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Higher education social studies dbqs for Google Apps
Richard Nixon | The Watergate Scandal | Digital Learning Activity
Watergate is one of the most famous events in American History, but it can be hard to teach. We have laid it all out for you in this extremely engaging activity. We probe your students knowledge of all of the key aspects to the scandal. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Nixon and Watergate" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) Students will start this engaging activity with an analysis of the players involved in the Watergate scandal including, H.R. Haldeman, John Dean, Archibald Cox
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Course | Distance Learning | Activity Bundle
Checks and Balances | Digital Learning Activity
A comprehensive and engaging lesson on the principle of Checks and Balances and its influence on the shaping of the American government. Students will test their knowledge with real and made up scenarios. Digital and Paper copies included!This "Checks and Balances" Distance Learning Activity Includes1) A graphic organizer-based activity that assess your students's comprehension of the branches of government and the impact that it has on the history of as well as the modern United States governme
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Foundations of America | Digital Learning | Unit Activity Bundle
World War II | Homefront Gallery Walk | Digital Learning Activity
There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past than for students to engage themselves in a WWII Homefront Gallery Walk!This "World War II Homefront Gallery Walk " Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with REAL, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS and investigate the social lives of Americans during WWII. Your students will love walkin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
The Powers of Congress | The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning Activity
This objective for the powers of Congress will help your students understand the expressed and implied powers of Congress. Students will get the opportunity to examine these powers and think critically about why the Framers of the Constitution included these powers. Give your students everything they need to master this topic with this great activity. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Powers of Congress" Distance Learning activity includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic organizers t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
Truman and Post World War II America | Digital Learning Activity
Do you need an activity that analyzes post World War II America, President Truman's "Fair Deal", and the reintegration of American GIs into American society? Read REAL documents from the era helping WWII vets in their attempt to return home. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Truman and Post World War II America" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based activity that will help your students understand what life was like in post-war America. After fighting in the bloodiest w
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: America in the 1950s | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
The Great Depression | Photo Gallery Walk | Digital Learning Activity
There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past than for students to engage themselves in a Great Depression Gallery Walk.This "The Great Depression in Photos Gallery Walk " Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with REAL, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS and investigate the social lives of Americans during the Great Depression. Your
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Great Depression and the New Deal | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
The Rise of Imperial Japan - World War Two - Digital & Print!
This resource provides teachers with all the materials necessary to teach the history of totalitarianism, militarism and imperialism in Japan before WW2.This resource includes:In-depth and engaging article on the rise of militarism and totalitarianism in Japan, highlighting major events from the WW1 to the beginning of WW2Handout that promotes historical thinking concepts, focusing on analysis of historical significance - students are required to think critically about the information in the rea
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Renaissance Art | Gallery Walk | Digital Learning Activity
There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past and experience the cultural revolution of the Renaissance period. This bundle provides the tools you need to create a ONE OF A KIND experience! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Renaissance Art Gallery Walk" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with REAL, HISTORICA
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Full Year World History | Distance Learning | Activity Bundle
Emergence of Labor Unions | Digital Learning Activity
Labor Unions can be difficult to teach. We get it. They can be complex, and your students can get bored. If only there was a lesson that made unions, their goals, negotiation tactics, and the workers they represented easy to understand and interesting to learn about? This is the activity you've been looking for!This "Workers and Labor Unions" Distance Learning Activity includes: A document-based activity that assess your students's comprehension of the problems that plagued workers with the ris
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
Kennedy | The Bay of Pigs and the Berlin Wall | Distance Learning Activity
Kennedy encountered some obstacles when he entered office. The Cold War had heated up and he needed to defuse some of these situations. Give your students the opportunity to work through some huge events like the Bay of Pigs and his time at the Berlin Wall. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Kennedy and the Cold War: The Bay of Pigs and the Berlin Wall" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based activity that will help your students understand the key concepts of foreign polic
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: America in the 1960's Distance Learning Activity Bundle
The Cold War Begins | The Iron Curtain Descends | Digital Learning Activity
THE COLD WAR! How did it begin? What were some of the most important aspects of the creation of tensions between the worlds superpowers? Do you want to give your students a visually stunning activity to help them understand these key issues? Check out this activity that lays it all out for them!This "The Cold War Begins: The Iron Curtain Descends" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based activity that will help your students understand the start of the Cold War. Students will
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: America in the 1950s | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
Teddy Roosevelt | The Square Deal | Digital Learning Activity
Boxer, hunter, Rough Rider and TrustBuster, Teddy Roosevelt is one of the most iconic presidents in history. He expanded the power of the presidency to encourage more business competition and help the common man. Give your students the opportunity to learn about the actions of President Teddy Roosevelt and his Square Deal for the American People. Digital and Paper copies included!This "Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document based activity that assess
