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10th grade U.S. History research for Google Apps
Civil War Battles Digital Research Project & Presentation|Distance Learning
There were thousands of battles during the American Civil War and it can be difficult for students to remember the most important ones. This is a great project that can help with that! Students work in groups of 2-3 to research one significant battle and create a Google Slides presentation using a template. (This project will work for any Civil War battle.) The groups present their projects to the class while the other students take notes on the basic battle information.This product includes a z
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5th - 12th
#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
Landmark Supreme Court Cases that ROCKED Our World! Research Project
Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Rocked Our World is a high-interest research project for high school government or for any content area. Students research Supreme Court landmark cases of historical or legal significance that impacted our individual rights and liberties while also shaping our history. After conducting research, students showcase their landmark Supreme Court cases by using the free Animoto website and creating an educational music video! Your students will love presenting their
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9th - 12th
The Great Gatsby or Roaring 1920s Research and Multimedia Project (Roarin 20s)
Ignite creativity with this Roaring 20s research project or Great Gatsby introduction! Your students will love exploring the 1920s decade and creating a roaring twenties multimedia slideshow - complete with facts, relevant images, and representative media (video or audio). This digital resource is designed for students in 9th-12th grades and will take approximately 3 days to complete.The research topics include the following:✅ Harlem Renaissance✅Jazz Age✅Flappers and Speakeasies✅19th Amendment
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9th - 12th
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1920s Research Roaring Twenties Project - Great Gatsby Introduction background
Spark creativity with this Roaring 1920s research project or Great Gatsby introduction! Students love exploring the 1920s decade from the Harlem Renaissance to the Jazz Age. For the final project, they'll create Roaring Twenties flipbooks highlighting their researched facts and showcasing relevant images from that era! Teachers will facilitate students' critical and creative thinking skills with this unique interactive 1920s research assignment! This resource, designed for 8th-12th grade, will t
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9th - 12th
Interdisciplinary Decades Research Project -distance learning
This resource is on sale for 7/13 only as part of a special promotion. Find more deals for grades K-12 and information about giveaways here!This Decades Project is interdisciplinary, including history, music, fads, economics, politics, and science. Students will research each decade and fill in the appropriate template, either through Google Classroom (Google Slides version) or on paper. It is helpful to assign students to decades in groups or two to three so they can divide up the work easily.
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3rd - 12th
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
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: Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
The Crucible Introduction Salem Witch Trials Research with 30 Task Cards
Help your students connect with Puritan society and early American literature, such as The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter, with this modern, engaging Salem Witch Trials Research Activity. This teaching resource includes 30 inquiry-based research task cards, a digital and print task card response sheet, a detailed teacher’s answer key, and access to 52 Bookmarked research websites on the history of the Salem Witch Trials.Implementation is easy for teachers; all research websites for this activit
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8th - 11th
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Argumentative 5-Paragraph Essay Writing - Position Paper Research Project
Teach the 5-paragraph argumentative essay, also called a position paper, with confidence and ease using this everything-included writing kit.This universal kit can be seamlessly integrated into any ELA or Social Studies class, thanks to its step-by-step scaffolding in developing, researching, and constructing a firm argument on any topic!This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is developing thoughtful, articulate, and supported firm positio
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
Slavery and the Slave Trade in America - History of Slavery Timeline Project
Skip the long lecture and implement this unique research project on the origin, progression, and abolition of slavery in America. Allow students to pursue the discovery of these events through research and the creation of an interactive timeline! After conducting research, students will create a multimedia digital timeline documenting 20 related events, 10 supporting images, and 3 relevant media files! This research project on slavery in America will provide you and your students with all the ma
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9th - 12th
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The Outsiders Pre-Reading 1960's Webquest
Getting ready to teach The Outsiders? Part of our job as ELA teachers is for students to research other time periods for understanding as we delve into new novels and new time periods that our students only experience through pop culture. Let's give them the reality of the time period as much as possible! What's imperative for students to understand going into The Outsiders? There is so much language and many references in the book that make no sense without context, so I developed this WebQuest
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6th - 12th
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Mock Congress: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Bill-Writing Packet & Activity)
