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High school other (social studies) research under $5
Country Research Project: Google
Need a fun project for researching a country ? Need a creative Distance learning activity?Country Research Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This activity includes a wide range of topics for students to research such as, government, economy, traditional dance, population, traditional clothing, cuisine, current event, and more! These comprehensive activities provide rigorous instruction allowing students to research and understand the country of their or the teacher
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4th - 12th
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Intro to Psych: Brain Psychology & Phineas Gage
Why was Phineas Gage's incredible injury so important to understanding the brain? When an iron rod blasted completely through Gage's skull in the mid 19th century, you would think he would be a goner. Think again! Gage lived to not only tell his story, but be studied by researchers and psychologists interested in the functioning of his unique brain. With this lesson, students will come to understand the importance of Gage's injury to psychology and our knowledge of the brain.
Students will be p
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10th - 12th
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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
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Unit 2: Migrant Profile Mini-Project - AP Human Geography
AP Human Geography Topics Covered: 2.10 Causes of Migration 2.11 Forced and Voluntary Migration 2.12 Effects of Migration Use this mini-project to reinforce and apply the concepts for all three migration topics. You will receive a full page of student directions, expectations and resources, a student planning graphic organizer, a "person" template and a rubric for scoring the project. This project can be assigned and completed digitally or printed to be utilized hard copy! Concepts included: P
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9th - 12th
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Credit Card Project
Students will compare and contrast potential credit cards options in this web based research project. This project has 3 different assignments designed to give students hands on experience in shopping for credit cards and understanding the positives and negatives associated with credit cards. Students must analyze rewards (benefits) and choose a card that best fits their spending style. Students must also analyze the negatives of interest rates and minimum payments. Product includes links t
Grades:
9th - 12th
Let's Research: A Country
An independent research project!
Included in this file are three forms of the same activity, each one giving more room to fully describe the information. These graphic organizers are blank and can work with any country. Forms A and B allow for information gathering while Form C gives students the room to write their information in paragraph form.
The information gathered by the student includes:
*Location (Continent, capital city, largest city, time zone, area)
*People (Languages, populatio
Grades:
6th - 9th
Gallery Walk: Stalin’s Soviet Union
This is a great one day Gallery Walk that provides students with general background knowledge about life in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. I like to print out the information on a colored printer and then laminate them before we display them around the room. Getting students moving keeps students engaged for me! You can also do this lesson in its original digital format, with students filling in the chart as they learn!What’s Included?✏️ Short Reading For 13 Different Stations✏️ Graphic
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9th - 12th
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Intro to Psych: Observational Learning & Violent Media Mini Research Paper
Does violent video games and movies cause violent children and teens? Since Bandura's famous Bobo Doll Experiment and the advent of television viewership, parents and society as a whole have been concerned about violent media and the effects it has on young minds. In this three day lesson, students will analyze a multitude of sources on this divisive topic and decide for themselves whether society should be concerned about violence in mass media.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Respon
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10th - 12th
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Research Project: Real-Life Crime and Punishment (not Dostoevsky)
Research Project: Crime and Punishment: This is a full unit plan for a 5 - 10 day-long research project. The purpose of this project is to acquaint learners with the consequences of criminal actions, and to encourage them to explore alternative methods of punishment.
The project includes: individual and group collaboration, conducting research, analyzing findings, preparing reports, technical writing, creative and critical thinking, creating a presentation, and presenting to the class.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Intro to Psych: Interpreting Dreams & Evaluating Dream Theories
What do your dreams actually mean? Are they symbolic for our struggles and unconscious desires or are they more biological in nature? Students will explore dreams in-depth and share their dreams with fellow classmates, analyzing how they fit in with existing theories about dreams.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Respond to a Bell Ringer in which students try to determine the meaning of a bizarre dream.
