It's never too early to think about options for financing college! In this ready-to-use mini project, students apply compound interest skills to calculate the long-term cost of loans for college. This student-tested and approved project includes problem solving and analysis skills for evaluating different college loan types (all from the real-world). This project can be completed using compound interest formula or using exponential equations and logarithms. Good for exponential growth! D
Students create pamphlets, launch a twitter campaign, or engage in a simulation as more and more taxes appear over time. Engage students in some of the major causes of the American Revolution with these engaging station activities. American Revolution causes: Stamp Act, Sugar Act and more Station Activities(CCSS) focuses on the taxes placed on the colonists by the British and then gives students three possible center activities to explore those taxes. This resource includes: - 3 activities -
In this ready-to-use logarithms puzzle activity, students practice condensing and expanding logarithms and converting between logarithmic and exponential forms. Students find the matching forms to create a puzzle. There are 30+ practice problems included. Logarithms are part of common core standard: HSF.LE.A.4. Great for subs!Included in this resource:- Logarithm puzzle pieces with 30+ problems - Answer key - Suggested uses Great to use after Logarithms: Notes and Practice to Introdu
Logic problems are fun for bell-ringers, time-fillers, and challenge. This set of ready-to-use 6 Spring-themed problems are great for your middle school math and secondary math students. Keep even your brightest students challenged. Included in this resource:- 6 Spring-themed logic problems of medium level - Answer Key - Great for math centers, time fillers, or bell-ringers. - Note: the logic puzzles may require more than one review of the clues. Love Logic Puzzles? MUST have logic puzzles
Grab the 6 most popular PreCalculus Projects and SAVE. These student-tested and approved projects include: FunctionsConic SectionsTrigonometryLogarithms*Unit Circle*The logarithm project (value $5.00) is not available elsewhere in the store. This purchase is for one teacher only. This resource is not to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are interested in a site license, please contact me fo
Investigate the fascinating inventions of the Roaring 1920s with this student-centered advertisement project. Students research eskimo pies, penicillin and more and then use their persuasive skills to create advertisements for the consumerism focused era of the 1920s. Included in this resource:- Student directions - Option for radio advertisement - Option for magazine advertisement - Teacher's guidelines - Editable rubric Must have resources for the 1920s and the Harlem Renaissance:- Roarin
Engage students in using trigonometry to solve right triangles with this color by number activity. Skip the worksheet... There are 17 problems including 6 word problems.This resource includes:☆ Color by number template with solutions ☆ Problem set with trigonometry problems to find angles or sides of right triangles ☆ Answer key This resource available in the following bundles:★ Trigonometry Bundle: PreCalculus Trigonometric Functions Bundle★ PreCalculus Projects: PreCalculus Project Bundl
Make the study of the Unit Circle meaningful with this inquiry project. Students do not just memorize the unit circle, they deduce how it is created. Students derive the points on the unit circle. Students complete a table of the relationships within a unit circle, an essential reference tool for Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus. There are 2 complete options for this project: - Option A for interactive notebooks. - Option B (p. 10-12) for poster board or other presentation format. This reso
With the Progressive Era and Gilded Age Project - the Quick and Easy Newspaper, you skip the lecture. Introduce your students to the Progressive Era through this quick and easy newspaper project. Students take on the role of reporters to get the scoop on the Progressive Era. Students create cover stories, political cartoons, editorials and more. What is prohibition? Who were the Muckrakers? This resource includes:Informational texts on topics listed belowStudent guide3 graphic organizer
Jump into the March Madness tournament to apply probability concepts to a real-world application. Great for your sports-loving students. Students explore probability first by determining the probability that a team will win. Students, further, weight teams based on historical data and/or team statistics. This mini-project allows for creative problem-solving and has some open-ended answers. Included in this resource:★ Student pages for 3 March Madness related activities ★ Detailed guideline
