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10th grade civics research for Google Apps
#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Op-Ed Essay - Opinion Argumentative Writing - Civics ELA Research Project
Use this complete op-ed argumentative essay kit to upgrade your Social Studies or ELA class with an authentic project that makes your students real agents of change in their local community!Cultivating great writing skills isn’t hard. You just need the scaffolded, step-by-step directions and models in one low-prep, everything's-included project kit.This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with the real world to create
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
Civics Research Project - Representative or Elected Official Letter
Use this complete letter to an elected official kit to upgrade your Civics class with an authentic project that makes your students to be real agents of change with their government!Cultivating great writing skills isn’t hard. You just need the scaffolded, step-by-step directions and models in one low-prep, everything's-included project kit.This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with those who can create change.This
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
Amending the US Constitution - Civics End of Year Project PBL Research Essay
Culminate your American Government & Civics course with this highly scaffolded capstone end-of-course research paper that lets you or your students choose a hotly debated Constitutional issue! Or conduct one as you study each of the three branches for a fantastic way to deeply develop and track growth in essential social studies skills!Everything is included, from background knowledge to final editing, for your students to research and argue whether or not to:Grant Washington DC statehood (
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9th - 12th
First Amendment Free Speech Activity Project - Civics End of Year Project
Teach the First Amendment by having students use their free speech rightswith this real-life exploration of the First Amendment, Supreme Court cases, and school dress codes that asks, "What actually are my rights?"This kit comes in two formats: print PDF and editable digital Google files. By the end of this project, your students will be able toApply learning from various landmark free speech cases as well as their own school policyResearch and evaluate news sources on a current issue of their c
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Civics Project - Good Citizenship Responsibilities of Citizens Activities
Teach the responsibilities of citizens and active citizenship with the course-long civics service project. In this complete print-and-go project kit, students will become informed, engaged citizens, completing a wide variety of political and community volunteer hours and projects.It's like a course-long unit that operates in the background - hardly any class time is needed!Featured Service Projects: Write letters to the editor and op-ed essays Research current issues and write to elected officia
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Psychology Activities Sociology Juvenile Justice Research Social Justice
The Juvenile Justice Research Project: Teens Serving Time is the perfect way to teach effective research skills and implement a high-interest research project into your Criminal Justice Course, Psychology, or Sociology classroom! This digital resource also includes research project templates and graphic organizers that can be used with any topic!You'll receive editable research project description sheets with requirements, research forms, source citation handouts, digital note-taking graphic org
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9th - 12th
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Letter to the Editor Writing - Opinion Writing PBL Project for Civics or ELA
Use this letter to editor how-to writing kit for a real-world way to engage your Civics, Current Events, or ELA students. This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with the real world to create change.The United States holds free speech and press highly, yet so few meaningfully use it. Town halls are sorely attended, and newspapers are struggling. And social media fails at meaningful conversations.Challenge your student
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
Create a school survey to analyze public opinion polls!
Discussing the role of The People and Public Opinion is a very important topic within any government, civics, current events or history class. However, nothing helps students to learn information better than actually living it! In this activity, students get to design their own survey, poll their peers, analyze the results and answer critical thinking questions about how political analysts might use their research. DOK 3 and 4! Student-centered learning!This is consistently one of my student
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Executive Branch Research Paper
Increase your Civics and American Government curriculum with the Presidential Research Paper—an immersive academic journey meticulously designed to deepen students' understanding of the Executive Branch. As educators, we're constantly seeking innovative ways to engage students in critical analysis and argumentative writing, and this research paper offers a compelling solution. I recommend assigning assigning each student a different president to research.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Biden v. Trump Candidate Comparison Election 2024 webquest
Get your students interested in the next presidential election with two candidates who have received a lot of attention recently! A great webquest and research activity that can lead to great class debates or argumentative essays. This is a great way to introduce the 2024 election process, develop research skills with credible websites, develop informed opinions with evidence to back it up, and teach civic responsibilities. Students really have fun with this!
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7th - 12th
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American Culture Project: What does it mean to be an American to you?
