Stemazing PBL

Explore functions through the lens of cryptography with this engaging unit plan! Not only will students be cracking codes and creating their own, but they will also be exploring the history behind cryptography during WWII and examining primary sources! This unit includes 7 DETAILED lessons with needed resources including a project rubric, keys for each code, graphic organizers, and room for you to add your own teaching resources and personality.

Use this working agreement to create the culture of collaboration and communication in your class! This has students discuss and put in writing how they will talk with one another, work together, and resolve conflict within the group. Works extremely well with any PBL (project based learning) unit, and is broad enough to use with every project you create. Hold kids accountable for the work that they produce within the group using this team contract.

This lesson has everything you need in order to reinforce how to conduct a lab investigation. This 60 minute activity has a Warm Up, two practice scenarios that are broken up into four stations, a worksheet to capture the learning from students, and an extra worksheet that can be used for extra practice or homework. Students will read the scenarios and determine the question, hypothesis, constants, dependent variable, independent variable and possibly answer the bonus question to figure out wh

Save $1 when you buy this rubric bundle! These rubrics can be used as both teacher assessments or student self-assessments in the twenty first century skills of collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Each bullet point describes a specific skill the students can work toward in achieving excellent 21st century skills. Each skill corresponds horizontally across the rubric starting at exceeding expectations to progressing toward expectations. It is recommended to work on

Have students practice determining whether or not a relation is a function by sorting representations of functions into a table. This activity will prompt group discussion and mathematical arguments as well as solidify student thinking! This activity is designed to take 20-30 minutes.

This rubric can be used as both a teacher assessment or student self-assessment tool in the twenty first century skill of critical thinking. Each bullet point describes a specific skill the students can work toward in achieving excellent critical thinking skills. Each skill corresponds horizontally across the rubric starting at exceeding expectations to progressing toward expectations. It is recommended to work on one specific skill (bullet point) each time you use this tool. However, when en

This rubric can be used as both a teacher assessment or student self-assessment tool in the twenty first century skill of communication. Each bullet point describes a specific skill the students can work toward in achieving excellent collaboration skills. Each skill corresponds horizontally across the rubric staring at exceeding expectations to progressing toward expectants. It is recommended to work on one specific skill (bullet point) each time you use this tool. However, when engaging in a la

This rubric can be used as both a teacher assessment or student self-assessment tool in the twenty first century skill of collaboration. Each bullet point describes a specific skill the students can work toward in achieving excellent collaboration skills. Each skill corresponds horizontally across the rubric starting at exceeding expectations to progressing toward expectations. It is recommended to work on one specific skill (bullet point) each time you use this tool. However, when engaging in

This rubric can be used as both a teacher assessment or student self-assessment tool in the twenty first century skill of creativity. Each bullet point describes a specific skill the students can work toward in achieving excellent creativity skills. Each skill corresponds horizontally across the rubric starting at exceeding expectations to progressing toward expectations. It is recommended to work on one specific skill (bullet point) each time you use this tool. However, when engaging in a la

Use this document to help students in math and science correctly set up any type of graph. Comes with a poster size for your classroom wall or 8.5 x 11 printouts for your students (PDF format).