Playlist: Bookmarks
Power in Autumn
Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?
Pig Pen Cipher (Codes Part 2)
Let’s encode some secret messages with a cipher that was actually used during the American Civil War!
Shift Cipher (Codes Part 1)
Let’s encode and decode secret messages like Julius Caesar!
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.
A Lunar Survival Mission
A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?
Notice, Wonder: Blood Falls
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
The Resiliency Tournament
Your students will set up a tournament to determine which person or character best demonstrated resiliency.