Boardroom Leader Guide

A comprehensive teacher guide for Unit 4, detailing the 'Shark Tank' final project, guest shark logistics, and instructional strategies for teaching public speaking and presentation design. Revised for improved page breaks and contrast.

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inUnit 4 The Pitch

Livestock Skillathon Mastery

An immersive preparation program that equips agriculture students with the hands-on identification and evaluation skills needed to conquer competitive Livestock Skillathon contests.

Lenny

Brain Headquarters

An interactive lesson introducing elementary or middle school students to the three major divisions of the brain: the Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem.

Genevieve Wharton

Brain HQ Exit Ticket

A practical, print-saving 2-up exit ticket containing two identical, clean-cut checkpoint slips to quickly assess students' mastery of the Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem.

Genevieve Wharton

Canopy Crusaders

A comprehensive unit on rainforest ecology, climate regulation, and conservation. Students explore the structural layers of the rainforest, their roles as carbon sinks, the threats of deforestation, and collaborative solutions for preservation.

MaryAnn Mehler

Tiny Tanks

An engaging, highly visual science lesson exploring beetles as the armored tanks of the insect world, designed specifically for fifth-grade students reading below grade level. Students learn about elytra, beetle adaptation, and compare insect armor to that of the armadillo through scaffolded activities.

amy_oshea

Brain HQ Note Catcher

An engaging, print-ready guided note-catcher for students to map the three major brain divisions, complete with custom department blueprint cards, nickname fill-ins, and a scenario match-up check.

Genevieve Wharton

Eco Detectives

A middle school scientific inquiry sequence where students investigate abiotic and biotic components, trace trophic energy pyramids, and build critical media literacy by evaluating ecological research sources.

Lenny

Rule Raiders

A active learning station rotation lesson where sixth-grade students discover the dangers of confirmation bias and learn the power of testing hypotheses by trying to disprove them. Based on the Veritasium 'Can You Solve This?' video, students rotate through digital and hands-on offline inquiry challenges to build robust scientific thinking skills aligned with Indiana SEPS.

Kim Davis

Brain Headquarters Slides

A beautiful, bright, and simple 5-slide presentation introducing the Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem using a clean minimalist design with cheerful color accents. Fully aligned with the updated note-catcher.

Genevieve Wharton

Celestial Chronicles

A comprehensive middle school space science unit exploring the physical properties of major planets along with the characteristics, orbits, and origins of other celestial objects like comets, asteroids, and dwarf planets.

Difa Fathona

Home Run Physics

A lesson focused on the physics of hitting a home run in baseball. Students explore cause-and-effect relationships and vocabulary context clues through a reading passage, followed by comprehension questions and a creative writing prompt.

Kristen Watanabe

Tiny Tanks Teacher Guide

A comprehensive two-page teacher guide providing a lesson plan, pacing guide, scaffolded reading strategies for low-literacy students, and a complete worksheet answer key.

Boardroom Leader Guide