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Design a project about how Newton's Laws of Motion relate to a crime committed against sea turtles, whether eggs are stolen or turtles are attacked.

i am hosting a zoom literacy brain boost for 2/3rd grade. i need activities that are engaging and interesting to hold over zoom.

Students create a fake social media profile using a character from a classroom text. Must Include: Posts showing character traits, motivations, and growth Captions explaining why the post fits the character Comments written from other characters’ perspectives A reflection explaining how the character changes over time TEKS Alignment: 7.8B: Analyze character traits and development 7.8E: Show how events influence the character 7.10B: Explain the author’s message through the character 7.1A: Share and discuss profiles in small groups

NtN ENTRY EVENT “When Godzilla Wakes: Surviving the Unthinkable” Driving Question How can societies prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters to reduce loss of life and protect communities? The Scenario (Student-Facing Narrative) Breaking News Alert A massive, unstoppable force—nicknamed “Godzilla” by the global media—has emerged. Godzilla is not a monster with fangs and claws. Godzilla is a metaphor. In some places, Godzilla takes the form of radiation leaks. In others, it arrives as earthquakes, drought, war, or toxic explosions. Governments around the world are being tested: Who acts quickly? Who hides the truth? Who is prepared—and who is not? Your team has been called in as Disaster Response Specialists. Your mission: study real disasters from Russia & the Republics, the Middle East, and North Africa and design a plan to help communities adapt, survive, and rebuild when Godzilla strikes. Entry Event Hook (Day 1 – 30–40 minutes) 1. Visual Hook (5–7 minutes) Show a short, silent montage (no explanation yet): Clip or stills from Shin Godzilla (bureaucracy, slow response) Chernobyl reactor footage (Russia/Ukraine) Beirut port explosion (Lebanon) Earthquake damage (Turkey, Iran, Morocco) Drought/desertification imagery (Sahel/North Africa) Ask students to write down 3 emotions they feel while watching. 2. Godzilla Reveal & Metaphor Discussion (10 minutes) On the board: GODZILLA = DISASTER Class discussion prompts: Why do people create monsters to explain disasters? How is Godzilla similar to: Radiation? Earthquakes? War? Government failure? Can disasters be natural but made worse by human decisions? Introduce: Natural disasters vs. Man-made disasters (and how many events are actually both) Disaster Case Files (Gallery Walk – 15 minutes) Students rotate through “Godzilla Case Files”, each representing your unit regions. Russia & the Republics Chernobyl (1986) – Nuclear meltdown, secrecy, delayed evacuation (man-made + natural factors) Aral Sea Disaster – Water diversion causing ecological collapse (man-made) Earthquakes in Central Asia – Infrastructure challenges (natural) Middle East Beirut Port Explosion (2020) – Unsafe storage, corruption (man-made) Iran/Turkey Earthquakes – Government preparedness & building codes (natural) Oil spills & refinery accidents (man-made) North Africa Morocco Earthquake (2023) – Mountain geography & response time (natural) Sahel Drought & Desertification – Climate change & farming practices (natural + man-made) Libya Floods (Derna Dam Collapse) – Infrastructure neglect (man-made + natural) Each station includes: What happened? What failed? Who was most affected? How could this “Godzilla” have been weakened? The Challenge Reveal (5 minutes) Teacher announcement: You will design a Disaster Adaptation Plan. Your team will: Choose one disaster (natural OR nuclear/man-made) Choose one region we are studying Create a plan to: Prepare BEFORE Godzilla arrives Respond DURING the disaster Rebuild AFTER the disaster Students may choose: Nuclear accident response Earthquake survival & rebuilding Flood or drought adaptation Infrastructure failure prevention Government transparency plans Student Roles (Introduced Day 1) Each group assigns: Government Advisor – policy & response Scientist/Engineer – safety & infrastructure Humanitarian Leader – civilians & refugees Media Analyst – information, propaganda, truth

Focused on housing and affordability in our city (Worcester, MA) where this is an ongoing issue.

create hands on project for CTE high school electrical students that reflects their understnading of series and parallel circuits

Implement a weather station project, where students build instruments to measure and record weather patterns, analyzing data as part of their science and math curriculum.