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Online Research Tips - Helpful Hints for Finding Accurate & Relevant Information A 2-page easy reference guide summarizes key points when researching topics online. --What are search engines and how do they work? --How do keywords and Boolean Operators help your search? --What websites and domains are most trustworthy and reliable? --How can I check the accuracy of website information? This is helpful when introducing the basics to internet research!

For these introductory puzzle shapes, 10 of the 12 pentomino piece shapes can form puzzles that can be solved using only four of the pentomino pieces. Challenge your students to solve each one. There can be more than one solution in many of the puzzles! Versatile activities for warm-up brain teasers, early finisher folders, or learning centers! Emphasize the use of Visual/Spatial Smarts, Kinesthetic/Body Smarts, and Logic Smarts multiple intelligences. Includes -- "Transformations Poster" also

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destination

$30 Value - Buy Complete Unit for $20 and SAVE $10! World Travel Guide Unit Format ($3.50/17 pages): Use as is or easy to modify! **Tour Team Folders—create team names, design folder to hold independent activities being worked on **Ancient Wonder Timeline—students graph the span of existence for each wonder as each Destination is introduced or concluded; note short span of overlap of all 7 ancient wonders **Introduce the “Secret Mystery” - at the completion of independent activity, award a lett

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the oldest of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Great Pyramid. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destinations for an Anci

Thinkercises (Level A: Grades 1-3) Ages 7-9The puzzles in this book are designed to help students improve their logical thinking and problem solving skills. These activity pages are perfect for "bell ringer" or anchor activities. Our cognitive abilities are brain-based skills we need to carry out any task, simple or complex. These abilities have more to do with how we learn, learn, remember, problem-solve and pay attention rather than actual knowledge. The problems in this book are also designed

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Dest

A versatile lesson to introduce types of volcanoes and their eruptions! RESEARCH—Use the 30 Volcano Activity Card Outside Covers with the Inside Cover copied on the backside of each. Cut apart half-sheets and fold to fill in volcano information. Divide up cards between students or assign sets for groups of students. Present information. CLASSIFY & SORT— Use before, during and after researching information for trading cards. Distributing sets individually or in small groups to cut apart, student

This booklet set is a collection of individual ancient wonder Travel Guides. Each of these 4-page information booklets summarize the most important details surrounding the mystique and amazing contributions these cultures made to the world with their wonder. Each ancient wonder Travel Guide showcases the features and importance of each wonder, while highlighting the culture and place in history. **Use the travel guides as reference with current units you already have in place. **Use the Trave

Quick Think! is ideal for any classroom, especially gifted, as a warm-up, learning center, or early finisher activity. Simply laminate cards for durability and multiple use. Activity packet includes --26 Letter cards --60 Category Cards --Blank Category Cards to create your own --Scoresheets Try these 3 easy ways to play, or make up your own game! **Activity 1: Last One Standing In “most original answer”-style play, select 10 letter cards and 10 category cards. Can be played as whole class or

Both formats included for printable or digital learning activities assigned through learning management softward like Canvas, Schoology, etc. For these introductory puzzle shapes, 10 of the 12 pentomino piece shapes can form puzzles that can be solved using only four of the pentomino pieces. Challenge your students to solve each one. There can be more than one solution in many of the puzzles! Versatile activities for warm-up brain teasers, early finisher folders, or learning centers! Emphasize t

8 Ways You Are Smart - Multiple Intelligences Posters 2 Sets (8 Posters each) Included --Full page titled posters with list of typical activities for each MI --Full page titled posters with list of typical activities and graphic for younger students Each poster can be printed on full size page with a black houndstooth background print!

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destinations

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Colossus of Rhodes. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destinations for an

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom - 3 Activity Publications in ONE download - Bundled together for this SET for $3 (save $1.50 if downloaded individually!) There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. These Paper Structure Challenges begin easy, then additional challenges are gradually al

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destination

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destinati

When using software or hands-on projects to demonstrate learning, elementary students struggle with developing quality products. Knowing how to write and receive constructive comments to improve learning is an important skill. Peer feedback is useful in guiding students towards improving the quality of work they develop and share with their peers. This one-page guide is an easy-to-use format that can be used as a handout or anchor chart for any research project! See other Challenging Minds! pr

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom - 3 Activity Publications in ONE download - Bundled together for this SET for $3 (save $1.50 if downloaded individually!) There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. These Straw Suspension Challenges begin easy, then additional challenges are gradually a

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. This Paper Structure Challenge #2 (of a set) begins easy, then additional challenges are gradually altered in goal and difficulty. This allows students to use improvements and knowledge gained from previous cha