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Engage Your Students with "Go Fund My Phyla" Assignment - A Dynamic Invertebrate Research ProjectTransform your classroom into a hub of scientific inquiry with our captivating "Go Fund My Phyla" assignment, designed to empower students as they delve into the fascinating world of invertebrates. This student-led research project encourages critical thinking, research skills, and a hands-on approach to ecological problem-solving. Project Overview: "Go Fund My Phyla" challenges students to selec

This is a philosophy 12 unit plan that explores the philosophy of art and aesthetic. It includes British Columbia's Big Ideas and specific learning objectives. This unit plan can be adapted for art history as well. Included in this unit hyper doc are four ppts that provide background information and guided discussion prompts to make it easy for teachers to implement this unit in their classroom. It is meant to complement by Philosophy of Art student-led research assignment that is available on m

This is a student-led research assignment designed for Philosophy 12. It is clearly connected to 4 specific British Columbia Learning Outcomes for easy assessment and reporting. Each learning objective has been "unpacked" for students to support deep research and understanding. This is to help students work independently while facilitating their research skills. Although this is a large research assignment, designed to take a number of days, it was also designed to be completed in chunks, with m

This resource is designed to develop analytical and evaluative skills in Social Studies 8 students for BC. This material covers the High Middle Ages and requires that students have some knowledge of the Early Middle Ages (EMA). Students explore graphs, art, and text from Europe's High Middle Ages by considering the essential question: How did human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards? It has been designed with the intention for students to collaboratively

This is a single-point rubric designed to assess a discussion in Philosophy, English, or any subject that integrates evidence. This rubric could be easily modified to fit any type of discussion. It focuses on three BC Curricular competencies: Inquiry Processes & Reasoning Skills, Evidence, and Significance. Within each overarching competency, I have made specific "student can" statements so that students clearly understand the criteria requirements. Single-point rubrics are excellent assessme

This is a single-point rubric designed to assess a microbiology lab report. However, this rubric could be easily modified to fit other life science lab reports. It focuses on three BC Curricular competencies: Questioning, Procedures & Evidence, and Analyzing & Evaluating. Within each overarching competency, I have made specific "student can" statements so that students clearly understand the criteria requirements. Single-point rubrics are excellent assessment tools as they only focus on th

This inquiry project allows students to explore an issue of their choice (such as ways to reduce plastic or garbage), while also learning more about bacteria, their processes, and their important role in our environment. Ultimately this inquiry project focuses on developing 3 BC curricular competencies: 1) Questioning and predicting 2) Processing and analyzing 3) Evaluating This project outline provides scaffolded prompts to help students develop each listed competency and to guide them through

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are blank guided notes for Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11) students. They are designed to be used with a PowerPoint or through independent research. The notes are structured so that students will have key information regarding evolutionary trends of complexity, habitats, features, and the 7 characteristics of life. They provide students with helpful body structures and key features. I use these templates during my lectures to help students keep up with the pace of class. Having diagrams prep

These are 2 single-point rubrics that students can use to help them strengthen their ability to think critically and to communicate effectively. Providing the rubrics ahead of discussions can help students work towards clear expectations. The process of self-assessment strengthens student's metacognition and their ability to gauge their own progress.

This resource provides specific sample questions for the 6 types of Socratic questioning. It complements the fillable graphic organizer that is available in my store. This is a useful list of questions to help students consider texts, discussions, ideas, or questions more critically.

This organizer can help students "dig deeper" about a variety of topics. Socratic questioning helps students consider ideas, discussions, or texts from new angles and perspectives. Specifically, students can begin to identify and reflect on their own assumptions, biases, and perspectives around a variety of topics or issues. This document is completely fillable so students can share their thoughts more easily with you for online or distance learning, or simply to reduce paper use. This graphic

This sequence of activities is designed to strengthen reading comprehension and to promote critical thinking about content and source credibility. The resources include maps, images, and text for students to examine, compare, analyze, and evaluate to build understanding. For this price, you will receive a hyperdoc that gives you access to the following resources: Teacher Guided Google Slides, student Christian Europe Sources 1-3, & guided student prompts (editable)Partner Practice Guided Google

In BC teachers are meant to explicitly teach their students about the Core Competencies: Communication, Critical & Creative Thinking, and Personal & Social Skills. By thinking and talking about Core Competencies, students deepen their understanding of these competencies and are able to strengthen their ability to use them as they move forward. Use this self-assessment to introduce these core competencies into your classroom! In addition, reflecting on these competencies helps students ident

In BC teachers are meant to explicitly teach their students about the Core Competencies: Communication, Critical & Creative Thinking, and Personal & Social Skills. By thinking and talking about Core Competencies, students deepen their understanding of these competencies and are able to strengthen their ability to use them as they move forward. Use this self-assessment to introduce these core competencies into your classroom! In addition, reflecting on these competencies helps students ident