Lesson Title: American Culture ProjectSubject Area: US History or CivicsLength of Activity: 1-2 Weeks, Can be spread out while working on other content.Description: This project can help students think about the way we label American culture and how those labels may be different depending on the individual, their interests, their background, etc.Defining Culture Outline (to help brainstorm)Introduction Slide ShowProject Description & Scoring GuideResources: Links to the Google Drive in
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8th - 12th
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Minor (3rd) Parties Research and Creative application
Minor (3rd) parties have played a historical role in the normal 2 Party American political system. Whether single-issue, splintering the vote, ideological or protest, minor parties have been influential throughout American history and continue to do so today. Students will get to read and research a historical minor American party - list provided! - to learn their impact. After reading an article - link provided! - and researching, students will then apply what they have learned in a new sce
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7th - 12th
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CNN 10 Notes Guide
✅ Use this quick little note guide if your students watch CNN 10. ✅ Help get more engagement when your students are watching this great quick news resource.✅ It is editable on Google Slides via the "theme builder".✅ It has fully virtual with text boxes or if you press print the text boxes will disappear and it will print out as a mini worksheet. ✅This is a Google Drive resource so I realize it is easy to share but please be courteous of all the time and effort I have put into my work and do not
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3rd - 12th
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Solve a Real World Conflict Current Events Activity | In the News PBL | Google
The United Nations needs help! Students propose solutions to real-world conflicts in this thought-provoking activity. First, they watch the news to find examples of conflict and cooperation around the globe. Then they summarize the information for the UN Security Council and write innovative proposals for peace. This is a great way to integrate current events and research skills into your curriculum. A fill-in rubric is included for easy grading. Your purchase has print & interactive, digita
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6th - 12th
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U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Court Case One-Pager Activity
Teaching about landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases can be overwhelming! Put the pressure on your students so all cases can be covered in a short amount of time with this product! First, students will be presented with an introductory one-pager that explains the structure of the court, along with concepts such as nomination and judicial review. Afterwards, students can work either independently or in groups to create their own one-pagers about various landmark cases. Students will select, or be ass
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Judicial Branch Mini Unit Bundle
Amending the Constitution Civics Legislative Branch Project - DC Statehood
Should the US amend the Constitution to grant Washington DC statehood status or should it remain a federal district? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this legislative branch constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Legislative Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach w
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Legislative Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, Card Sorts, & Games
Electoral College - Amending the Constitution Executive Branch Project Civics
Should the US abolish or keep the Electoral College? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Voting & Election or Executive Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to do with so many embedded supports like:Audio reco
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Executive Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, & Simulations
Supreme Court Justice Job Posting Project
Perfect for hybrid, remote or in-person instruction!Students will be creating a job listing for a vacant seat on the US Supreme Court and then a resume for the applicant to fill the position. First students will do some background research on each current Justice on the Supreme Court and understand some information and ideologically info about them. Graphic organizer, resources and ANSWER KEY included.We know in real life these seats are filled by Presidential appointments and Senate confirmatio
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Supreme Court Term Limits - Amending the Constitution Civics Judicial Project
Should the US impose term limits or mandatory retirement ages for federal judges, including the Supreme Court? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Judicial Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Extension Activities: Third Parties and Independent voters
This activity bundle will allow students to research and discover the many bizarre and strange third parties in the American political system . I found my students GRUMBLING when more political parties were introduced outside of the 2 major parties. I decided students needed to participate and research these parties on their own to see what other options are available and why third parties struggle in elections. Students will discover two of the larger third parties and compare them to the two m
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Political Parties entire unit bundle
First Nations Issues in Canada: Stations Activity
In this "Stations" activity, students will get into groups and recieve hands-on learning about some of the largest issues facing First Nations people in today's society. Broken down into 4 stations (Missing Women, Residential Schools, Water Treatment & Drug/Alcohol Abuse), students will go through each and learn about how these problems are affecting F.N.M.I. communities in Canada. Included aside from the Stations Packages and Links, there is more information on Reconciliation activities f
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6th - 11th
2.14: Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable: Case-Study Analysis
This activity asks students to evaluate the effectiveness of Congressional Oversight and Bureaucratic accountability by engaging in a case study of their choice (9 options). Students will research a real event, evaluate the ways in which the legislative and executive branches check the power of the bureaucracy, and choose from two options to demonstrate their learning.Includes a rubric and sample research prompts.
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9th - 12th
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20 Landmark US Supreme Court Cases Google Slides Presentation
Explore 20 Landmark US Supreme Court Cases with this Google Slide Presentation. Cases covered are: Marbury v. Madison (1803) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Schenck v. U.S. (1919) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Baker v. Carr (1961) Engel v. Vitale (1962) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Tinker v. Des Moines Independent
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â 20 Landmark US Supreme Court Cases Bundle: Google Slides & Info Chart
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