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Social studies Common Core RST.9-10.5 resources
Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle (Grades 5-12) A YEAR'S WORTH of activities: over 220 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! This download includes the following products:Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for ANY Novel or StoryInteractive Reading Notebook for Nonfiction Informational TextsInteractive Notebook Mini Books: Bundle of
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6th - 12th
Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Editable
Editable Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (Grades 5-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle.Looking for a comprehensive foldable activity that you can actually customize and edit? Look no further...Students will practice literary, rhetorical, and figurative language devices with this foldable activity. It includes differentiated templates for all levels of learners. I also included a blank template y
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Interactive Reading Notebook Nonfiction Activities Common Core Aligned
105 Common Core-aligned interactive nonfiction reading notebook foldable activities for secondary students (grades 6-12). These can be used with ANY nonfiction text (passages not included). This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. Students will practice numerous skills, including: making inferences (inferring); summarizing the text; determining the central ideas; analyzing primary and secondary sources; analyzing the development of ideas; analyzing the relationship betwee
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Persian Empire Reading and Review Worksheet
This is an excellent, easy-to-understand reading on the Persian Empire intended for students with lower-level reading skills or English Language Learners. It covers the essential concepts students need to know based on state and Common Core Standards and includes a map, definitions of important vocabulary, and guided questions to help students reflect on what they learned. This works very well as a review or preview in a special education or ESOL class. This resource also be downloaded as part o
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5th - 10th
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AP Psychology Course | 2024 Psych Full Curriculum Bundle
A full AP Psychology high school course updated for 2024 with FRQ MCQ and more experiment-focused design on scientific method and statistics analysis, which includes: Powerpoint presentations and lessons, activities, assessments (formative and summative), answer keys, videos, review games, a full vocabulary list with 590 words, & more!Check out this blog for an example of what makes our course the best choice for the new FRQ-focused AP Psychology test HERE.Introduction to PsychologyUnit 1Th
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Blood Typing & Blood Spatter Review Stations
Save yourself TIME AND ENERGY with this no-prep BLOOD EVIDENCE STATION REVIEW ACTIVITY. Use as an introductory activity, review and reinforcement exercise, homework assignment or part of a test review. This resource includes 12 EDITABLE review stations that include tasks, questions, and activities that review blood typing and blood spatter. Use my print-and-go station cards or assign as a digital assignment. What's Included: ► 12 Blood Evidence Review Station Cards (editable) ►Student Answer D
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9th - 12th
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Reading Organizers & Activities BUNDLE Grades 9-12
Common Core Aligned Organizers and Activities BUNDLE for Grades 9-12: Essential graphic organizers, forms, rubrics, and checklists to use with any high school text.
This bundle contains the following individual products (in their entirety):
READING:
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Grades 11-12 (Updated!)
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Grades 9-10 *Newly Updated Jan. 2014 - 50 organizers added!*
Common Core Standards Reading Graphic Organizers f
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9th - 12th
Forensics Digital Access Virtual Activities Bundle DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY
FORENSIC SCIENCE, DISTANCE LEARNING & DIGITAL PRODUCTS! All distance learning & digital products from the WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line are Included! Faced with questions about what to do in a virtual school setting? Computer Savvy & like assigning work digitally? This bundle is perfect for you! Included are Wiseflamingo Virtual/Digital Forensics Products that are suitable for distance learning or sharing via a LMS platform. Most of the resources can also be printed and used
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
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AP Psychology Unit 5 | Psychological Disorders & Mental Health | Psych 2024
AP Psychology 2024 Unit 5: Abnormal Psychology - Mental and Physical Health: Health Psychology; Positive Psychology; Classifying Psychological Disorders; Categories of Psychological Disorders; Treatment of Psychological Disorders.This unit is part of our full AP Psych course. Buy the bundle and save! This high school unit is updated for 2024 with FRQ MCQ and more experiment-focused design on scientific method and statistics analysis, which includes: Powerpoint presentations and lessons, activiti
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Psychology Course | 2024 Psych Full Curriculum Bundle
AP Psychology Unit 4 | Social Psychology and Personality | Psych 2024
AP Psychology 2024 Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality: Attribution Theory and Person Perception; Attitude Formation & Change; Psychology of Social Situations; Psychodynamic & Humanistic Theories of Personality; Social-Cognitive & Trait Theories of Personality; Motivation; Emotion.This unit is part of our full AP Psych course. Buy the bundle and save! This high school unit is updated for 2024 with FRQ MCQ and more experiment-focused design on scientific method and statistics an
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Psychology Course | 2024 Psych Full Curriculum Bundle
AP Psychology Unit 3 | Development and Learning | Psych 2024
AP Psychology 2024 Unit 3: Development and Learning: Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology; Physical Development; Gender and Sexual Orientation; Cognitive Development; Communication and Language Development; Social-Emotional Development; Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning; Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning.This unit is part of our full AP Psych course. Buy the bundle and save! This high school unit is updated for 2024 with FRQ MCQ and more experiment-f
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Psychology Course | 2024 Psych Full Curriculum Bundle
AP Psychology | Cognition | Psych 2024 Unit 2
AP Psychology 2024 Unit 2: Cognition: Perception; Thinking, Problem Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making; Introduction to Memory: Encoding, Storing, and Retrieving Memories; Forgetting; Intelligence and AchievementThis unit is part of our full AP Psych course. Buy the bundle and save! This high school unit is updated for 2024 with FRQ MCQ and more experiment-focused design on scientific method and statistics analysis, which includes: Powerpoint presentations and lessons, activities, assessmen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Psychology Course | 2024 Psych Full Curriculum Bundle
Movie Worksheet: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Front and back handout for the movie "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" produced by Oprah Winfrey. The book written by Rebecca Skloot.
