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Middle school critical thinking informational text webquests
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St. Patrick's Day DIGITAL Escape Room: Irish History Amazing Race Breakout
Totally Paperless! Visit 5 mystery locations across Ireland and Northern Ireland learning about Irish culture and history in this digital escape room! NOTE: This product does not go in depth into St. Patrick's life or history. Students learn at the first location that St. Patrick's day was originally a religious holiday, but today it is a celebration of all things Irish. This breakout goes in depth into Irish culture, history, geography, music and literature, World Heritage Sites, and more.If
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!
Planet Earth and Earth Day WebQuest Digital Activity Compatible w Google Slides
This web quest is perfect for Earth Day or ANY day! Students will learn all about our planet, the Earth Day holiday, environmental awareness, recycling, and more! Throughout the quest, students will visit three different websites to read, research, and share the information they learn. The product contains a twelve page web quest along with an accompanying answer key. Quest tasks include exploration, research, literal comprehension, identification, description, inference, application, connection
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Holiday WebQuests Internet Activities Compatible with Google Slides™
Digital Escape Room: Escape the Misinformation Newsroom, Real News vs Fake News
Want to help your middle and high school ELA students learn how to avoid bias, consipiracies, and misinformation online? Escape the Newsroom is a FUN and meaningful activity that helps students to apply two methods of evaluating online sources in a hands-on way. Students learn the SIFT method (Stop, Investigate, Find trusted coverage, Trace to the original) and the CRAP method (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose). They apply the methods to various websites--some which are completely r
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Veterans Day Webquest - Digital Activity for Google Slides
VETERANS WEBQUESTIn this engaging mini-research project, students will explore the lives and sacrifices of 7 veterans through different scavenger-hunt type prompts. For example, students will find and read about a veteran who was captured as a Prisoner of War. Throughout the exercise, students will be challenged to consider the many sacrifices veterans make for our country.!!! 11/11/2020 Note: This webquest utilizes the Library of Congress Veterans History Project for research. Today the main
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Seven Natural Wonders of the World Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to the 7 Natural Wonders of the World! Students will use Google Earth™ and multiple print and digital sources to quickly draw information to answer questions pertaining to the different geographic locations.Students will complete this activity digitally using Google Slides, but a print version is also included. A link to access the field trip is included in the PDF download. This activity is low prep to save time!Students will learn about and virtually
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5th - 7th
Winter Holidays Around the World: A WebQuest
The Winter WebQuest will take students around the world to research winter holidays celebrated by a variety of cultures! Students will be exposed to:
* Christmas
* Hogmanay
* Chahar Sanbeh Suri (Festival of Fire)
* Kwanzaa
* Hanukkah
* Pancha Ganapati
A worksheet is provided for students to record their findings. Students are then asked to write a short newspaper article about one of the holidays they researched and draw a picture to go along with it. This is an exciting way for students to ex
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Inventors Inventions STEM STEAM WebQuest classroom and distance learning
*Updated version* This web quest guides students in discovering information about inventors, inventions, engineering, and the design process. It is a great resource for classroom or distance learning. Throughout the quest, students will visit six different websites to read, research, and share the information they learn. This is a twelve-page web quest along with an accompanying answer key. Access to a Google Slides™ compatible version of the web quest is also included. Quest tasks follow the en
Grades:
3rd - 6th
WebQuest Evaluating Argument Claims, Evidence, Reasoning: Captive Orcas Debate
Updated in 2020 as a distance learning WebQuest in Google Slides (and still in PDF) while the debate continues (killer whales continue to be sold worldwide in worse-than-ever conditions, plus think about the other marine mammals). Authentic, relevant, in-depth argument examination! Truly delves into both sides of this hotly debated issue by examining and analyzing multiple primary sources.Step-by-Step guided activity leads students to read and analyze claims, counterclaims, and evidence presente
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Winter Olympics History DIGITAL Escape Room: Amazing Race Breakout
Your students' applications have been selected to participate in the Winter Olympics edition of The Amazing Race! They will complete challenges in this completely PAPERLESS adventure to learn about the history of the Winter Olympic Games around the world and reach the ultimate destination, the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. If you are familiar with Breakout EDU, this is a digital escape room that is completely PAPERLESS! (Some students may want to use scratch paper to write down a cipher, b
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!
