets. In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. A family creates an extreme holiday display that receives national attention. But Christmas cheer isn't the only consequence of the display. T
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: *Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
Project Based Learning: Plastics | Microplastics | Oceans | Pollution
Are you looking for a unit on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution? Having trouble finding a unit where students are actively engaged through inquiry? We've got you covered! Our FREE mini unit on plastic ocean pollution and microplastics is the perfect supplement to your curriculum. In this unit, students will be introduced to an incredible, real innovator who created a way to reduce plastic ocean pollution using technology. Students will engage in inquiry, research, and collaborative
Grades:
5th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
In the Neighborhood: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets. In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. Dale and Debra have trouble sleeping and cannot get any quiet moments in their home because of the constant barking of their neighbors' 150-po
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Critical Thinking Activities for Middle School ELA | Defeat the Dragon #3
Critical thinking activities for middle school like these fun puzzles will enrich your students' language and critical thinking skills in an engaging and novel way! These critical thinking activities will get your kids solving problems - and explaining how they did it - like rockstars!With these Critical thinking activities for middle school on hand, you'll turn to them again and again for morning work and for those small moments when you need a flexible activity. Your early finishers will appre
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Critical Thinking Skills | Differentiated ELA Center Activities - BUNDLE
Critical Thinking Scenarios Set #1
This critical thinking scenarios activity is designed to engage 8th-grade students in thought-provoking discussions and decision-making exercises. By presenting students with complex and ethical scenarios, the activity aims to prompt critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Students will have the opportunity to consider multiple perspectives, weigh the consequences of their decisions, and engage in respectful dialogue with their peers.The activity encourages students to
Grades:
7th - 10th
Ugly Sweater Activity
This problem-based learning activity contains three tasks. The first task has students write a persuasive letter to Santa Clause convincing him that they are the perfect fit to run the ugly sweater division of his elf warehouse. It comes with a graphic organizer and a rubric. The second task requires students to use math and art skills to create and budget their ugly sweater. This flexible project allows you to add or take away options. Students must make economic choices to stay on budget. It r
Grades:
4th - 8th
White Christmas: Settlement and Negotiation
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets.In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. A jewelry store offered a holiday promotion. If six inches of snow fell on Christmas, everyone's holiday purchases would be free! The snow fell
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: *Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
Improving Analytical and Writing Skills on the Metro
Note: Some of my products have some “out there” ideas. Make sure to look at the preview before purchasing. If you don't like the preview, then it's not something you should purchase. Everyone's classroom is unique and while these lessons work within my classroom, that may not be the case in another’s room.As with any educator, I am always looking for a way to make learning engaging, relevant, and come to life. My newest guide tasks students with analyzing various metro systems, along with practi
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Design Process Project Reflection
During implementation of project based learning, as students follow the design process, they are asked to reflect on each step of the design process. This can be used for any project, hands-on, research projects, or other.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
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