Grade 8
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Language
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Reading: Informational
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Reading: Literature
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Speaking & Listening
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Writing
CCSS ELA Standard: 8.W.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Not Like The Others: Rivers
Students will determine which river is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Cephalopods
Students will determine which cephalopod is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Flowers
Students will determine which flower is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: 19th Century Presidents
Students will determine which US President from the 19th century is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group B
Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group A
Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.
Create A Civ: Capital City
How are capital cities a combination of natural and human-designed features?
Not Like The Others: African Nations
Students will determine which country in Africa is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: US National Parks
Students will determine which US National Park is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases
Students will determine which of these types of diseases is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Birds of the Desert
Students will determine which desert bird is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Penguins
Students will determine which type of penguin is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe
Students will determine which of these tiny countries is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Microorganisms
Students will determine which of these microorganisms is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Ants of the World!
Students will determine which type of ant is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Types of Rocks
Which of these rocks is not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest
Students will determine which snake of the rainforest is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Rainforests
Which of these rainforests is not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Stars
How is each of these stars not like the others?
Not Like The Others: US States
How is each of these states not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Mountains
Which of these mountains is not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Birds of the Tropical Rainforest
Which of these four birds is not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Branches of the US Government
How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?
Create A Civilization: Currency
What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?
Create A Civilization: Design A Flag
What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?
The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers
Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?
Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters
Students will determine which type of natural disaster is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: States of Matter
How is each of the states of matter not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Countries
How is each of these four countries not like the others?
Not Like The Others: Charlotte’s Web
Students will determine which of the characters is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra
Students will determine which creature of the tundra is not like the others.
Not Like The Others: US Presidents
Students will determine which founding US president is not like the others.
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.
Upgrade Research Questions With Depth and Complexity
Ever ask students to create research questions? Were their ideas a bit… blah? My own students had a very hard time writing questions they didn’t already know the answer to! This video is how I solved that problem: upgrade research questions with depth and complexity.
Create A Civilization: Calendars
Why 12 months? Why 30ish days? Why 7 days in a week? Your civilization could organize a year in any way you want!
Create A Civilization: The River
The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!