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return to subject listingMatch Game - EquIPHQ
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): game based learning (183), inventors and inventions (77), matching (8)
In the Classroom
Have students search for examples of trademarks, patents, or copyrights in their environment (online or in stores) for an IP Scavenger Hunt and match them to the appropriate term or definition from the game. Students can invent their own product or artwork, design a mock trademark, or apply for a patent, integrating the terms and concepts learned. Ask students to simulate roles such as inventors or lawyers in IP cases, discussing how to protect their creations through patents or copyrights. Have cooperative learning groups create a podcast explaining what they learned using a tool like Podcast Generator, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Promo Zone - EquipHQ
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5 to 12tag(s): advertising (26), inventors and inventions (77)
In the Classroom
Have students design logos and slogans for their inventions, incorporating creativity and persuasive elements. Students can script, film, and edit a short commercial for their prototype, practicing communication and marketing skills. Challenge students to create a multi-format ad campaign, including posters, social media posts, and radio ads. Students can then present their invention, focusing on how they would market it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Transforming Assessments: Google Forms for Immediate Feedback - TeachersFirst
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1 to 12In this hands-on...more
In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn how to leverage Google Forms to create dynamic, "no-fail" quizzes that provide immediate feedback and built-in remediation. Explore powerful features of Google Forms like branching logic and automated feedback that you can use to design assessments that support all learners. Leave this session equipped with the skills you need to transform your assessment practices, making them more engaging and effective. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Gain foundational skills for creating and customizing Google Forms for educational assessments. 2. Learn to construct quizzes that provide immediate feedback and remediation, helping students learn from mistakes in real time. 3. Explore how to use data from Google Forms to inform instructional decisions and enhance teaching strategies. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): feedback (12), Formative Assessment (75), Google (50), professional development (402)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire with Simulations - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12Learn how to integrate...more
Learn how to integrate learning simulations like Quandry and MissionUS into your classroom! During this engaging session, participants will learn to distinguish between simulations and learning games, explore the unique benefits of each, and discover strategies to inspire and engage students through interactive learning experiences. Whether you're new to educational simulations or looking to deepen your understanding, this free workshop offers valuable insights and practical techniques that will enhance student learning. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Differentiate simulations and learning games, noting their benefits. 2. Integrate simulations to meet learning objectives. 3. Reflect on ways simulations can enhance learning. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (402), simulations (12)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rosh Hashanah - PJ Library
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K to 6tag(s): cross cultural understanding (170), cultures (163), holidays (184), jews (30), rosh hashanah (13), yom kippur (15)
In the Classroom
Include this site with your resources when teaching about holidays, cross-cultural understanding, or religious observations. Consider using an organizational tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here to save your resources or share resources with students. Use the podcast found on this site, "Why do we eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah?" to enhance student's understanding of cultural traditions by asking them to create a podcast that explores traditional foods eaten on their favorite holiday. Ask students to use Canva Storyboard Templates, reviewed here to plan their podcast, then record the podcast using a free podcast creation tool such as Acast, reviewed here or Spotify for Broadcasters, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Constitution Explained: Who Chooses the President? - iCivics
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6 to 12tag(s): constitution (92), elections (82), presidents (136)
In the Classroom
Organize a mock election in your classroom where students represent different states with their respective electoral votes. Have students work in groups to create a campaign ad for a fictional presidential candidate. After discussing how the Electoral College works, challenge students to propose their own constitutional amendment to change the presidential election process and have them write a persuasive essay explaining their idea and how it would improve the current system.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Venice: St. Mark's Basin Webcam - WorldCams
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3 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Host a virtual field trip to Venice. Have students watch the live webcam and take notes on what they observe--boats, architecture, and people. Younger students can create a visual "Postcard from Venice," drawing what they see, while older students can write short travel blogs or reports describing their observations. Ask students to research the historical buildings visible from the webcam, such as St. Mark's Basilica or the Doge's Palace. Students can observe the live weather conditions in Venice via the webcam. Younger students can create a weather chart comparing Venice's weather to their location, while older students can investigate the effects of climate change on Venice, such as rising water levels and flooding.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Climate & Energy - Crash Course
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): climate (83), climate change (93), energy (131), fossil fuels (10)
In the Classroom
Ask students to create infographics using Piktochart AI Infographic Generator, reviewed here to visually represent climate change causes, effects, and solutions discussed in the video series. Students design a community action plan to reduce carbon emissions using knowledge from the series. Analyze recent news articles on climate change and relate them to the content from the series. Use online climate simulators to let students experiment with policy changes and predict their environmental impacts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Timeline- Decades of Innovation: 1790-2024 - EquipHQ
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6 to 12tag(s): inventors and inventions (77), timelines (55)
In the Classroom
Students can trace how one type of invention (e.g., communication tools) evolved through patents. Assign students key inventors or legal figures to present on their contributions to intellectual property. Extend learning by having students research and add new events or inventions to a class timeline of intellectual property milestones using Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sociology - Crash Course
