TEKS ELA Standard: 4.9.D.i

World Record Basketball Shot off a Dam

ice covering Lake Baikal

Deep-Sea Snailfish Discovery

below the water level

polluted water

Newton’s Cradle

Nikola Jokic’s Top 30 Plays

How they recycle garbage

X-Ray Video of a Hamster’s Cheeks

drone footage of fireworks over Lima, Peru

Decades of Earthquakes

Pineapple Disintegration

Boiling Water at -41°C

Space Shuttle Tile: 2,200°F With Bare Hands

Main Idea and Details

Young students can use this big idea organizer to identify the main idea and support it with details.

Power Big Idea Worksheets

Your students will investigate statements like: Power leads to change, Power comes in many forms, Power can be used or abused.

Identifying A Story’s Theme

Teach your young students to identify the moral or the theme of a story.

Pluto – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?

What Happens In Your Brain When You’re Worried or Afraid

Allison Edwards explains how blood flow in your brain affects your decision-making

Introducing Universal Theme of Conflict

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Introducing Universal Theme of Systems

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Systems? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Introducing Universal Theme of Power

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Power? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Earthquakes – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about earthquakes back into the correct order?

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Content Imperatives: Origin

Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.

Depth and Complexity: 🏛️ Big Idea

Let’s get students thinking big and focusing on more abstract ideas.