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Mathgrades 7~20 min

Balance It

Two-step equations on an honest scale
1. 1Balance Itwatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Red Penspot the mistake · 6 cards
3. 3The Scalesolve · 6 equations
4. 4The Jinglethe song · sing along
life sciencegrades 7~20 min

Where Did Those Blue Eyes Come From?

Genes, alleles and Punnett squares
1. 1Blue From Where?watch · 4 predictions
2. 2Punnett Lab6 crosses · build the square
3. 3Seed Checkspot the mistake · 6 posters
4. 4The Songsing along
civicsgrades 7~20 min

Nobody Gets All the Power

Three branches, checks and balances
1. 1The Power Grabwatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Pass the Bill4 bills · count the votes
3. 3Front Pagespot the mistake · 6 pages
4. 4The Marchthe song · sing along
Mathgrades 7~20 min

Round and Round

Two pizzas or one big one? Roll it, slice it, settle it.
1. 1ROLL ITlab · roll a wheel · 4 rounds
2. 2SLICE ITlab · unroll a pizza · 4 rounds
3. 3SETTLE IT5 jobs · then the bet
4. 4THE JINGLEthe song · sing along
civicsgrades 7~25 min

Race to 270

You don't vote for President. You vote for electors. Win the map.
1. 1Count the Electorslab · build Florida's 30 · 4 rounds
2. 2Win the Maplab · flip states to 270 · 5 rounds
3. 3What If?lab · ties, 1800, the pledge · 5 rounds
4. 4Two Seventythe song · sing along
Physicsgrades 7–8~20 min

The Big Drop

Energy & roller coasters
1. 1The Big Dropwatch · 4 questions
2. 2Spot the Mistake6 clips · OBJECTION!
3. 3Energy Don't Quitthe rap
life sciencegrades 7~25 min

Who Eats Whom?

Follow the arrows through the Everglades. Then find the missing raccoons.
1. 1Follow the Arrowslab · build the web · 4 rounds
2. 2Who Gains?lab · plus, zero, minus · 5 rounds
3. 3The Missing Raccoonslab · a real mystery · 5 rounds
4. 4The Songthe song · sing along
civicsgrades 7~20 min

Free Speech Means I Can Say Anything, Right?

The Bill of Rights and its limits
1. 1Say Anything?watch · 4 predictions
2. 2Violation or Not?8 cards · spot the violation
3. 3You Be the Justice4 real cases
4. 4The Balladthe song · sing along
sciencegrades 7~20 min

The Ground Is Moving

Plates, quakes and the rock cycle
1. 1The Ground Is Movingwatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Make a Boundaryplay · build the Himalaya
3. 3Rock's Long Tripplay · any rock to any rock
4. 4Deep Timethe song · sing along
Physicsgrades 7~25 min

The Big Drop II

Where did the heat go? Follow the missing joules.
1. 1The Missing Jouleslab · follow the energy · 4 rounds
2. 2Hot Takes5 bets · 5 rounds
3. 3Meltdownbuild a cooler · 3 deliveries
4. 4Hot to Notthe song · sing along
Englishgrades 7~20 min

Who's Telling This?

Point of view and unreliable narrators
1. 1Who's Telling This?watch · 4 predictions
2. 2Case Files6 passages · trust it? find the clue
3. 3Whose Head?8 passages · name the point of view
4. 4Open Mic IIspoken word · follow along
Physicsgrades 6–8~30 min

Newton's Three Laws

Inertia, F = m·a, action & reaction
1. Newton's Three Lawsthe 60-second explainer
2. 1The Lazy Ballplay · inertia
3. 2Push Anythingplay · F = m × a
4. 3Rocket & Reactionplay · action & reaction
5. 4Do the Mathsexamples & exercises
6. 5The Big Quiz10 questions
Mathgrades 7~20 min

50% Off, Then 50% Off = Free?

Percents, coupons and the base
1. 1The Registerwatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Receipt Checkspot the mistake · 6 receipts
3. 3Price Checknumber pad · 8 customers
4. 4The Jinglethe song · sing along
civicsgrades 7~20 min

Federalists vs Anti-Federalists

The fight to ratify the Constitution
1. 1Ratify It?watch · 4 predictions
2. 2Which Side?8 statements · pick a side
3. 3Road to Nine6 rounds · the real votes
4. 4The Broadsidethe song · sing along
5. 4The Pamphletbonus · read-along review
Englishgrades 7~25 min

It's All Greek (and Latin) to Me

Cut long words apart. Build new ones. Don't fall for the traps.
1. 1CUT ITlab · scissors · cut six words · 4 rounds
2. 2BUILD ITlab · the Word Press · 5 rounds
3. 3TRAP ITlab · three bets · 5 rounds
4. 4TAKE IT APARTspoken word · follow along
Englishgrades 7~20 min

Like a Simile, Only Sneakier

Figurative language and rhetorical devices
1. 1Lying With Extra Stepswatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Name That Device8 lines · name it, then what it does
3. 3Fix the Zinespot the wrong label · 6 pages
4. 4Open Micspoken word · follow along
Mathgrades 7~20 min

Tails Is Due!

Probability: theory, experiments and luck
1. 1Tails Is Duewatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Fine Printspot the mistake · 6 posters
3. 3The Labrun experiments · 6 problems
4. 4The Jinglethe song · sing along
sciencegrades 7~20 min

It's Only a Theory?!

Laws say what, theories say why
1. 1Just a Theory?watch · 4 predictions
2. 2Fix the Posterspot the mistake · 6 posters
3. 3Pattern Hunt6 rounds · real planet data
4. 4Different Jobssing along
Mathgrades 7~20 min

Straight Through Zero

Proportional relationships: tables, graphs, y = px
1. 1The Side Hustlewatch · 4 predictions
2. 2Price Tagsspot the mistake · 6 boards
3. 3Plot Itgraph it · 8 problems
4. 4The Jinglethe song · sing along