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Students use the design thinking process to invent a product that solves a problem! They then present their invention to a panel of judges in a simulated Shark Tank! This lesson plan has links to all the resources I use to carry out this big project leading up to the Shark Tank event. Want to WOW your parents and community? This is the project you need! For your students, it integrates almost every subject and gives them a real world experience with public speaking. My students come back yea

This download includes everything you need (links, rubrics, videos, templates, etc) to have your class create Rube Goldberg machines. It starts with background on Rube Goldberg, then goes into a study of simple machines followed by Newton's Laws. Students will have fun learning and creating these funny devices that perform simple tasks! Includes all pages needed for students. Get ready for an explosion of ideas!

This is a complete lesson planner for an egg drop project. Students use the design thinking process to create a device which will protect an egg from a drop (you designate the height). All information needed to make this lesson a huge success is included.

Students can use this slide show to guide them through the novel, The Secret Garden. It contains higher order thinking questions for each chapter, thematic activities around the concept of change, final project choices and more! Your advanced students will get more out of their reading using this study.

This is a shareable (with students) novel study guide which students can use to read the novel, Who Really Killed Cock Robin by Jean Craighead-George. Students will learn the components of mysteries and follow the clues to solve this science integrated story.

Everything, links, templates, rubrics, etc., needed to run a school wide Maker Faire. This lesson plan details everything and is totally student run. The students do all the event planning and set up for this fundraiser. Check this out if you want to create an environment where kids feel empowered and have fun sharing what they learned with a wide audience. Maker Faires are part science fair, part craft fair, part count fair and can account for any students passion area and ability level. Yo

This Olympic project contains activities at three different levels: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Students complete and submit activities to earn medals all throughout the games and learn about everything there is to know! Lesson plans and timeline included. Links are embedded in the student version for easy access to informational sites for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Students will study the concept of CONFLICT using photography, primary sources and the novel, Sophia's War. This is a slideshow guide that can be shared with students and they can work through the slideshow, everything they need is included to complete the entire study (except a copy of the novel).

How has Colorado changed over time? This is the essential questions for this engaging Colorado History unit planner. Includes ideas and activities to teach this CO history unit. Don't bore your students with the textbook, put them in charge and let them work through this inquiry project.

This novel study guides students through the book giving them higher level thinking activities to do while reading and project options at the end.

This slideshow has everything your advanced students need to navigate the book including links to digital resources, figurative language projects and more! Students will love doing this novel study while reading the book.

Students create their own restaurant, menu and signature item to serve for the judges. In groups, students research regions of the US, choose a food theme, design a menu and create their restaurant. During the event, students bring in their signature dish and serve samples to the celebrity judges. Students learn about financing, marketing, chemistry, and public speaking. This event is a lot of work but my students have learned so much and have grown into great little chefs who now LOVE to coo

In this assignment students will learn about poetic devices and analyze two poems. Then they will organize their thoughts and write similar poems using poetic devices. Includes all poems and questions along with writing suggestions. This is critical thinking at its best!

This 12 box colorful menu gives your students plenty of creative ways to learn and display their learning about Greek Civilizations. Perfect for classical education or core knowledge.

This activity integrates math with sight word endings. Students will write sentences and keep track of their points for every roll.