Playlist: Bellwork
Who has more power: the Queen Bee or the Hive?
Sometimes power is concentrated in one place. Other times it is spread out.
Tournament of Mythological Creatures
Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?
Natural Disasters Tournament
Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Beta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Robot Writing: The Bridge
One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?
An Olympic Sized Pool and 2 Liter Bottles (Episode 1)
How many 2 liter bottles could you fill up using the water in an olympic-sized pool?
Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases
Four diseases. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Words Within Words: AIRPLANE
How many words can you find within airplane?
Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System
Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?
Writing in Pilish
Pi can go beyond circles! What if you wrote using the digits of pi as your guide?
Not Like The Others: US States
How is each of these states not like the others?
Story Starter: A Day At School
Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place at school.
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?
Ambiguous Sentences
Rather than just demand that students “write clearly,” we’ll explore the hazards of poorly written sentences… and maybe create one of our own!
Writing Summaries in Haiku
Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.