Challenge your students with a treasure hunt on complementary and supplementary angles. Students engage in a treasure hunt designed by Euclid, following clues and solving angle problems in order to find the "treasure." Student tested and approved. This treasure hunt includes:20 complementary and supplementary angle problemsTreasure hunt scenarioAnswer keyGreat to use after the Complementary and Supplementary Angles Interactive Notebook pages Are you in a digital classroom? This angle tre
Students engage in the concept of the Renaissance Man with these 4 activities that explore different aspects of the many talents of Leonardo DaVinci. This is not an art lesson nor does it focus on DaVinci's art. Included in this resource:Background information on DaVinci and his Renaissance man talents4 activitiesTeacher's guide- Visual learners will get hooked on the sketching and painting of birds and nature. - Kinesthetic learners will challenge themselves by building catapults and jour
World War II Teaching Resource Bundle has 250+ pages of World War II related curriculum- student-tested and approved! Resources include:18+ Interactive notebook pages (Digital and Pen and paper)24 ActivitiesInformational textProjects and more!Students engage in cryptology, create World War II propaganda, analyze photos of the Japanese internment experience, and more. What customers say about resources in this bundle"I love all of the options, the organizational pieces for both myself and th
Give students an engaging project for sharing their research on a biography or character with this LinkedIn Profile Project. What would be included in the profile of Teddy Roosevelt or Jane Addams? Students do the research and then build the profile. Included in this resource:- Research Template - Student directions for researching and creating a linked-in profile - Linked-in Profile Template - Sample student project - EDITABLE Rubric This project is a lifelong tool applicable to any unit o
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Students become the math detectives with this engaging way to practice and review solving surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Students follow clues (surface area and volume problems) to solve a mystery that takes students "traveling" around New York City. "This activity worked out great in my classroom. It was just what I needed to review finding surface area and volume with my students."This resource includes:- Detective Scenario - Map of locations - Clues with su
Extra! Extra! Students jump into the Great Depression in this inquiry-based activity. Can your students meet the deadline? This detailed guide includes:21 pages of informational text on several topics such as Hoovervilles, the Dust Bowl, and more.Student activity pagesTeacher's guideIn this no-prep in-class Great Depression project, students create cover stories, political cartoons, editorials and more. What were breadlines about? What is the New Deal? What were the rates of unemployment?
This ready-to-set use set of task cards is ideal for practice and review of Pythagorean Theorem word problems. Skip the worksheet…but still get the practice. Self-Checking! Task cards are fantastic for scavenger hunts, races and differentiation. Included in this ready to use set of cards:- 12 problem cards in 2 sizes - 12 matching solution cards in 2 sizes - A student answer sheet - A complete answer key SAVE by purchasing as part of a All About Pythagorean Theorem bundle that includes Notes
Research Project: Pamphlet Project Tool is one way for students to convey research or their understanding of a topic. Great for any unit of study. Included in this project guide are student handouts for:- Research Template - Organization tools - Student directions for creating pamphlets - Pamphlet template (2 options) - Teacher's Guide - Student Sample - EDITABLE RUBRIC This project is a lifelong tool applicable to any unit of study. NOT TO BE MISSED PROJECTS:☆ Build a Resume for Historic
Engaging and interesting project for your Social Studies or ELA classroom. Write a Resume for an historic figure or character! Student tested and approved!What would Franklin D. Roosevelt’s resume or DaVinci’s look like? What is on Huckleberry Finn's resume and what job would he apply for?This is a great project Choose a character or famous person to write a resume for! Included in this project guide:- Research Template - Student directions for researching and creating resume - Resume Te
Engage students in any time period when they create a visual timeline. Great for any unit of study, this project mixes creative talents in visualizing events with analytical thinking about the importance of the event within a time period. What would a timeline look like for Franklin D. Roosevelt's time as president or a timeline for the events of the French Revolution? Perfect for projects on historic figures and events. Included in this resource- Research Template - Student directions for
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