Six challenging activities for Middle School students to discover the reality of Chernobyl today. Use the various tools available on Google Maps, Google Street View and Google Earth Pro to complete the tasks. Instructions and examples are provided so all worksheets are self-guiding. Table of contents include: How Close Can You Get to the Nuclear Power Plant? How Far Away from Other Places is Chernobyl? Going Back in Time at Chernobyl How Big is The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Sarcophagus? What’s Left Behind in Abandoned Chernobyl and Surrounds? The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Great introduction into interpreting Political Cartoons, explaining and illustrating the main strategies used by cartoonists: - labelling - use of symbols - analogy - irony - exaggeration. The slide deck supports the Interactive Notebook Political Cartoons - An Interactive Notebook The interactive slide deck is very expertly made and is another part of the humour and comedy series that I use in my Middle School classes. Downloading this Powerpoint pack also provides you with a very flash template to develop your own great slide presentation.

I had worked as teacher in a remote Aboriginal community in the north west region of Australia, and here I have collected by photos and stories to show students how life is the same and different to their own. Topics covered: Our Camp The Terrain Weather & Climate Children’s Games School Two Schools Food Seasonal food Food The Babysitter Health and Medecine Medicine Trip to the Great Sandy Desert Pilbara Lizards New Cyclone Shelter Employment Whitefella Work in the Pilbara In my class the scrapbook is used as part of our Indigenous Study Unit and is used in combination with The Indigenous Way - A Case Study

Google Maps is an endless supply of fun and educational learning. This list of things to do will ensure that your students can experiment with just about every feature that Google Maps and Google Street View have implemented in their Application. Google Maps is a free application available online or as an app. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

Telling a joke to a group of people is a real art - and no-one ever teaches us how to do it! These worksheets explore some key aspects of joke telling and they can be great fun in any middle classroom. I suggest setting the ground rules with the class right at the beginning so that any inappropriate material is not used as a joke… but that never really happened in any of the lessons that I conducted with my students, so hopefully it is a non-issue for your class as well. This pack includes 12 pages of worksheets plus an answer key showing some suggested answers to the questions about jokes. Headings in the pack include: - Defining a joke - Putting on your humor hat - What is the best joke you have ever heard? - Know your audience - Joke types - How to write your own joke - How to deliver a joke I really enjoy working with humor in my classes and I have about a dozen packs of worksheets that worked in my class in my TES store. ******************************************** I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

Representing data on a map is an important form of communicating information to the reader. Information graphics need to provide the right information in the clearest format possible. Google Maps provides an easy facility to display data for any reader, and anybody can use this facility to upload their information. An excellent introduction to this topic would be for the teacher and students to explore the range of ways that data can be represented on a map. Different ways include heat maps, geographic stretching of continents, icons and symbols, colours and shades, bar graphs, and interactive maps. The lessons and activities in this unit of work are for the lower and middle secondary years of schooling and focus on how to add Placemarks and how to bulk upload more than one data point to show a broader range of data. Simple instructions and clear screenshots, along with relevant student activities make this unit of work self-instructing for every student. 14 pages Duration 1 week. Note that Sample pages only shown here. Full pack of 14 pages will be downloadable once purchase has been made.

EVEN MORE printable maps with a simple clue that students use to determine what country is outlined on the sheet. The first pack of What Country is This? was so popular, that I have made another pack Again, the clue might be a longitude or latitude, a key city, or a geographical feature. The task is simple, but the activity is challenging. Students can also use the shape of the country to help in working out the name of the country. The worksheets have an answer key at the end. There are 22 maps in all. Some sample pages shown.

12 humor types are illustrated in this slide deck. The slides can be used to identify each of the humor types that are typically used. Identify which humor type is being used in conversation, in literature, or by the scallywag in your class. The slides identify the name of the humor type, includes a definition and an example along with an original illustration.

Create fun storyboards that students then place on to geographic locations on Google Earth. The storyboards can be used to walk through a story showing each step of the plot on Google Earth - using images and descriptions - but they can also be used to create a tour of anything that you can think of. This pack shows students how to create their own simple Tour on Google Earth, by creating a storyboard(Word template included), setting up Placemarks, inserting images and description as well some activities at each location, then recording the tour for others to view. Very motivating. Also includes an assessment Rubric, answer key, 12 worksheets, and a Word document Storyboard template. Note that there are some very minor steps included that apply to Mac users only.

12 humor types are illustrated in this poster series. The posters are A3 size and can be used to identify each of the humor types that are typically used. Refer to the posters to identify which humor type is being used in conversation, in literature, or by the scallywag in your class. The posters identify the name of the humor type, includes a definition and an example along with an original illustration. 12 A3 posters - samples are shown here.

