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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

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

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

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

Flexible Basic Math Operations Activity for Whole Group or Small Group Instruction - the perfect practice for math centers, early finishers, and task card stations! Two ways to PICK 5: **Use the 12 Task Cards for pre-selected numbers, plus a blank template to create your own Task Cards for centers and stations. **Choose Your Own Numbers 1– 24 Activity In random selection of numbers, you can determine which of the five numbers should be the answer. You can also allow multiple equations and the

Motivational & Inspiration Quotes for Students in Your Classroom Use these 12 full-page printable posters as resources for teaching character education, life skills, motivation, and the intrinsic value in working hard!

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

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 #3 (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

Use social media to engage students and design a cooperative learning lesson with any subject area to promote discussion and provide feedback! You'll receive: ***Planner Form & Templates – Individually or in groups of 3-4, students can generate ideas, provide opinions for debate, recall topic information, etc. Forms can be traded within the group or between groups for greater variety and input. For teacher-led discussions and ideas, provide students templates with information already filled i