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Hands on experiment using eggs to look at and examine the process of osmosis. Perfect for grade eight Ontario science cells unit!

A page of student prompts. Students can select from this list of topics/prompts in order to complete a weekly reading response on their independent reading material. This is a great way to create accountability during independent reading time, as students must complete entries based on what they are reading!

A reading activity for a mystery unit. The pre reading activity focuses on complex vocabulary building. The during reading portion asks students to predict and use justification, while the after reading focuses on reading comprehension.

Fermi Questions are a great way to build large sale estimation and problems solving skills with your students using real world, every day scenarios. While there is no correct answer, students must work systematically through various estimations using computational skills in order to produce an answer. Great class discussion to follow, as you examine the different strategies use to solve.

Handout to help explain both direct and indirect characterization as the means in which authors construct characters. Small activity that can be adjusted for your own class at the end.