The Challenge: Your team has been employed the National Space Agency to design and build a rocket prototype. Your task is to design, build and test a rocket that not only goes the furthest distance, but is also the most accurate at 25 yards. The furthest flying rocket will win one of the challenges and the most accurate rocket will win the other. Can you win both challenges? Here is what is in the activity: 1. A teachers guide to help students through the design and testing process of their rocket challenge. 2. Two prototype worksheets to help students with the design of their rocket.

The black plague website used in this activity was created by me and the link is included in the packet. It has a three page worksheet that takes the students on a journey through Europe during the black plague. Change the way you teach by using this activity!

Here is a fun activity for St. Patrick's Day: The Challenge A Leprechaun has gotten loose and is stealing all the shiny things he can get his hands on. His favorite thing though is gold! He has been seen in the neighborhood stealing jewelry and gold rings and even snuck into the school last night looking for the principals gold watch! Here’s the challenge: Design and build a Leprechaun trap that can catch a 3-inch Leprechaun. Remember the bait to lure the Leprechauns into your trap. Leprechauns are smart, but will do almost anything for gold and shiny things! Your task is to design, build and test your trap to catch the Leprechaun! Here is what is in the packet: 1. An instruction sheet of how to build a Leprechaun trap. 2. 2 prototype worksheets 3. A results and reflection worksheet. 4. Leprechaun Disguise worksheet

This packet contains 12 pages of lessons and worksheets on immigration. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Worksheet on Ellis Island with short reading and questions. 2. Ellis Island questions before entry worksheet. 3. Worksheet that looks at the difference between the words: Emigrate,Immigrate and Migrate 4. Activity called Hall of Fame for Immigrants with rubric and template for project. 5. Famous American Immigrants: Albert Einstein short read with questions 6. Famous American Immigrants: Hakeem Olajuwan short read with questions 7. Famous American Immigrants: Arnold Schwarzenegger short read with questions 8. Famous American Immigrants: Michael J. Fox short read with questions 9. Famous American Immigrants: Gloria Estefan short read with questions

This packet contains over 30 different technology lessons, teaching ideas, and more. I sell a few of these lessons separately, but it is bundled here for a much better deal. I have been teaching Technology for a long time and these are some of my best lessons. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Online safety lessons: Several worksheets on safety and an Online Safety Pledge. 2. Frames Animation News Cast Current Event with Rubric 3. Prezi Me Project with Rubric 4. Bill of Rights Prezi Project with Rubric 5. Frames Animation: Project on Famous Inventor with Rubric 6. A four day course to teach students how to do simple coding. 7. Scratch Greeting Card Project: Create an animated Greeting Card. Teach students how to code out a simple animated card with block coding. Includes Rubric. Anyone should be able to teach this with little to no coding experience! 8. Scratch Pong Game: Teach students how to code out a simple game with block coding. Includes Rubric. Anyone should be able to teach this with little to no coding experience! 9. A list of simple coding projects with tutorials. Anyone should be able to teach this with little to no coding experience! 10. Create a catch game with Code: Anyone should be able to teach this with little to no coding experience! There are tutorials! 11. Go animate: Create an Animated Newscast. 12. Publisher: Create a country brochure 13. PowerPoint Project: More advanced PowerPoint Project that includes how to build out a quiz. 14. Blogging 15. Current events worksheet 16. History Space Social Media Activity 17. PowerPoint Project American revolution 18. Publisher: Planets Project creating a brochure with rubric 19. How to Write a Resume: Complete guided out lesson with sample. 20. QR coded project with video to learn how to do it. Note that a few of these lessons need additional programs you may have to purchase. Some have trials that can be used instead of buying them. If you have Microsoft Office, or adapt the Office lessons to Google Docs, than you should be able to do most of the projects without purchasing more programs.

