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A Lunar Survival Mission

A Lunar Survival Mission

A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?
Create A Creature

Create A Creature

Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.
Not Like The Others: Planets

Not Like The Others: Planets

Which of these planets is not like others? Well, it sure looks simple at first. But each option could be the one that doesn’t fit in.
Notice, Wonder: Blood Falls

Notice, Wonder: Blood Falls

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: SLS Test

Notice, Wonder: SLS Test

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
A System Similar to a Cell

A System Similar to a Cell

Which parts of a cell serve a similar job to the parts of a cruise ship, human body, computer, or other system?
Not Like The Others: Cephalopods

Not Like The Others: Cephalopods

Four cephalopods. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Notice, Wonder: A River

Notice, Wonder: A River

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: Butterball

Notice, Wonder: Butterball

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: The Cliff

Notice, Wonder: The Cliff

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: Green Circles

Notice, Wonder: Green Circles

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?
What’s In My Brain: Ramp vs Bike

What’s In My Brain: Ramp vs Bike

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?
Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament

Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament

Which object in the solar system is most habitable?
Notice, Wonder: Plateau

Notice, Wonder: Plateau

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Natural Disasters Tournament

Natural Disasters Tournament

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.
Not Like The Others: States of Matter

Not Like The Others: States of Matter

How is each of the states of matter not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Rainforests

Not Like The Others: Rainforests

Which of these rainforests is not like the others?
The Personalities of Rocks

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?
What’s In My Brain: Ball vs Book

What’s In My Brain: Ball vs Book

Let’s look at Kinetic vs Potential Energy!
Types of Energy Tournament

Types of Energy Tournament

Which type of energy will win the tournament!?
Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest

Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest

Four rainforest snakes. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Precipitation Tournament

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.
Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?
What’s In My Brain: Tree vs Tree

What’s In My Brain: Tree vs Tree

Let’s look at deciduous vs coniferous trees.
Notice, Wonder: Scales

Notice, Wonder: Scales

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: Swirls

Notice, Wonder: Swirls

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
What’s In My Brain: Narwhal vs Penguin

What’s In My Brain: Narwhal vs Penguin

We’re looking at the arctic vs the antarctic.
Concept Attainment: Hornet vs Tiger

Concept Attainment: Hornet vs Tiger

Can your class spot the vertebrates vs invertebrates?
What’s In My Brain: Guinea Pig vs Potbelly

What’s In My Brain: Guinea Pig vs Potbelly

What do guinea pigs, shooting stars, and seahorses have in common? They’re all misnomers!
Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers

Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
The Tournament of Biomes

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!
Not Like The Others: Types of Volcanoes

Not Like The Others: Types of Volcanoes

Which of these types of volcanoes is not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Four natural disasters. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Notice, Wonder: Skylight

Notice, Wonder: Skylight

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Not Like The Others: Microorganisms

Not Like The Others: Microorganisms

Four microorganisms. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra

Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra

Four tundra creatures. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases

Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases

Four diseases. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Notice, Wonder: Critter

Notice, Wonder: Critter

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
What’s In My Brain!? Japan vs Jamaica

What’s In My Brain!? Japan vs Jamaica

Is it an island or an archipelago?
How Renewable Is That Resource?

How Renewable Is That Resource?

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?
What’s In My Brain: Grass vs Mold

What’s In My Brain: Grass vs Mold

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?