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I am working on creating a project for 7th grade social studies where the students final project is to hold a peace summit/conference. During this conference each student will take on the role of a country or important person to role play. For their learning they are going to have to study and research the viewpoints, decisions, and tactics of that country or person. For their evaluation they will be graded on how well they accurately portray the person/country assigned to them. Here is my…See More

I am a gifted education teacher. Part of my job is to pull kids (the top 15%) out of their core classes for a unit and push them at a higher level. I will be working with 8th grade science and have to cover the following learning targets. I can explain how acceleration is related to velocity.I can calculate acceleration.I can interpret distance, velocity and acceleration from a variety of graphs.I can graph distance, velocity and acceleration.I am in need of some project ideas. I need something…See More

I am trying to differentiate my science lesson where in the past students had to create an illustration/drawing of the skeletal system. I need something new and different with one level challenging the higher end kids.Any ideas?See More