It is important for any student to understand the difference between the two types of humour - one that hurts and offends, compared to the type that makes you feel good, energised and relaxed, and there are no victims that feel bad. These ten worksheets focus on helping Middle School students identify the difference between the types of humour. The worksheets analyse the Sarcastic Wit, the Nit Wit, and the Clowning Wit. I have found that teaching humour in the classroom is such fun - of course - and it can have relevance to many parts of the curriculum. Answer key included

Who doesn’t like the magic of city skylines? I do, and my class loves them and these worksheets on city skylines worked great. The task here is to inspect the city skyline on each worksheet PLUS review the other clue. Then identify the name of the city. The other clue may be figures about the city, the city’s logo or flag, a map of the city’s area, or a logo of the sporting club that is based in that city. The task is challenging and fun, and normally requires the student to be creative in how they investigate the answer. Do I use Google Maps? Do I use Wikipedia? Do I try to find the answer by identifying a building on the skyline? The worksheets are a great library filler and you can always pull one out for that spare moment. 20 maps in all, with an Answer Key at the end. Note that the cities are all US cities.

Printable maps with a simple clue that students use to determine what US State is outlined on the sheet. Best used with Google Earth. The clue might be a longitude or latitude, a key city, or a geographical feature. The task is simple, but the activity is challenging. And some maps involve a bit of problem solving by the student. Students can also use the shape of the State to help in working out the name of the country. The worksheets have an answer key at the end. There are 14 maps in all.

Being really funny means you need to have a humor attitude. These worksheets shows Middle School students how to develop a humor attitude. The worksheets highlight the difference between being the ‘class clown’ or local ‘nitwit’, and focusses on looking at life with a sense of humor - using the lens of laughs. My classes really enjoy the focus I have on humor - I’m sure yours will too. Great activities and strategies for anyone wanting to let more humor in to their life. 17 pages in total including an answer key where necessary. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

More than 50 pages of Blackline Masters for upper primary/lower secondary students. All worksheet activities are completed with the fabulous Google Earth application which is free to download on to your PC or Mac from earth.google.com. Activities require minimum teacher direction and provide maximum learning for the student. _______________________________________________________ Contents: • Constellation conundrum • Landmarks • Cruise around the world • Help!! Endangered species • The Galapagos Islands • Continents • Google Moon • The Earth's Grid System • Make the World a Better Place • Mission to Mars • Majestic Mountains • My Google Earth Autobiography • Mysterious Locations • National Parks • Ocean Explorer • Ocean Investigations • The Olympics • The ABCs of Google Earth • Bonjour, Mon Ami 50 plus pages 3 weeks duration

Great fun pack that investigates the types of Pranks, Hoaxes and Scams that are carried out in a variety of circumstances - on the web, in the classroom, in the news and so on. Students identify the differences and get an understanding that this is not a new thing - it all started with Jonathon Swift (Gulliver Travels). These pen and paper worksheets explore this type of humor and discusses the impact it might have on the victim. I really enjoy teaching about humor in the classroom and this is another of my packs that my classes have been working on. I also use the topic to cover off some ‘bullying’ issues and make sure that all students understand that a prank can often have a negative effect on someone else - and so needs to be avoided. The pack is also great for introducing the topic of email scams and how they can impact people who are not wary. 28 pages including a comprehensive Answer Key I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

Lesson Plan with worksheets for the Middle School classroom that teaches the principles of Longitude and Latitude using the popular Google Earth. The worksheets are simple and self-guiding. There is an answer sheet at the end of the booklet. There are also links to short videos further explaining the activities. Just click on the links in the worksheets The lesson takes about 3 weeks to complete and there are additional worksheets that the early finishers can work on to further extend their knowledge. Objectives included. 20 pages of things to do. Note that sample pages only shown here. Full pack of 20 pages will be downloadable once purchase has been made. Duration of activity is 1 week

Welcome to Hell. Here's your accordion.” - Gary Larson “This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” - George Orwell, Animal Farm Another of my humour units, to go with Slapstick and Sarcasm. Anything to do with humour in the classroom is fun for the students and the teacher. Analyse The Simpsons, South Pack, The Onion, Borat and more with the directions in this pack. Pack includes activities, explanations, tips, hints, and self-directed activities. Enjoy - we all did! 18 pages Duration 3 weeks

Using exaggeration or hyperbole can be one of easiest ways of getting a laugh from your audience. These simple but challenging worksheets help the Middle School student identify humourous exaggeration techniques and develop some strategies to write their own comedy lines. Great fun and yet another part of my humour series. About 1 week's duration - answer key included - total of 24 pages in all.

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” - Groucho Marx “The problem with common sense is that most people are morons.” - The Sarcasm Society Sarcasm can be witty, but in the school environment it can be hurting. Teach your students to recognise sarcasm and to be careful with its use. This is a starter pack of humour worksheets centred around the topic of Sarcasm. Topics include: - Irony v Sarcasm - Sarcasm Detector - Sarcasm as Verbal Bullying - Groucho Marx and his form of Sarcasm - Comparing Sarcasm with being Sincere - Plotting types of Sarcasm on the Nasty v Nice scale, and the Funny v not Funny scale ... and more 15 pages, 1 week duration