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Career Project 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your pupils find some direction with a career research project. Individuals research three careers, using the included graphic organizers to record their findings. They then create a visual aid on a computer and present their...
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Class Soup

For Teachers K - 2nd
Youngsters identify the ingredients in a can of vegetable soup and record a recipe for the soup. They volunteer to bring in soup ingredients, graph the quantities of each vegetable in the soup, and make the soup with help from parents....
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Watchdogs

For Students 10th - 12th
Use this political cartoon as a class warm up or discussion starter. Upper graders examine the role of newspapers as government watchdogs. Items for consideration are available, alongside a vivid cartoon.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: All Eyes on the Iowa Caucus

For Students 9th - 12th
Explore the primary elections through political cartoons. Three talking points guide deeper thinking as pupils analyze a cartoon, which depicts the 2008 campaigning in Iowa. Analysts identify caricatures, research why winning Iowa is...
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Thinking About Hate

For Teachers 8th - 10th
This lesson starts out with a guided discussion about the statement "Birds fly in the sky; airplanes fly in the sky; therefore, airplanes are birds" and goes on to cover logical fallacies and reliable sources, relating these to the topic...
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Advanced Critical Reading: Generations

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading activity, students read a passage about cycles of American generations then answer three questions based on the reading.
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Critical Thinking - Week 11

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this critical thinking worksheet, students complete problems which require abstract reasoning and logic. They complete logic puzzles involving sums of an array, finding the maximum number of integers under given conditions, and card...
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What Would the United States Do?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this U.S. history scenario worksheet, students use their critical thinking skills to explain how the U.S. would respond in a scenario that involves the Soviet Union sending support to Communist rebels in Nicaragua.
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A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

For Students 3rd - 10th
In this critical thinking worksheet, students examine a teacher-provided photograph of an object and respond to 6 questions that require students ponder what the object is and what its uses are. 
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Introduce Students to the Marooned Project

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students work together to survive on an uninhabited island. For this critical thinking skills lesson, students determine how they will survive and establish communities as they participate in a marooned project.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre - Lab (Scientific Method)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine science. In this scientific method lesson, students are introduced to what every experiment contains (hypothesis, critical thinking) and how an experiment is conducted. They watch a demonstration and then work...
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Famous Quotes Interpretation

For Students 6th - 9th
For this quote interpretation worksheet students use their critical thinking skills to determine the meaning of a quote and respond to a prompt.
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Famous Quotes Interpretation

For Students 6th - 9th
In this quote interpretation learning exercise, learners must use critical thinking skills to respond to a prompt regarding a quote by Charles Dickens.
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Presidential Election 2008:Making Decisions about Political Candidates

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students think critically about political candidates. In this election activity, students research candidates and use information sources to explore their stands on issues.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Ethanol

For Students 6th - 10th
In this advanced critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about ethanol then answer questions. Students make inferences, determine author's purpose and use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in the passage.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Hubble

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about the Hubble Telescope and then answer seven questions based on the reading.
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Advanced Critical Reading: The Great Debates

For Students 6th - 11th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about The Great Debates between Kennedy and Nixon and answer questions based on the reading.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Salt

For Students 6th - 11th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage regarding salt then answer three questions based on the reading.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Colony Collapse

For Students 6th - 11th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about the collapse of bee colonies and then answer questions based on the reading.
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Theatre- The Critic's Review

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils construct a critical review of a performance. In this theatrical lesson, students learn why critical reviews are important and create their own critical review. Pupils discuss their review.
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Critical Thinking Strategies

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore critical thinking strategies. In this critical thinking lesson plan, students evaluate multiple choice answers. Students note similarities between incorrect answers and discover how to compare and contrast incorrect and...
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Critic's Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read two opposing types literature. In groups, they role play the role of a critic to show they comprehend the material. They are introduced to new vocabulary and practice speaking the words in the foreign language.
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Critics of Cuisine

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students role play the role of food critics. Using recipes, they make nutritious meals at home following specific directions. They write reviews of their recipes and the products they used to make them. They share their review with...
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Roald Dahl

Matilda - The Platinum-Blond Man

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Before reading Chapter Six, "The Platinum-Blond Man" in Matilda, readers preview the illustration of Mrs. Wormwood dropping her plate of food, and think about what may have happened to cause the scene. After reading the chapter, class...

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