This is a good size lot of Boston Massacre Material with many fun engaging lessons. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Boston Massacre: Primary Sources with Questions 2. Social Media Activities: Kicker, Insta-Fame and Youvid Account 3. Picture Analysis Worksheet 4. Newspaper primary source article with letter to the editor activity that includes rubric. 5. Crispus Attucks: article with questions and answer key

This packet contains a large amount of worksheets, short readings, lessons, PowerPoint’s and Trivia Games for an American History class from the Founding of America through the Civil War. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Pocahontas Saves John Smith Primary Source Letter Activity (4 Pages) 2. US History 13 Colonies Trivia Game 3. American Revolution Boston Massacre Create Song or Jingle (5 Pages) 4. American Revolution Jeopardy Trivia Game 5. American Revolution Puppet Show: Sugar Act, Tea Act, Stamp Act, and more with Rubric, lesson plan, outline for play and parent letter 6. Boston Massacre 5 Paragraph Essay: Primary Source activity (6 pages) 7. Boston Massacre Mock Trial Activity (14 Pages) 8. Boston Massacre Lesson with questions (3 Pages) 9. Boston Massacre PowerPoint Presentation: Propaganda in the Picture 10. John Adams Independence Day: Primary Source with follow up questions 11. Lexington Mock Trial (15 Pages) 12. Liberty Pole Project (6 Pages) 13. Paul Revere Poem 3 lessons 14. Stamp Act Activity with Primary Sources and Questions 15. US History American Revolution Tableau Skit 5 Different Lessons 16. US History Declaration of Independence July 4th Tableau Skit 17. Valley Forge 5 Paragraph Essay 18. Bill of Rights Writing Unit 6 lessons (30 pages) 19. Bill of Rights Packet 20. Bill of Rights Tableau Skit Activity 21. Bill of Rights Trivia Game 22. Constitution And Bill of Rights Worksheet Packet (18 pages) 23. Constitution Study Guide (14 Pages) 24. Cherokee Removal Essay 25. Frederick Douglas The Hypocrisy of American Slavery 1852 Lesson 26. Industrial Revolution Jeopardy Trivia Game Fun Stuff 27. Industrial Revolution Morse Code 28. Jefferson Trivia Game 29. Mexican American War Essay activity 30. Missouri Compromise: Jefferson’s prediction of Civil War to come 31. Monroe Doctrine 32. Star Spangled Banner Summary Activity 33. The War of 1812 This is a 7 lesson unit (11 pages) 34. War 1812 essay 35. War of 1812 Puppet Show 36. Civil War New Technologies: Several short articles with questions about Civil War Technology and a writing activity. Answer Keys included (13 Pages) 37. Civil War Trivia Game 38. Civil War Review Game 39. Emancipation Proclamation: Short article with questions 40. Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln with follow up questions. 41. How the North won the Civil War: Worksheets 42. Five Themes of Geography Lesson 43. 5 Themes of Geography Trivia Game 44. Current Events several different lessons 45. History Space: Use with any historical character. 46. Land Forms Trivia Game Hundreds of pages of Lessons, Games and Activities!

This packet looks at how the North won the American Civil War. Here is what is in the packet. 1. A short one page read about the advantages that both sides had during the Civil War and why the North ended up winning the Civil War. It has one page of follow up questions about the article. It also comes with an answer key. 2. A one page worksheet that looks at some data about the advantages that the North had during the Civil War. The worksheet has follow up questions on it. An answer key is included.

This packet looks at the different technologies that shaped the American Civil War. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Ironclads, Submarines, and Balloon Technology worksheet with answer key 2. Gun and Bullet Technology worksheet with answer key 3. Railroads: Advantage The North worksheet with answer key 4. The Telegraph And Photography worksheet with answer key 5. Essay writing activity that is used with the 4 worksheets above on American Civil War Technology. It includes a how to write your essay guide, a Helpful Hints Writing Guide, and Rubric.

This essay activity looks at primary sources and quotes about the conditions at Valley Forge and George Washington's concerns about the Continental Army. Here is what is in the packet: 1. 2 primary sources about the conditions of the army. One is from George Washington and another is from a surgeon that is helping wounded soldiers. 2. There is a rubric for "How to write an essay" as well as a how to write an essay guide. 3. There is a document that gives struggling students helpful tips for writing and sentence starters. 4. There is a Valley Forge: Quotes from the past reading with questions to answer about the quotes. It includes an answer key.

This Jeopardy style game covers the 10 different IB character learning traits. It is a great tool to help students review the different learning styles of IB.

