Learn about the various structures of government by using common superhero and villain characters. Students will be assigned a government structure and build a tower to meet certain requirements using popsicle sticks (or whatever material is available). It is an entertaining and reflective activity as students grapple with challenging leadership and dynamics.
Assess or review your students' knowledge on the processes of the Canadian Government. After playing the game Uno, students will redesign the game to reflect government process in Canada. They will rewrite the rules through a new "constitution" and test their new design with peers. This is great for review or as an assessment piece.
Add a creative element to learning about literary devices by expanding on the popular pop art! Now students will expand beyond onomatopoeias and create relevant examples of literary devices, relating them back to one main idea. This is a simple and fun way to bring some creativity back for our older students.
3 virtues + 12 ominous positivity posters for your middle school-high school classroom. Tested in a ninth-grade class, these posters will have your students giggling as you encourage them to take risks and make mistakes!
7th - 12th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Students can use their teamwork skills to accomplish these challenges. 4 challenges have been provided using similar resources to create a fair competition. The most important part is the planning and design process.
This lab requires students to be using an open candle. They will learn about how citrus reacts to heat and can create a secret message for their competing groups. This is a great time to discuss safety in the classroom and lab.
Add depth and discussion using these prompting cards as part of individual or group discussion. Have students discuss connections between the hexagons and any novel they are reading. To add further thought, laminate the hexagons and have students find specific evidence that connects each topic to each other.
This is a great and different kind of Christmas activity! Students will secretly draw a name out of a hat and from that day until the final chosen day, must perform random acts of kindness for that person. Here is the catch: They can't blow their cover! During that time they will also start planning a letter to write to their special friend which will be given to them on the final day. Use the writing prompts to help them come up with content for their letter.
Students will begin with 6 test tubes of cabbage water (boiled, then cooled). They will add various solutions and through observation record it's acidic or base qualities as well as possible pH level.
2nd - 6th
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences
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