Students research a real-world problem and use a detailed template to write a bill. Students eventually act out the process and have the class/classes split into the House of Reps. and the Senate. They present their bill, try to convince their classmates to vote for it, and present it again for an official vote. If their bill passes the 'House' and 'Senate', it advances to the President (principal?) to become a law or to be vetoed. The detailed, step-by-step packet walks students through the bil
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5th - 12th
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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
Early American History Road Trip Project for Google Drive | US History Activity
If you are looking for a creative and no-prep project to do at the end of your early U.S. history class, you have come to the right place! This Early American History Road Trip Project for Google Drive gives students a chance to learn more about different historical sites that pertain to the first "half" of American history, while also incorporating student choice and using problem-solving skills to plan out the order of the road trip. Simply post the assignment to Google Classroom and you are g
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7th - 10th
Also included in: End of Year Early American History Project and Activities Bundle
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: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
The History of Blues Music Webquest & Crossword Puzzle (Google, PDF)
Your students will learn about: The Great Migration... Highway 61... The Mississippi Delta... Ma Rainey... Muddy Waters... John Lee Hooker... more! This webquest features 30 questions that challenge students in a variety of reading and critical thinking strategies. Students will learn the history of blues music and listen to and compare samples of blues styles! This resource is editable and Google compatible. The webquest itself is four pages long, plus the answer key. Students will use this web
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The History of Sports No Prep Lessons BUNDLE (Baseball, Football, Basketball...)
Students will read articles from History.com and NationalGeographic.com and research on the beginnings of Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Hockey! See individual products for more details.History Workshops will help your students dig more deeply into subjects while improving their reading skills. They make excellent sub plans and/or regular classroom days.These History Workshops feature:Pre-reading vocabulary chart12-20 During reading questions that build a variety of reading skillsAfter read
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Montgomery Bus Boycott Activity and Project Kit Print & Digital
Tap into your students’ personal passions, the deciding factors of successful social movements, and an array of critical thinking skills in these 7 activities and project the cover the complete story of Civil Rights Movement's kick-off event, the Montgomery Bus Boycott by learning the contributions of everyone from Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.This resource comes in both PDF and Google Slides for your flexibility!What made December 1995 Montgomery
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8th - 11th
Also included in: US History Activity and Project Kits Bundle Print & Digital
World War II (WW2) Poster Project - Research & Presentation - Battles & Leaders
Engage your students as the teacher! With this short project, students research a battle, leader or group of soldiers from World War 2, and then create a digital slide (PowerPoint or Google) or poster to present to their peers. Research topics start after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and end before the bombing of Hiroshima.This project can easily be used in the APUSH or Dual Credit U.S. History classroom.Included in this download:TWO OPTIONS for you, the teacher, to use with your students--eith
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9th - 12th
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EDITABLE Historical Research Paper Materials for US History (Distance Learning!)
A few years ago I realized that while DBQs are great, when students go to college or write at a professional level, what they really need to know how to do is write research papers. Once they have this skill, it’s transferable across disciplines and many professions. So as part of my US History Thematic Curriculum I decided to create a research paper packet that would allow my students to understand the process involved in writing a research paper. It begins with brainstorming a topic, walks the
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10th - 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: Essay Letter Writing Projects - How to Write Opinion College Essays
U.S. Presidents Day Activity | 1 Day Mini-Research Project Google Slides™ Lesson
Great for Presidents' Day! This research product is great for an informational, non-fiction study in ELA or a U.S. history-based assignment. Encourage curiosity with your students, and assign a different U.S. President to each student.Teach research skills with a smaller, manageable topic. This product includes 9 slides:1 example slide1 directions slide (editable)1 rubric slide (editable)4 Google Slides templates (to give students color and orientation choice)Link to Sign-Up Google SheetHow To:
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5th - 11th
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography Research, MLK Biography PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Skip the typical Martin Luther King Jr. introduction lecture as you launch a study of the civil rights movement and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about King’s life with this “V.I.P. of History” print/post-and-go biography activity.This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and historical impact. Please note: This download does N
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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