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Students love buidling bridges and this is a worksheet that outlines the learning task of building their bridges out of straws and various other materials. The worksheet also guides students with questions to achieve critical understandings as they build. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is an inquiry unit that my students have progressed through to research threats to Biodiversity using the H.I.P.P.O model leading to the STEM engineering and development of a student designed application. Students will then be guided to prepare a Dragon's Den style pitch for their app. This unit included graphic organizers, models for students, and assessment rubrics for teachers Please feel free to share your feedback! Be Great! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2016 Ryan Richards A

This graphic organizer is based on the H.I.P.P.O model of categorizing threats to Biodiversity. Critical thinking questions are added to extend student thinking! Please feel free to share your feedback! Be Great! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2016 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a cross-curricular learning task where students explore the "natural forces" that affect our world and create an informative warning poster that also demonstrates what they've learned about creating media. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

Are you concerned about the summer "Brain Drain?" The summer time is a great time for students to engage in STEM learning outside of the classroom! I've created this journal template as a way for students to keep track of challenges they are identifying around the house and taking steps to design innovative solutions. Students will have the opportunity to continue their engagement with Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics throughout the summer! I have built in a reflection piece so tha

This Learning Task was designed as non-test assessment tool for students to creatively demonstrate their understandings of various Geographical learning. This collage assignment ask students to demonstrate an understanding of Human/Physical Characteristics, Landforms, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, as well as cross curricular explorations of Heat in our Environment. This learning task provides opportunities for assessment in Geography, Art, Science, and Language. This file contains both t

This package provides lesson activities and graphic organizers for an engaging and challenging learning experience that develops both oral language and critical thinking. Students are guided to plan, organize and deliver cogent One Word Arguments! A great oral learning task that can be used to developed students skills over the course of the year. Please feel free to share your feedback! Be Great! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2016 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permissio

Students are guided through an inquiry that focuses on their reflection on how their own mindsets affect the outcomes of their efforts. Students explore Growth and Fixed Mindsets. Students are engaged with energetic models revealing positive understandings of Success and Failure! Students are further exposed brain based learning through a discussion of Mathematical Mindsets. This learning progression concludes with some positive messaging about health mindsets with a focus on Aspiration and Pers

This is a reflection sheet that student builders can complete after their structure building experiences. This is a great way to assess what they've learned through their successes or failures with the structure building experience.

Here is a graphic organizer that is designed to support Student Thinking during the Space Exploration unit of study. Please feel free to share your feedback! Be Great! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2017 Ryan Richards