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): classification (22), cultures (163), sociology (23)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Crash Course Sociology students can show their understanding by debating the issue that was presented in the video. Students can conduct their own research using the concepts/ideas from the videos. Students can research a famous individual who has made an impact in society.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History of Science - Crash Course
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): brain (56), computers (110), ecology (101), electricity (62), genetics (81), medieval (33), scientific method (48), scientists (62)
In the Classroom
After watching a of Crash Course History of Science episode, students can create a living museum highlighting famous scientists. Students can research more about the time that each video takes place. Students can debate which scientific "event" was the most important to shaping our world.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geography - Crash Course
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): countries (73), earth (184), oceans (148), rivers (15)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Crash Course Geography, students can create a pamphlet or brochure using Canva Education Templates, reviewed here sharing the information from the video. Additionally, each student can take a video from part 1 of the series (physical geography) and create a summary of their video to be put together into a class book. Finally, after watching a video in part 2 (human geography), students can take a virtual field trip to the area/region in the video.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Father's Day Lessons - Education World
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): crafts (61), fathers day (12), holidays (184), letter writing (19)
In the Classroom
Lesson plan activities include Father Knows Best (write gratitude letters), Dad's "Magnetic" Personality (make a magnet with the name of a caregiver), Father Time (make a memory book), Father's Day Windchimes (make windchimes), This is Your Life (three activities- a family tree, interview a family member, and share childhood treasures).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gigafact - Gigafact - Contributors
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6 to 12tag(s): media literacy (107)
In the Classroom
Introduce your class to Gigafact on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector by showing them the listings under one of the "hot" topics from the top menu bar. At the time of this review, Democracy and Elections and Immigration are "hot" topics. Have small groups use RumorGuard, reviewed here to double-check the facts presented by Gigafacts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dinosaurs: Activities and Lesson Plans - American Museum of Natural History
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1 to 12tag(s): dinosaurs (42), fossils (41), geologic time (11), paleontology (29), timelines (55)
In the Classroom
Create a sandbox fossil dig using small dinosaur models, letting students act as paleontologists. Enhance learning by having students design trading cards with dinosaur facts using Trading Card Creator, reviewed here and trade with classmates. Build a collaborative timeline highlighting significant events. Have students craft dioramas to represent the environments where dinosaurs lived.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lesson Plan: Tournament of Presidents - C-Span Classroom
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6 to 12tag(s): debate (42), elections (82), presidents (136)
In the Classroom
Engage students in learning about presidents and their contributions to history by participating in this lesson, encouraging them to think critically and participate in collaborative activities. Incorporate the project-based learning suggestion as an introduction to this activity; learn more about project-based learning by visiting the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Project-Based Learning, reviewed here. If students are new to debate, visit GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators, reviewed here and use the search bar to find prompts to generate questions to help students learn how to debate successfully.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Famous Presidential Speeches - University of Virginia Miller Center
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6 to 12tag(s): franklin (12), lincoln (66), presidents (136), speeches (23), washington (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site to learn more about United States presidents and their important speeches and compare the topics of speeches to critical historical events. Engage students in learning using Humy, reviewed here to find or create interactive chatbots with presidents. Ask students to participate in conversations with "presidents" and ask about the motivation for the speech, why it was necessary during its time, and how the "president" feels that US citizens received it. Extend student learning by asking them to write a speech they would give as president and share their ideas using Canva Docs, reviewed here. Include videos, images, infographics, and more in Canva Docs to create engaging and interactive documents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeacherServer AI Tools - TeacherServer
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (160), professional development (402), Teacher Utilities (173)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save TeacherServer as a helpful tool for increasing productivity and efficiency in any classroom. Generate and edit lesson plans, use other tools to differentiate learning for students with different ability levels or abilities, or provide choices for students to share their learning. Include ideas from the parent section to share ideas for supporting students at home, write professional emails, and provide customized strategies for many different student needs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Recognize Veterans Day: Lessons and Activities for Your Classroom - Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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3 to 12tag(s): character education (77), veterans (29)
In the Classroom
There is so much to discover here that you need to plan some time to choose the lesson(s) that are just right for your class. Start with the grade-level lessons to narrow down your search. As you become familiar with the site, consider incorporating lessons and activities from other parts of the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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2023 Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide - US Department of Veterans Affairs
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1 to 12tag(s): holidays (184), veterans (29), world war 1 (78), world war 2 (160)
In the Classroom
Have students conduct Veteran interviews. They can use the information found in the guide to create interview questions. Use a timeline tool like Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here to create interactive timelines of major U.S. wars. Students can research recipients of the Medal of Honor and create multimedia presentations using Google Slides. This activity engages students in exploring military history, enhances their presentation skills, and extends their knowledge of national heroes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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