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TEKS ELA Standard: 8.6.J
defend or challenge the authors’ claims using relevant text evidence
World Record Basketball Shot off a Dam
Pause this video right away
I bet Professor Shoelace can beat you
Decades of Earthquakes
Scythe vs Brushcutter
Who has more power: the Queen Bee or the Hive?
Who really runs the hive: the queen, or the thousands of bees around her?
Robot Writing: Volcano
Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?
Robot Writing: The Bridge
One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?
Chess Variant: Monster Chess
What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?
Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship
What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?
Impostor Syndrome
How high-performing students can often feel like they aren’t really that great.