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Superstructures Works Across All Subjects

Explore live Superstructures across a range of subjects, including Social Studies, English, Science, and Math. Jump in and try them out on your laptop or Chromebook! Or check out our starter guides for our ten structure types. Visit The Super Teacher blog for even more ideas.

Social Studies

Interactive scatter plot titled Government Intervention in the Economy, showing white dots categorized by policies like Corporate Tax Cuts and Bank Bailouts on a yellow grid with axes labeled Short Term Effects to Long Term Effects and Consumers Benefit to Producers Benefit, with filter options on left and policy list on right.

Dot Plot: Government Intervention in the Economy

Venn diagram comparing Athens and Sparta with unique attributes such as Democracy and Navy for Athens, and Education and Army for Sparta, plus shared concepts like Language and Power in the overlapping green area.

Venn: Athens vs Sparta

Diagram showing arguments for and against ratifying the Constitution, divided into Yes - Federalists in teal and No - Anti-Federalists in pink, listing reasons from various speakers on each side.

Debate: Should the Constitution be Ratified?

English

Diagram titled 'Modern Day Irony' showing a central circle labeled 'Examples of Irony' with multiple surrounding circles containing ironic phrases and their sources, color-coded in red, yellow, blue, and purple.

Connect: Examples of Irony

Comparison of arguments from the closing in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech, with comments grouped on each side highlighting tone, examples, repetition, and impact.

Debate: Atticus Finch vs MLK Jr Speeches

Venn diagram comparing Romeo & Juliet characters in Act 2 Scene 5, showing traits of Juliet, Friar Laurence, and The Nurse with overlapping qualities and a legend listing each trait and contributor.

Venn: Rome & Juliet Character Comparison

Science & Math

Interactive chart titled 'Search for Extraterrestrial Life' showing white dots on vertical stems across a yellow background, representing likelihood to support life from least to most, with a tooltip describing Titan, Saturn's Moon's thick nitrogen atmosphere and methane lakes possibly supporting life.

Spectrum: Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Infographic showing parts of the respiratory system arranged in a circular diagram with colored segments including sinuses, nose hairs, voice box, lungs, diaphragm, bronchi, alveoli, trachea, nostrils, mouth, and brain, each labeled with a person's name.

Connect: Parts of the Respiratory System

Interactive scatter plot of energy sources showing environmental impact on x-axis and sustainability on y-axis, with a list of energy sources and toggles to filter dots.

Dot Plot: Energy Sources

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How Does It Work?

Superstructures are AI-powered activities that spark collaborative thinking—perfect for energizing any lesson opener or practice session.

One

Create

Begin by choosing a structure — each one is designed to scaffold a specific thinking skill.

Begin by choosing a structure — each one is designed to scaffold a specific thinking skill.

Two

Collaborate

Launch and watch as your students contribute and engage, guided by Soop, our friendly AI assistant.

Select from various thinking templates, mapped to the action verb of your academic standard or behavioral.

Two

Collaborate

Launch and watch as your students contribute and engage, guided by our friendly AI assistant.

Three

Converse

Lead a meaningful whole-class discussion with real-time insights from our AI-powered teacher view.

Lead a meaningful whole-class discussion with real-time insights from our AI-powered oversight system.

Hear What Our Super Teachers Have to Say…

Teachers love how Superstructures engages students, inspires deep thinking, and makes planning effortless.

Amy Wright
5th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Britney Ammen
High School English Teacher

Makenzi Olson
Middle School Science Teacher

Michelle Brown
Middle School Science Teacher

Bernadette Campbell
Middle & High School FACS Teacher

Britney Ammen
High School English Teacher

How Can I Use Superstructures in My Classroom?

As a collaborative space for students to explore ideas

As an engaging activity to practice critical thinking

As a formative assessment of student knowledge

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Learning Outcomes

Students engaged with Superstructures will:

Demonstrate active encoding of knowledge

Practice structured/ organized thought

Make use of logic and reasoning skills

Exercise judgment and justification

Develop fluency with mental models

Recognize value of others’ ideas & perspectives

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