Choosing Reliable Sources Lesson
Teach high-school students to evaluate the credibility of research sources using the CRAAP test, with additional context on peer-reviewed journals.
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Teach high-school students to evaluate the credibility of research sources using the CRAAP test, with additional context on peer-reviewed journals.
Lead a sociology/social studies discussion-and-design activity in which students imagine and justify the structure of their own 'perfect' society.
Lesson slideshow teaching techniques for creating suspense in narrative writing (foreshadowing, vivid setting, imagery, pacing) for middle/high school creative writing.
Zombie Government Teacher Simulation Guide Thanks for your support in getting this product! I worked hard to make it a flexible and fun adaptation of the activity I made for my classroom.
Provide high school chemistry teachers (grades 10-12) with 20+ days of bell-ringer/warm-up/exit-ticket questions covering a solutions and solubility unit, for use in a flipped or traditional classroom.
An informational micro-lesson slideshow introducing the Spinosaurus for middle/high school science classes.
A daily warm-up resource of 'this day in history' facts for social studies/history classes; students copy down historical events for a given calendar date as a bell-ringer routine.
Congressional lawmaking simulation activity for a Social Studies/Government class; each student role-plays a U.S. Senator from an assigned state and negotiates/votes on eight partisan-leaning bills to try to secure re-election, teaching deal-making, political strategy, and party politics.
A 4-activity resource covering Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion, including a kick-off analysis activity, a painting analysis, a map-labeling task, and an extension reading.
A group activity that turns the classroom into a virtual art gallery so students can view, analyze, and critique famous Renaissance artworks in the context of Christianity and Renaissance values.
Provides individual biography slide-deck presentations profiling Arizona's current U.S. Senators in Congress, for social studies/government instruction on state congressional representation.
Interactive multimedia PowerPoint lesson deck teaching facts about swans (breeding behaviors, habitats) through video, an audio-supported reading passage, and reflection activities.
Deliver a micro-learning science lesson teaching facts about pond slider turtles through an interactive slide deck.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Todd Young (IN), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
Get older (upper middle/high school) students thinking about what it means to be a professional, choose and research a career, and create a presentation on their findings while building a mock resume/LinkedIn profile.
Provides individual biography slide-deck presentations profiling Alaska's current U.S. Senators in Congress, for social studies/government instruction on state congressional representation.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (NC), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
No-prep digital 'micro-learning deck' (slide presentation) teaching about sea turtles, for middle/early-high-school science.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Susan Collins (ME), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
Provides individual biography slide-deck presentations profiling Indiana's current U.S. Senators in Congress, for social studies/government instruction on state congressional representation.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.
A slide-by-slide biographical presentation on U.S. Senator Steve Daines (MT), covering personal background, education, career, and votes/positions taken in the Senate, for use in social studies/government instruction.