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
American Neutrality WWII Google Slides with Graphic Organizer and Worksheet
44 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note-taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews American Neutrality prior to their participation in World War II.This Google Slides:EditableHas checks for understanding/thinking questions throughout the Google SlidesInteresting and varied graphic designA variety of different sources to catch your students' attention and engage them with the content: maps, charts, primary sources, quotes, newspapers, etc.Major Concepts
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Abolition Now | The Anti-Slavery Movement | Digital Learning Activity
Do you need and in depth examination of the Abolitionist movement? Give your students the opportunity to look at original texts, analyze different members of movement, and express their feelings about the movement. This activity can be broken into different parts and service your class for multiple days with different discussion topics! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Abolition Now: The Anti-Slavery Movement" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A comprehensive study of abolitionists
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Course | Distance Learning | Activity Bundle
The Harlem Renaissance | Digital Learning Activity
SHOW your students the REBRITH of African-American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. Students get the OPPORTUNITY to read, first hand, poetry by some of the leaders of the movement. Don't just tell your students how great these visionaries were, show them, and create and amazing class discussion about one of the most important eras for the advancement of African-Americans during the 20th century. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Harlem Renaissance" Distance Learning Activity
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War I and the Roaring Twenties | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
Political Machines | Digital Learning Activity
Creating an innovative and engaging lesson can be difficult and time consuming, especially on something as complex as political machines of the late 1800s. We're here to help! This bundle is the complete collection of tools you need to teach urban political machines! Digital and Paper Copies INCLUDED!This "Political Machines" Activity includes:A document-based activity that assess your students's comprehension of the factors that led to the rise of the urban political machines, the structure a
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
World War II | The Pacific Theatre | Digital Learning Activity
Are you looking for a way to connect your students to the events of the war in the Pacific? This unique activity will draw your students attention with first hand accounts of the events on the front. Students will read depictions and first hand accounts of real events that took place during the battles. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "World War II: The Pacific Theatre " Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A set of questions that test your students knowledge of what happened during
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
1970s Culture | Gallery Walk | Digital Learning Activity
There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past than for students to engage themselves in a 1970s culture Gallery Walk. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Culture of the 1970s Gallery Walk" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with REAL, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS and investigate the social lives of Americans during the 19
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Course | Distance Learning | Activity Bundle
The Attack on Pearl Harbor | The Day of Infamy | Digital Learning Activity
Teaching the attack on Pearl Harbor can be difficult. This activity uses FDR's own words to help your students gain a better understanding of how Americans felt on this horrific day. Digital and Paper Copies included!This "The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A set of questions that test your students knowledge of what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This will get your students minds ready for the next portion of the activity, anal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
World War II | Victory in the Pacific & Atomic Bomb | Digital Learning Activity
Dropping the bomb can be very controversial and a tough topic to cover. This activity lays it all out for you. Read primary sources, and analyze dropping the bomb from the perspective of many different people in order to help with understanding and seeing a topic from different angles. Digital and Hardcopy Included!This "World War II: Victory in the Pacific " Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A set of questions that test your students knowledge of what happened following the war in the P
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
Cold War The KOREAN WAR SOAPSTone Primary Source Analysis Print & Digital
This 2-page, common-core aligned source analysis worksheet will help students to understand the causes of the Korean War and containment policy. Diverse types of sources are included for your students to analyze. Common-core aligned! Both Print & Digital (Google Drive) versions are included! Buyer FeedbackGreat product. Very engaging and helpful. I highly recommend it!Note: SOAPSTone is a primary source analysis strategy (find the Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone) and a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The New Deal in Action | Digital Learning Activity
Oh man, the New Deal, who can keep this straight? We have you covered. Our study on the First New Deal will focus you on the three Rs and get your students hands on work with the New Deal. Students get to read primary source documents to help them gain a better understanding of the New Deal! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "New Deal in Action " Activity includes:1) This activity gives your students the opportunity to identify key aspects of FDR's New Deal and the role that it played o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Great Depression and the New Deal | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
1920's Culture | Gallery Walk | Digital Learning Activity
There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past than for students to engage themselves in a Gilded Age Society Gallery Walk.This "1920's Culture Gallery Walk" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with REAL, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS and investigate the social lives of Americans during the 1920's. Your students will love walkin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War I and the Roaring Twenties | Digital Learning Activity Bundle
The Nixon Administration Domestic Policy Slides,Graphic Organizer, Worksheet
35 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note-taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slide reviews the Nixon Administration with a focus on Domestic Policy and the Watergate Scandal. See below for major topics reviewed.✏️Note-Taking Guide with a Teacher's Key:Works with Google Classroom (students can type in a document or handwrite)Includes ideas on how to use this in your lessonGreat for IEP, 504, EL students or students who need modificationsHelps students be account
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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