Have fun learning about the periodic table by playing a trivia game. This is a great tool to use as a review of the periodic table. I like dividing the class up and having them compete! Each question can be easily edited if needed to fit the needs of your class. Have fun in science class!

This is a SGA packet to get your Student Government Association up and running. All the documents are editable to make it fit your student government program. Documents included in this packet: 1. SGA Constitution (Governing document) 2. Election ballot template 3. Peace week packet 4. Spirit week document 5. Fundraiser Documents and Flyer Templates 6. Pre-Election PowerPoint 7. Pre-Election sign up documents 8. Pre-Election Posters

This is a ready to teach essay writing unit with 16 lessons to choose from. Each lesson comes with a one page or more reading about a topic, questions to answer about the text, a how to write your 5 paragraph essay guide that focuses on the essential question, and a helpful writing tips sheet for struggling writers. Below are the lesson topics in the packet: Bill of Rights Essay Unit 1. Students Searched in School: Essential Question: Does the school principal have a right to search a students, backpack, locker and pockets? 2. Students Suspended for Protesting at School: Essential Question: Can the school suspend students that peaceably protest on the sidewalk near the school? 3. Everyone is Suspended after a Fight at School: Essential Question: Does the principal have the right to suspend a student without a hearing? 4. Student Newspaper Censored: Essential Question: Does the school principal have a right censor the school newspaper? 5. Prayer at a School Football Game: Essential Question: Is public prayer before a school football game a violation of the First Amendment? 6. Students car searched: Essential Question: Is the principal allowed to search your car on school property? Fun 5 Paragraph Essays 1. Bigfoot: Essential Question: Does Bigfoot exist? 2. Drones: Who owns the sky? 3. Internet Friends: Essential Question: Are friends on the Internet real friends? 4. Ownership of the Moon: Essential Question: Who owns the moon? Conflicting Primary Source History Essays 1. Atomic Bombing of Japan: Essential Question: Should President Truman have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan? 2. Battle of Lexington: Essential question: Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington? 3. American Revolution George Washington: Essential Question: Was George Washington a traitor or a patriot? 4. Alexander the Great: Essential Question: Was Alexander the Great really great or was he a villain? 5. Cherokee Removal: Essential Question: What is the best way to save the Cherokee way of life and culture? 6. Cortes and the Aztecs: Was Hernan Cortes a hero or a villain? Some of these assignments are sold separately in my store, but buying this whole packet is the best deal. Total Pages: 60

Students will learn how to write an essay by examining a short article about the ownership of the moon answering the essential question: Who owns the moon? Here is what is in the packet: 1. A short article about the ownership of the moon. Here is a sample of the article: Land on the moon is for sale! You to can purchase a piece of the moon for a mere 20 dollars an acre or for 25 dollars if you want the mineral rights. Dennis Hope a bar owner and business man says he exploited a loophole in the 1967 UN Outer Space treaty to claim ownership of the moon and other celestial bodies in the solar system. He sells the deeds to the lunar property out of his bar and on the Internet. More than 6 million people have bought lunar property from Mr. Hope and he has made over 10 million dollars. Even famous people have bought pieces of the moon like Tom Cruise, President Reagan, President Carter, Clint Eastwood and...... 2. Questions about the article. 3. A how to write your essay guide. 4. Helpful hints for writing (Great for struggling students and special ed.)

In 1872 Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for casting an illegal ballot in the presidential election. She was furious at the injustice and embarked on a speaking tour to push for female voting rights. Below is a speech she gave about the female voting rights issue. The 19th Amendment allowed women to vote in 1920. Susan B. Anthony never paid the fine. In the lesson there is a speech she gave in 1873 explaining why women should have the right to vote. The lesson also comes with follow up questions.

Monroe Doctrine with questions.

Have fun playing a trivia game on the 5 Themes of Geography. It is easy to change a question in the game if you need to. Great to review for a test!

Students will compete in this STEM challenge to determine who has the best catapult bast on range and accuracy. This is a fun one day activity that is really easy and fun to teach. The packet includes: 1. Teacher Guide 2. Prototype Worksheets 3. Results/Reflection Worksheet