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Rube Goldberg was an engineer-turned-cartoonist who is best known for his comics with ridiculous inventions. This action-packed, engaging, and rigorous unit includes 11 days worth of lessons where students learn about Rube Goldberg, create a comic, design and build a machine, and then create a video summary of their learning. These lessons are great for gifted/talented students! This download includes: 11 detailed lessonsDifferentiated student worksheetsDesign Brief TemplateA video alternative f

Students learn about ecosystems on Earth by creating a new one on an imaginary planet. This project is meant as a culminating project for students who have already been learning about the relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers in ecosystems. This download includes: An overviewA PBL Contract and CalendarAll necessary pages (1 energy source, 1 decomposer, 1 producer, 3 consumers)A t-chart to list biotic and abiotic elementsA worksheet to sketch a food web2 critical thinking

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 21 engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!This download is an excellent supplement to the CKLA Fairy Tales Unit, or any Fairy Tales unit that

In this multi-disciplinary unit, students will plan out a Martian Colony. They will research, write, plan, design, and create as they work toward their final project. This unit is comprised of 20 activities. You can do all or some of the activities in your classroom. Some activities may take one class period and others can be combined to fit into one class period.Suggested time frames are included with each activity. See the preview for a list of the included lessons.

Brain Growers is designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 14 engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more! All of the activities in this download are related to Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology. The activities are: Wha

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 20 engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!All of the printable activities in this download are aligned to Human Body, CKLA Grade 2 D

In this multi-day project, students are presented with three survival scenarios with different constraints. Students choose one scenario, come up with a way to use light and/or sound waves to get help, and write a narrative describing their escape. This project was created to meet 4th grade ELA and Science standards, but can be used for any classroom that is studying Waves & Light.

DescriptionBrain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 39 engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!All of the printable activities in this download are related to the season of spring. The ac

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 23 engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!All of the printable activities in this download are aligned to Insects, CKLA Grade 2 Doma

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 29 engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!All of the printable activities in this download are related to the season of fall. The activities are:

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes four separate downloads with 100+ engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!

This bundle includes everything you need to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively about severe weather and natural hazards. All worksheets and instructions are included. Look at each product for previews. Product 1: PBL In this engaging 8-lesson project, students research and share about a natural hazard. With that knowledge, students then design, build, compare, and advertise a prototype of an invention to help people experiencing natural hazards. The project is adap

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 10 engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more! All of the activities in this download are related to women's suffrage movement. The activities are:

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 6 different topics full of engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!The topics included in this bundle are: Ancient GreeceWolves: Fact & FictionDinosaursLife

In this engaging 8-lesson project, students research and share about a natural hazard. With that knowledge, students then design, build, compare, and advertise a prototype of an invention to help people experiencing natural hazards. The project is adaptable for 8 to 12 days of activities. This download includes:An overview8 detailed lessons with instructions, links, and suggestions for enrichmentAll necessary materials (interest inventory, contract, calendar, daily and final reflections, noteta

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 2 topics full of engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!The topics included in this bundle are: Wolves: Fact & FictionFreshwaterFreshwater Supe

Are you looking for a fun way to practice real-world math skills with your students? This is a great way for students to practice graphing, estimating, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, word problems, measuring inches to the nearest quarter-inch, and area. This download includes 9 engaging math activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group

Are you looking for a way to spice up the Skyline Social Studies Curriculum? This is a tried and tested project that includes everything you need to get started. In this project, students research one of Chicago’s 29 Sister Cities and create a presentation to share with their community. There is an option for students to work individually or in groups of 3. This project aligns to 2nd Grade Skyline Social Science, Unit 2 (People, Places, and Environments). Standards This project suppor

In this culminating activity, students try to convince the History Channel to feature Chicago's history in an upcoming special. Students pick three historical events to write about. Students get a choice as to how they want to present their information to the History Channel. I let my students choose between a brochure, a letter, a poster, an essay, a booklet, or a Book Creator book. This download includes: teacher overview pagestudent overview pagethree student planning pagesstudent checklist

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 26 engaging printable activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more!All of the printable activities in this download are related to the season of summer. The activities ar