Memory and Thinking
A psychology lesson package on how human memory works: sensory, short-term, and long-term memory, encoding/storage/retrieval, the Clive Wearing case study, and memory distortion effects (primacy/recency, flashbulb memories).
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Trench Warfare World History Presentation & Notes
High-school world history lesson teaching WWI trench warfare and trench living conditions through guided fill-in-the-blank notes, a companion slide presentation, a primary-source letter, and a video.
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World History: Conflicts of the Cold War | Student Notes & Map Activity
A slide presentation with accompanying student notes/graphic-organizer PDF introducing major Cold War conflicts and flashpoints (Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) as a lead-in before deeper primary-source study.
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U.S. History: The Gilded Age | Progressivism | Introductory Activity
Introduce students to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in U.S. history through a graphic-organizer activity paired with a linked video/article resource.
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U.S. Government | U.S. Constitution | What's in the US Constitution? | A Google Slides Student Activity
A brief Google Slides activity introducing students to the contents of the U.S. Constitution (Articles 1-7 and the Amendments) via linked resources, followed by comprehension questions and a True/False drag-and-drop activity.
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ESL TED Talk Activity - A 30 years History of the Future
ESL discussion, listening, and writing activity built around the TED Talk "A 30-year history of the future (Nicholas Negroponte)", used to build vocabulary and speaking/writing skills through an authentic English listening source.
Ethnocentrism Slides + Nacirema Notes
A sociology lesson presentation that introduces ethnocentrism using the classic 'Body Rituals of the Nacirema' satirical anthropology piece, paired with a student notes/questions handout.
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Exploring the Solar System Project - Middle School Space
Provide a multi-part, multi-day solar-system project in which students research the planets, create infographics and comparisons, design a fictional city on an assigned planet, write in-role journal entries, and present findings.
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U.S. History | The Great Depression | 1930's | An Introductory Activity
Introduce students to the causes, events, and effects of the Great Depression and New Deal through a graphic-organizer activity with a linked online reference resource.
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U.S. History: Boston Massacre | A Document-Based Student Activity
A document-based-questions activity teaching students to compare conflicting British and colonial primary-source accounts of the Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770).
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Speed Quizzing – Electricity Unit
A speaking/movement review activity (flash cards with questions and answers) that lets students quiz each other in pairs on a physical science electricity unit.
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Elements and Compounds Escape Room for Middle School
A multi-puzzle escape-room activity reviewing atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, chemical symbols, formulae, and naming compounds, used to consolidate a unit or revise before exams.
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Ecological Succession – Lab Station Activity
Multi-station hands-on lab activity teaching ecological succession (primary and secondary) and the role of forest fires in ecosystems.
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Dear Martin Prereading Unit
A multi-day (10-day) pre-reading unit to build background knowledge and context (Black Lives Matter movement, MLK Jr., civil rights history, racial bias) before students read the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
ESL TED Talk Activity - Can we build AI without Losing control over it
Use Sam Harris’s talk about AI control for listening, vocabulary, discussion, and writing practice. Students begin with background and warm-up questions, record unfamiliar words and key points while listening, then discuss the ideas. Three writing prompts offer a reflective response, a summary, or a creative follow-up speech.
Scatter Plots: Introduction (NOTES, PRACTICE, DATA COLLECTING)
Guided notes, practice, and a hands-on data collection mini-project introducing scatter plots to meet CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.1.
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Speed Quizzing – Ecology and Ecosystems Unit
A speaking/movement review activity (flash cards with questions and answers) that lets students quiz each other in pairs on a high school ecology and ecosystems unit.
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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Fashion Academies
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what students and teachers experience at fashion academies, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
ESL TED Talk Activity - 10 ways to have a better conversation
ESL discussion, listening, and writing activity built around the TED Talk "10 ways to have a better conversation (Celeste Headlee)", used to build vocabulary and speaking/writing skills through an authentic English listening source.
Speed Quizzing – Waves and Sound Unit
A speaking/movement review activity (flash cards with questions and answers) that lets students quiz each other in pairs on a physics unit covering waves and sound.
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Speed Quizzing – Space Unit: The Study of the Universe
A speaking/movement review activity (flash cards with questions and answers) that lets students quiz each other in pairs on a space/astronomy unit covering the solar system, stars, and the universe.
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Speed Quizzing – Work, Energy, and Power Unit
A speaking/movement review activity (flash cards with questions and answers) that lets students quiz each other in pairs on a physics unit covering work, energy, and power.
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Perfect Society Activity
Lead a sociology/social studies discussion-and-design activity in which students imagine and justify the structure of their own 'perfect' society.
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ESL TED Talk Activity - One second every day - Cesar Kuriyama
ESL/ELA worksheet activity built around the TED Talk "One second every day - Cesar Kuriyama", used to build listening comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills.