English language arts
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: A Timed Argument Paragraph
Students read made-up survey results, identify claims, evidence and reasoning, then write a timed argument paragraph about a school break.
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Communications & media
Delivery Matters: Voice, Pace, Eye Contact and Gestures
Students read observer notes on two delivery styles, match delivery problems to fixes, and mark up a short script with pauses and emphasis.
Science
Density Detective: Mass, Volume and Kinds of Matter
Students sort samples of matter into elements, compounds and mixtures, then use mass and volume to calculate density and identify unknown metals.
Technology & computer science
Password Hygiene: Weak, Strong and Why
Students count and rate eight made-up passwords, learn why length and uniqueness matter, and practice safe account habits.
Science
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: Two Sides of One Cycle
Students compare photosynthesis and cellular respiration with an equation organizer, sort statements by process and count atoms to see that matter is conserved.
Study skills & advisory
Say It in Your Own Words and Cite It
Students compare four attempts to rewrite a source sentence, learn why paraphrasing and citing matter, and practice writing and alphabetizing simple citations.
Science
States of Matter: Particles on the Move
Students read about the particle model of matter, complete a comparison table, match phase-change names, and answer review questions.
Business & personal finance
The Power of Compound Interest
Students use the compound interest formula and a provided growth-factor table to compare simple and compound interest and see why starting early matters.
Health & physical ed.
Warm-Up and Cool-Down: Put the Routine in Order
Students read a step-by-step warm-up and cool-down routine, put scrambled moves in order, spot unsafe stretching habits, and design their own routine.