TEKS ELA Standard: 3.13.B

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Gr 1-8

Lego Paper Shredder

Can you shred paper using just Lego?

Tournament of Mythological Creatures

Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Rivers

Four rivers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Cephalopods

Four cephalopods. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Flowers

Four flowers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: 19th Century Presidents

Four 19th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group B

Four 20th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group A

Four 20th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Domesticated Animals Tournament

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

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Types of Energy Tournament

Which type of energy will win the tournament!?

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Create A Civ: Capital City

Every great capital is part geography, part human design. Research real ones, then build your own from scratch.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: African Nations

Four African nations. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: US National Parks

Four US national parks. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases

Four diseases. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Birds of the Desert

Four desert birds. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Penguins

Four penguins. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe

Four of the tiniest countries in Europe. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Microorganisms

Four microorganisms. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Plant Adaptation Tournament

Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?

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Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?

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Not Like The Others: Ants of the World!

Four ants from around the world. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

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Exploration Technology Tournament

Which of these pieces of exploration technology is most important? Most underrated? Most long-lasting?

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Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

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Tournament of Ancient Inventions

Which of these inventions of the ancient world is most influential? Least useful today? Most taken-for-granted?

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Animal Adaptation Tournament

Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?

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Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament

Which object in the solar system is most habitable?

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Parts of Speech Tournament

Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?

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Not Like The Others: Types of Volcanoes

Which of these types of volcanoes is not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Types of Rocks

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic — and one that doesn’t fit. But which one? Depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest

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

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Not Like The Others: Deserts

Which of these deserts is not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Rainforests

Which of these rainforests is not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Stars

How is each of these stars not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: US States

How is each of these states not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Mountains

Which of these mountains is not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Birds of the Tropical Rainforest

Which of these four birds is not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Branches of the US Government

How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?

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Create A Civilization: Currency

What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?

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Create A Civilization: Design A Flag

What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?

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Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Four natural disasters. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: States of Matter

How is each of the states of matter not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Countries

How is each of these four countries not like the others?

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Not Like The Others: Charlotte’s Web

Four Charlotte’s Web characters. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra

Four tundra creatures. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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Not Like The Others: US Presidents

Four US presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

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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.

Gr 1-8

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!

Gr 1-8

Fraction Ordering Tournament

Which set of fractions would be the trickiest to order from least to greatest? Let’s have a tournament!

Gr 1-8

The Resiliency Tournament

Your students will set up a tournament to determine which person or character best demonstrated resiliency.

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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!

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Creating A Realistic Flower and Pollinator

Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.

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Create A Creature

Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.

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An App For A Historical Figure

What kind of an app could have helped Abe Lincoln accomplish his goals?

Gr 1-8

Engineering: Build A Bridge

Using real bridges as their starting point, students will construct bridges out of straws and paperclips.

Gr 1-8