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Social studies Common Core RH.9-10.2 cultural activities
1950s Culture vs 1960s Counterculture: 15 Image Gallery Walk & Research Project!
In this engaging 1950s and 1960s (culture and counterculture) gallery walk project, students learn the characteristics of 1950s culture and the 1960s counterculture, complete a classroom organizer, and conduct research further about leaders of the 1960s counterculture movement (Jack Kerouac, Jane Fonda, Bob Dylan, Betty Friedan, and Timothy Leary). Students navigate 7 different image sets, each with a different focus, to learn about how the 1950s and 1960s viewed authority, patriotism, music, wo
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6th - 10th
Developing Countries in Africa Response Group Centers Reading Analysis Activity
Teaching the Geography of Africa? Want your students to investigate developing African countries? Hoping to teach about the impact of Economics on African countries? This resource will do all of that in an engaging and informative way!In this response group activity, students learn about the challenges and opportunities for countries of Africa. A number of implementation ideas are provided along with the 26 page set to allow students to investigate 5 topics.Content Topics CoveredGeography of Afr
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5th - 11th
Also included in: Modern World History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours & More
Women's Suffrage Movement: Susan B. Anthony Trial Scavenger Hunt Activity
Your students will walk in the shoes of Elizabeth Cady Stanton as they learn about the Women's Suffrage movement and the trial of Susan B. Anthony. This scavenger hunt uses primary sources! What better way to learn about the past than to analyze historical photos and documents. Your students will use close reading skills, decoding, and teamwork to complete 7 different tasks with clues. This resource is similar to an escape room, but allows for more flexibility as it can span over the course of t
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Women's Suffrage Bundle: Activities, Reading Passages, Analysis, Lecture
Culture Social Studies Slides Interactive Editable Pear Deck
Here's your one stop shop for all things culture and cultural diffusion! This engaging and fun Pear Deck lesson asks students to answer the essential question of what is culture? Students will explore this question through an interactive, immersive, fully editable Pear Deck presentation where they will be asked to drag and drop, draw, or write out their answers to questions. With narrative explanatory audio embedded that can be edited/changed or used as-is, students will first complete the PearD
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: World History Google Slides Pear Deck Growing Bundle
Islamic Empire Map Activity Early History Civilization (Google)
Islamic Empire Map ActivityIs your class learning about the Islamic Empire and the Middle Ages?In this fun and interactive lesson, students will use the blank maps to label and color important landmarks, geographic features, and more. Students will make great connections between the geography of the Islamic Empire and the history of the civilization. Lesson Includes:Islamic Empire Mapping Activity PDFAnswer KeyLink to editable Google Drive resourceThe worksheet is no prep, easy to use, and g
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Islam and the Middle Ages in Europe Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Civil Rights Movement: March on Washington Gallery Walk Activity
In this Civil Rights Movement activity, your students will become historians as they analyze the official March on Washington organizing manual that was published prior to the demonstration. Then they will take a gallery walk to analyze historical images from the demonstration. Students will answer critical thinking questions throughout the activity and complete a final reflection. This resource is set up in an easy-to-print format to save you time.Primary Source Analysis:There is no better way
Grades:
6th - 8th
Persian Empire Map Activity Early History Civilization (Google)
Mapping the Persian Empire LessonIs your class struggling with understanding ancient civilizations like Ancient Persia? This mapping activity is designed to help students master the civilization of Ancient Persia and Ancient History. Students will use the blank maps to label and color important landmarks, geographic features, and more. Students will make great connections between the geography of the Persian Empire and Early History. Lesson Includes:Persian Empire Mapping Activity PDFAnswer
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Ancient Civilization Map Activities (Google)
Incan Quipu STEM Challenge
Quipu means "knot" in the language of the Inca. The quipu is a series of colored, knotted strings of wool, each tied to a main string. The type of knot, the placement of the knot, and the color of the string each had meaning to the Inca. Not many people could understand this meaning.Students will create their own quipu knot alphabet, quipu, and pass a message to a friend in class. Your classmate MUST be able to translate your message correctly. If both of you succeed, you will have won the STEM
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle
Colonial Society - British America in the 1700s PowerPoint & Google Slides
Explore British America through our engaging and interactive unit on Colonial Society! This units includes a professionally designed PowerPoint presentation, Google Slides, relevant primary source activities, and thought-provoking questions designed to engage students in learning about society in British America before the creation of the United States. This a a great PowerPoint (or Google Slides) you can use to present to your class or give to them to study on their own. The design is professio
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: US History Curriculum: Pre-Columbian–Civil War | Full Semester
Black History Month Interactive Google Slides Webquest Independent Activity
DIGITAL interactive Black History Month Webquest on Google Slides. DIGITAL or PRINTABLE Google Doc packet for students to record their answers. Ready to be assigned on Google Classroom!Students click on interactive slides and write answers on their handouts. This is perfect for distance learning! Over 15 topics, 60 articles and websites, 15 videos, and 45 questions. The webquest can be used for classwork, homework, flipped learning, blended learning, distance learning, and extension activities.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Unit 1-Food Safety; Food and Nutrition (HFN/HFA) Ready with Mini-Inquiry (ON/BC)
This is originally created for Food and Nutrition 11/12 in BC; after teaching in an Ontario curriculum for some time now, I have adjusted this to fit the expectations of the course: HFN1O/2O in the Ontario curriculum. This has been designed with accommodations available for ELL students and students with special needs in some cases. For the most part, there is an excess of acitvities for the teachers to choose from. The work periods as scattered in weeks 3 and 4 where students will be preparing
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7th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-3
"Body Ritual of the Nacirema": Learning about Cultures and Making Inferences