Excellent for unit on Cellular Biology. Includes questions, time table that certain questions appear, and parts of the movie to skip for young viewers.
HeLa cells have been revolutionizing for scientists all over the world. Since their discovery, vaccinations, cancer treatments, and transplants have been made possible. However, where did HeLa cells come
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Psychology Course | 2024 FRQ Free Response Question Packet
AP Psychology 2024 Free Response Question packet with 51 FRQ and answer keys inside. Need a quick fix for your Psychology class's new AP test focus? Need a lesson without planning? Sick day and need an easy plan for a sub? This packet is designed to focus on the changes coming up in 2024-2025 AP Psychology test with 51 Short Constructed Response questions and answer keys covering all 5 of the AP Psychology test units, including many on experimental design and statistical analysis.Check out this
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Psychology PPT: Infancy/Child Development ~ Piaget, Kohlberg + More!
Here we have a near-100 slide, detailed MS 2013 Powerpoint slideshow to introduce a Psychology unit (in Psych I or II -- AP Psych, too) on Child Development: Infancy and Childhood, including:
a.) theories on nature/nurture
b.) parenting styles
c.) attachment styles
d.) maturation processes
e.) twin studies
f.) role(s) of mother/father
g.) single parent families/divorce/working mother families
h.) language development
i.) Piaget - in depth
j.) Kohlberg - in depth
k.) sibling / birth order
l.) mu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Psychology: Split Brain Theory ~ Informational Text Critical Thinking Activity
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 1998 article in Scientific American on the arguments and science behind left vs. right brain or brain lateralization. The question set could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/brain studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provokin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Both episodes from PBS Nova's Your Brain series. Episode 1: Perception Deception, Episode 2: Who's in Control?Viewing guides are fill-in-the-blank, followed by reflective short answers that can be used to generate a T-P-S activity or a group discussion following the video. Both PBS episodes are available for free on YouTube.
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9th - 12th
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Ancient Earth Series, PBS NOVA Viewing Guide Bundle
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guides for the complete Ancient Earth series by PBS NOVA. Each worksheet follows the individual episode in order and culminates in two short answer questions that can be the springboard for a class discussion or larger activity. These are great to add a visual component to a lesson, are easy for a substitute teacher to use, or a great resource to use throughout the year! Each worksheet has a regular version, modified copy with a word bank, and a color-c
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Your Brain: Who's in Control? PBS Nova Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Nova video Your Brain: Who's in Control? Product comes with a two page worksheet, modified copy with word bank, and an answer key. The questions follow the video in order and can be used as a lesson plan for a sub, part of a psych/soc lesson, or as part of an anatomy and physiology/biology class.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Your Brain: Perception Deception, PBS Nova Viewing Guide
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Nova video Your Brain: Perception Deception. Product comes with a standard two-sided worksheet, a modified copy with a word bank, and an answer key. The viewing guide follows the video in order, and the short answer questions on page two can be used as the base for a class discussion or a T-P-S activity. This product is great for psychology, anatomy and physiology, biology, and sociology classes, as well as life science classes!
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Your Brain Series, PBS Nova Viewing Guides
Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Mystery, PBS NOVA Viewing Guide
This fill-in-the-blank viewing guide follows the PBS NOVA episode, Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Mystery available on PBS and YouTube. Included is a regular worksheet, a modified copy with word bank, and a complete answer key. This is a great resource for a world history class, a physics class, an introduction to architecture course, or other science and social studies classes. This can be used as a stand alone activity, and it's perfect for a substitute teacher day!
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Rise and Fall of the Asylum, PBS Mysteries of Mental Illness
Fill-in-the-blank and short answer viewing guide for PBS Mysteries of Mental Illness video The Rise and Fall of the Asylum. Product comes with a two page worksheet, modified copy with word bank, and an answer key. The questions follow the video in order and can be used as a lesson plan for a sub, part of a psychology or sociology lesson, or as part of an anatomy and physiology/biology class.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Latitude & Longitude Digital Task Cards Review Activity | NYS Earth Sc. Regents
Are you looking for a new way to engage your students that is self-grading, self-checking, and provides immediate feedback? This 16-question latitude and longitude task card digital activity is perfect for reviewing the coordinate system, time zones, the altitude of Polaris, and the maps on pages 3, 4, and 5 of the Earth Science Reference Tables (ESRT)! This Google Sheets activity includes a translation link and is perfect for your English Language Learners! The key is included.➡️ Learning Obje
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8th - 11th
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