Challenging Minds

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

An easy to use 2-page chart that aligns terminology with depth of knowledge terms, questioning cues, possible products and activity examples. A quick reference tool that combines multiple resources into one chart.

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

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 is the perfect companion resource to use with MIT's FREE "Scratch Creative Computing" online software and Curriculum Guide! This Design Journal is for student use in documenting, sketching, and brainstorming ideas and plans. The Design Journal is aligned to the Curriculum Guide available at http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/ct The Design Journal includes reflective prompt questions that accompany each projects included in the lessons for 5 units. The sixth unit of the Curriculum Guide is

Looking for an easy way to introduce some of the most fascinating leaders of ancient Egypt? Use these mini books as a class set or for individual task for students to begin a research project or presentation about Egypt’s kings and queens. Included are 22 famous kings and queens featured with images and data pages. Your Pharaoh’s Mini Books includes **two template formats for you to choose from - one page folded or two pages folded for more space to include additional information. **two temp

Brain Challenge Quiz #1 Exercise your mind and flex your mental muscles with 15 Mensa-style puzzles to test your powers of lateral thinking and problem solving! 2 WAYS TO USE:Print and distribute Student Copy PDF to use these puzzles as a warm-up activity or when you need some thinking puzzles to challenge your students. Brain Challenge Quiz 1 Student Copy (3 pages)Brain Challenge Quiz 1 PDF Copy with Answer Key Included (8 pages)Make an online quiz or a team building activity to quiz studen

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

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

5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #1— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book 1 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book 1 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts B

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

This resource perfectly complements your instruction of Gardner’s 8 Multiple Intelligences and career studies! Extract these files from the ZIP folder download: · Multiple Intelligence & Career Paths PDF document (7 pages) · 5 Individual Multiple Intelligence & Career Path PDF pages for easy LMS integration or distribution Add Career Path & Cluster Posters and How Many Ways Am I Smart? Multiple Intelligences Bulletin Board Posters on Challenging Minds TPT store! Follow Challenging Min

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

Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Link to Googl

Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Link to Google