Wacky Christmas Facts Webquest Worksheets Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity
Wacky Christmas Facts Webquest Worksheets Internet Scavenger Hunt ActivityYour students will have fun learning many interesting facts about Christmas as they reinforce their reading and research skills. Some of the fun facts they will learn are:Did you know that the U.S. received a huge Christmas gift in 1886? Do you know what Christmas song was the first one to be played in outer space? There are 15 items for students to answer. The format includes multiple choice, extended response items, and
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Language Arts Activities Webquests, Fact or Fiction, and More
The One and Only Ivan Digital Activity
Allow your students to gain background knowledge of endangered species, gorillas, and the novel, The One and Only Ivan, while infusing technology into your classroom with this engaging digital web hunt - perfect for home school or remote distance learning classroom. This digital lesson can be used as a prereading activity or as a way to gain more knowledge. Students will have a better understanding of the basis of this novel, gorillas, and their habitats. Like this activity? Click to check out t
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: The One and Only Ivan Novel Study BUNDLE
Computer Science Webquest: 8 Ways Computer Technology Solves Real Problems
From artificial intelligence to artificial limbs, computer science is changing lives, and the way we work and find solutions to problems. These 8 (actually 10 with an added nonprofit example!) scenarios present problems in life (such as car safety, and graffiti), ask students to think and reflect quietly about these problems cause damage and how computers might solve them, and then show cutting edge videos from the past 3 years that employ solutions using computers and automation. Updated for 2
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6th - 9th
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Chocolate Web Quest - History of Chocolate - Cocoa - DIGITAL
Who doesn't love chocolate? This mouth-watering chocolate activity is a CHOCOLATE WEB QUEST that your students will enjoy! Put those research skills to the test. All of the questions have a QR code and a link that takes the students directly to different websites where they learn interesting FACTS about the history of chocolate, its ingredients, and how it is made into the chocolate that we love today!WHAT IS INCLUDED?1. Web Quest: The web quest is in the form of a PDF. It has students directi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Chocolate Bundle - Novel Studies - Web Quest - Opinion Writing
My Brother Sam is Dead — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
This hyperlinked PDF is designed for use on a computer or tablet to be completed with the reading of the book My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Christopher Collier. It includes questions and activities for each chapter, some based on the book and some based on videos and articles hyperlinked within this PDF (perfect for iPads or Chromebooks).Additional information and activities enrich the experience of reading the book and are aligned with Common Core State Standards. Hyperlinked sites includ
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Grades:
4th - 8th
The Big Game 2024 Escape Room | Football Digital Breakout
Make your Big Game week more fun with with this engaging, digital escape room! Updated for 2024! This escape room includes 9 critical thinking and puzzle locks perfect for sharpening research skills and a never give up attitude. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for individuals, groups, or even substitute days, too! Did I mention that this breakout is editable?!? Use as is, add, or subtract questions and then post the link through Google Classroom, a
Grades:
4th - 8th
Introduction to Archetypes Web Quest Activity - Literary Analysis, Research
Use this introduction to archetypes WebQuest activity to introduce archetypal analysis to your students in a creative, fun, and engaging way. After completing the web-quest, students will be able to:Define the term "archetype" Explain who created the term and why (Carl Jung & "collective unconscious") Effectively communicate how archetypes are different than stereotypesOutline 4 major archetypal categories. Interact with several specific archetypes on a personal level by researching and fin
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8th - 11th
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Bud, Not Buddy — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
There are so many historical figures named in the novel Bud, Not Buddy that I knew a HyperDoc would complement it perfectly. This PDF is designed to be used on a computer or tablet (perfect for iPads or Chromebooks!). This document includes more than 35 links to websites with articles, videos, audio recordings, and activities designed to aid and deepen comprehension and spark critical thinking—all in line with Common Core—and some just for fun. Your students are just click away from activities,
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Around the World DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM | Holiday activity
The Christmas Around the World DIGITAL Escape Room will take students on a secret mission through two 360° VIEW rooms! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Christmas Around the World, history and traditions. Drag the mouse or keypad to move the screen for a 360 view! All you have to do is share the link with your students!! It’s THAT easy! No prior knowledge is needed.***STUDENT GOOGLE ACCOUNTS™ REQUIRED FOR USE***Students will read 4 short passages, then answer questions
Grades:
5th - 8th
Non-Profit Organization Webquest · Community Service · Google · Answer Key
This webquest is a great supplement or introduction to a community service unit. Students visit the websites of five national non-profit organizations. Questions are answered by exploring and navigating the websites. Included with this resource:Webquest Questions: Webquest questions are a combination of short answer and fill in the blank arranged in an easy to follow chart format.Analysis Questions: A longer analysis question for each non-profit is also included that requires to dig a little
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Space : Astronaut Training Webquest / Internet (NASA / STEM / Planets / Sub)
ASTRONAUT WEBQUESTSUBJECT: SCIENCE, STEM, COMPUTERSGRADES: 7-12This purchase is for a webquest that uses two websites (links provided) that have informational articles on the requirements needed to be accepted as an astronaut candidate by NASA. The website reviews physical and educational requirements as well as detailing the training that NASA will provide their astronauts before sending them to work in space.The webquest is 29 questions and will work great in school, as homework, or as extra
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7th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest (PDF & Digital)
This is a quick activity that will orient your students before reading a Poe story or poem. This is an easy-to-follow assignment sheet, which will require little instruction. Great before-reading activity!There are two versions included: one for digital classrooms using Google Docs and one on paper.
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7th - 12th
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Chains — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
Included in this PDF are questions and activities designed to aid and deepen comprehension and spark critical thinking while reading the novel Chains. This PDF perfect for iPads or Chromebooks as more than 50 hyperlinks embedded linking your students to activities, additional research, videos, and more. I tried to balance video, audio, and reading both to keep student interest and to provide students the opportunity to learn from diverse media.It can be used individually or as a class. This reso
Grades:
5th - 8th
Webquest or Internet Scavenger Hunt Grades 5-10
The goal of this webquest lesson is to build your students' research skills and their ability to find reliable resources when asked to research a topic. This is an internet scavenger hunt. Students answer the questions by using a search engine to locate the requested information. There are a variety of engaging questions that your students will enjoy locating the answers for. There is a chart where they are asked to answer questions, provide the URL where the information is found, and to writ
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, & Health Webquest Bundle
Salem Witch Trials DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM for Google Drive® | Distance Learning
The Salem Witch Trials DIGITAL Escape Room will take students on a secret mission through two 360° VIEW rooms! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony and witchcraft. Drag the mouse or keypad to move the screen for a 360 view! All you have to do is share the link with your students!! It’s THAT easy! No prior knowledge is needed.***STUDENT GOOGLE ACCOUNTS™ REQUIRED FOR USE***Students will read 4 short passages, then answer ques
Grades:
5th - 8th
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