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!

Unsolved? — A Mysteries Research Unit This complete 127-page unit of 10 full lessons is designed with class instruction guiding research, culminating to an independent study of a famous historical unsolved mystery. Includes Pre and Post Assessment ideas for each lesson. Depending on length of class time, lessons can last 12-18 sessions. Duration is flexible because lessons can be shortened or extended as needed. Many informational handouts are available separately to purchase, but you save wh

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

ALL YOU NEED to outline and facilitate independent topic investigations, both teacher & student resources! **Flexible Unit Timeline for Conferencing & Project Deadlines **Performance Task Learning Contract **Performance Task Plan **Multiple Intelligence Survey & Scoring **Revised Blooms Information Page **Observations & Student Conferences Log **Performance Event Rubric & Task Assessment **Research categories with topics and possible Real World **Challenge questions to get started (4 pages) **

In this 27 page guide, you have 3 activities that explore the vast and varied geographical features and Nile River of Egypt. There are vocabulary, student information guide as a resource, activity suggestions, and scoring rubrics for each activity, in PDF and Google doc formats! You will download a ZIP folder that contains the main PDF document (with embedded Google doc links), as well as individual copies of the resource guides for easy upload with Drive or Google Classroom. There are links emb

The Westing Game—96 Task Card Activities Organize activities and clues using Task Cards that are divided by chapter groupings and also include **Comprehension Questions with Answer Key **Prompts for Story Trail Activities Chapter Task Sets A-P: Task Cards 1 - 4 The variety of characters and unfolding events of The Westing Game provide the perfect background to differentiate task cards. Activities can be modified easily for readiness—include more or less detail for tiering Task Card 5: What’

For this stock market unit, you'll receive everything in easy to use PDF format for any or all parts you want to teach hands-on, or have students work on paper. As a bonus,within in the PDF document, there are embedded Google doc links! The links prompt you to make a copy of the document for easy download to use with Drive or Google Classroom. These Google documents may be used in place of any paper-version of the activity. This PDF guide with activities can be implemented hands-on with PDF for

In this 44 page guide, you have 3 lesson groups that explore regions of Upper and Lower Egypt, the capital cities & nome regions, and famous pharoahs. There are vocabulary, student information guide as a resource, activity suggestions, and scoring rubrics for each activity, in PDF and Google doc formats for both hands-on and virtual learning integration. Lesson Outline 1 – KINGDOMS BACK IN TIME Lesson Outline 2 – PHA-MOUS PHAROAHS Lesson Outline 3 – CAPITAL CITIES & NOME REGIONS This uni

An easy-to-use reference chart aligning product options leveled with Blooms Taxonomy and organized according to Multiple Intelligences. Categorization is a starting point for product ideas, which can be loosened or tightened according to grade level, criteria and readiness.

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

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

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

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!

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

Thinkercises (Level C: Grades 5-6) Set: Book 1 & Book 2Each 99 page book individual sells for $9.50 each or buy them both as a set to save $! For both books, additional files for links to Google Slides version and individual PDF copies of each Thinkercise are included for easy virtual learning integration! Perfect for challenging students during remote teaching or using learning management systems for instruction :) The puzzles in this book are designed to help students improve their logical th