“Body Ritual among the Nacirema” is a satirical scholarly article written by Horace Miner and published in a 1956 issue of American Archaeologist. In the article, Miner describes the odd habits of the Nacirema culture, specifically their body rituals. While many professionals (and students) who read this were/are fooled into thinking this is a real culture Miner had discovered, close reading and inferences reveal the Nacirema are actually Americans (Nacirema spelled backwards) and he’s descri
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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African Imperialism Mapping Activity Carving of Africa Lesson (Google)
African Imperialism Mapping Activity Carving of Africa Lesson Plan Is your class struggling with understanding how African countries got their shape during imperialism?This mapping activity is designed to help students master African imperialism and African history. It covers the following topics: African imperialism, mapping Africa, American imperialism, African history, world imperialism and more. Lesson Includes:Mapping Africa Worksheet PDFMapping Africa Worksheet Answer KeyLink to editable G
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Pericles Funeral Oration! - World - SUBREADY - Greece - Primary Source DBQs
Pericles' Funeral Oration & DBQ's - World History - Primary & Secondary Source - Written Specifically For Middle/High School Comprehension Level -- 5 DBQ's Included - Cool-Relevant-Pictures/Visual Guides for Students! (I had a lot of fun putting this together, I call it 'work-play!' Email me with questions or concerns anytime -- the.eclectic.professor@gmail.comExtended DescriptionPrimary source document with additional historical context written by yours truly at a high middle or high sc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Regions of Africa Walking Tour Gallery Walk or Centers Activity for Geography
Teach the Regions of Africa with ease as your students take a walking tour or gallery walk from North to East to West to Central to Southern Africa and collect data in their walking tour organizer.In this walking tour or centers activity, students learn about the physical and human geography of the regions of Africa. A number of implementation ideas are provided along with the location information cards and student materials to allow students to investigate 5 regions.Content Topics Covered:Poli
Grades:
6th - 11th
Aztec & Mayan Lesson | Xocolatl Station Rotation History of Chocolate
In this engaging and memorable Aztec and Mayan lesson, you and your students will recreate the ancient Mesoamerican hot chocolate drink, Xocolatl! And beyond that, they will strengthen their understanding of global foods and four essential historical concepts, including cultural diffusion, social hierarchy, historical perspective, and change and continuity over time. Students will rotate between preparing and analyzing the drink (an easy, classroom-friendly recipe is included!) and choosing betw
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Latin American Civilizations Stations Bundle
This resource bundle includes 7 enriching stations that students will navigate through to learn about the cultures of the Mayan, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. Instructional slides will help you preview the lesson while the Teacher Guide offers step-by-step instrcutions on how to execute this effective cultural lesson. Students will work through the stations with the student handout that will culminate in a jigsaw activity with a wrap-up assessment.
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7th - 11th
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Culture Shock - Stations Lesson
Essential QuestionWhat is Culture Shock? ObjectiveStudents will be able to identify examples of culture shock and discuss why it’s important to respect the traditions of other cultures. Bell Ringer (2 minutes) What is culture shock?Main Activity (15 minutes)Students will work in pairs (or groups) to conduct a gallery walk. As part of the gallery walk, students will read four short stories about experiences with culture shock while identifying big ideas in their graphic organizer. We will concl
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6th - 12th
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World DBQs - Ashoka's Edicts - SUBREADY- Asia - Buddhism-Primary-Source ☸️
World History Primary Source & DBQs: Buddhist King Ashoka's Edicts- Historical & Religious/Philosophical Context written in Student-Centric style. - Written Specifically For Middle/High School Comprehension and Attention Level - DBQ's Included - Cool/Relevant Pictures/Visual Guides for Students_________________________________________________________________Extended Description ☸️ Primary source document with additional historical context written by yours truly at a high middle o
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Navajo Code Talkers World War 2 the Pacific - high school
There are many excellent lessons and websites out there about the Navajo Code Talkers, but it takes time to shift through them and decide which ones you want to use! You probably want something that teaches the students about the history of what the Navajo Code Talkers did and why they were important to World War 2, as well as an exploration of the context of the history of the relationship between Native Americans and the US government, which addresses cultural proficiency among students. This
Grades:
9th - 12th
They Called Us Enemy-Chapter Comprehension Questions
This product includes 1 cover page, 1 Ted Talk worksheet, comprehension question worksheets for the entire book which I divided into 4 sections, 1 comparison worksheet linked to old Disney cartoons, an introduction to the book scavenger hunt, and a comic creation page.
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6th - 10th
U.S. Immigration - Ellis Island Lesson Plan (Honors High School)
Description: Lesson plan to teach immigration to the United States in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first activity has students using the Interactive Tour of Ellis Island to learn about European immigration. The second activity is guided notes to learn about Asian and Mexican immigration during the same period.Standard(s) Addressed: Students will identify responses to post-Civil War immigration. Purchase Includes: 1) PowerPoint with embedded video clip, warm-up/closing, class instr
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10th - 11th
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Urban American 1865-1896 American Vision Modern Times Chapter 6
This 58 slide presentation deals with the industrialization phase of the United States in the decades following the Civil War. The topics discussed in this presentation discusses the following topics:I - ImmigrationII - UrbanizationIII - The Gilded AgeIV - PopulismV - The Rise of SegregationThis presentation follows Chapter 6 of The American Vision by GlencoeThis is a presentation that always draws a great response from my high school students.The use of the text book cover in this description i
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Hip Hop & the Abrahamic Religions
This lesson is designed to support a unit on World Religions, specifically Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Students will listen to 3 hip hop songs and examine how they exhibit their religious traditions. Further, students can compare the themes of these songs and popular, contemporary hip hop.
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9th - 12th
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