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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

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 are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 12 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 The Human Body, CKLA Grade

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.

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, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 14 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 Cycles in Nature, CKLA Gra

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 FREE download includes 2 of the 12 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 with The Human B

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 19 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 with the stories and vocabula

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 14 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 the vocabulary and stories

In this project, students research the adaptive traits of a prehistoric creature. Using biomimicry, students design, test, and create an advertisement for a product that is inspired by those traits. This is a really fun project that my students adore. This download includes: An overviewA teacher background page about biomimicry with resourcesA letter for studentsA teacher tips page for dinosaur researchA dinosaur research graphic organizerStudent criteria pageStudent design brief Partner feedb

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, and creatively. This download includes 19 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 plants. The activities are: What's That App

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically, ethically, 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 natural hazards and severe weather. The acti

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 10 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 the stories and vocabulary of History of

Brain Growers are designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 16 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 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. The activities are: W

Brain Growers are 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 water. The activities are: compare/contrastwater scrapbook

In this project, students will help the imaginary director of a theater company. They will have to help the theater company solve a variety of problems regarding placing objects in the path of a beam of light. This PBL project is aligned with NGSS Standard 1-PS4-3. Included are an introduction and directions for four different scenarios. Each scenario is based on a different property (translucent, reflective, transparent, and opaque). Students will experiment with different materials to figure

In this freebie, students will compare Earth and Mars before determining if Mars is suitable for life. This is part of a larger, 20 day science and writing PBL activity that can be found here.