2) Watch a brief video clip about the biological and psychological components of dre
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10th - 12th
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Intro to Psych: Nature v. Nurture Online Avatar Project
What are the competing arguments in the Nature v. Nurture debate? Nature or Nurture has always been a fundamental question in the study of psychology and continues to be heavily researched by experimenters and psychologists today. By way of an online scavenger hunt and online avatar creating site, students will demonstrate their profound knowledge of this essential debate in psychology.Students will do the following during this lesson:1) Respond to a Bell Ringer that ask them to consider whether
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10th - 12th
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Comparing Country Statistics Geography Europe Research Activity
Want to study the countries of Europe? Looking at current events in your classes? Looking at European statistics? Hoping to find the perfect no-prep resource to practice investigation, comparison and analysis?This activity requires students to gather and compare the important basic statistics of the countries of Europe by creating country signs for classroom centers to travel. Statistics Covered:PopulationLife ExpectanceLiteracy RateGDPMoney/CurrencyLanguagesAt the end, students must use the i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Women's History Month Research Project Notable Women Throughout Our World
Celebrate the bravery, heroism, and determination of international women trailblazers during Women's History Month or any time during the year! This resource includes a short-term research project and features 33 remarkable and influential women who've made a significant impact in our world while changing the course of history. The topics include both historical and modern women, young and old, famous and those who are lesser-known. All of these rebels and revolutionaries have one thing in comm
Grades:
7th - 10th
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NO PREP - Christmas Around The World - Webquest, Research, Tasks and Activities
There are as many Christmas traditions and customs around the world, as there are Christmas wishes. With these tasks,m students get to research, learn and report on some interesting Christmas traditions and customs. This NO PREP Webquest / Research Task, glances at the some of the unique traditions and customs in countries such as ...- Norway- Iceland- Germany and Austria- South AFrica- the Philippines- Japan- Ukraine- Portugal- VenezuelaStudents have the opportunity to research one more country
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: NO PREP BUNDLE - THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR around THE WORLD
Sociology - "American Culture by Decade" Project
Group project where students pick a decade (I always started with the 1950s) and report on the many aspects of culture (technology, fashions, fads, music, movies, era defining news events, etc.). Lots of "pop culture" stuff, but also more serious aspects as well. Fun project that students always seemed to enjoy and work hard on.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Bill of Rights Worksheets | The 10 Amendments | Constitution Worksheets
Bill of Rights WorksheetsLearn the 10 Amendments with these Bill of Rights Worksheets.This 19 page workbook includes:✔ Bill of Rights✔ 10 Amendments Worksheets - Each tells what the Amendment is and has a drawing or writing prompt to complete.✔ True and False✔ Fill in the Blanks✔ Answer Keys!✔ Write your own Amendment!Want more United States Worksheets & Activities? Check out the United States GROWING BUNDLE!Interested in more workbooks? Find them below!⟾ U.S.A. Research Workbook (United Sta
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: United States Worksheets & Activities
Business Ethics Research Project
This project requires students to research a company that has been accused of behaving unethically. The assignment is based around three major questions regarding the company’s history, the unethical practices the company has been accused of and the human impact of these practices.
This assignment is in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, allowing the teacher to run through all aspects of the assignment with their class. The presentation can also be printed out and used as an assignment shee
Grades:
7th - 12th
American Factory Documentary Worksheet (Netflix)
This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information.The premise of this f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Intro to Psych: Evaluating Common Psychological Research Methods
What psychological research method works best? Students will be totally engaged in this lesson that urges them to think about the pros and cons of each type of research method. By analyzing various sources and active participation, students will come to understand research methods common in Psychology like naturalistic observations, laboratory method, survey method, and case studies.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) For the Bell Ringer, students will respond to a set of survey questions
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Erik Erikson Stages of Development Project
According to Erikson, each person must navigate through a series of interrelated stages in their life cycle. The key idea in Erikson's theory is that every individual will face a conflict at each stage, which may or may not be successfully resolved.
In this project, students will be researching one of Erik Erikson’s Stages of Development and creating a poster. Upon completion of this project, students will give a presentation on your stage.
Included is an instruction handout and grading sheet
Grades:
7th - 12th
Intro to Sociology Research Project on Subculture and Counterculture
Give your students the chance to become field sociologists and research a subculture or counterculture and present their findings!! Description:I love to have my students go out and research something for themselves, especially something outside of their comfort zone. For this paper, I give them choices on picking either ONE subculture or counterculture and they have to do a paper summarizing who this group is. Here's what you'll get.This particular product is a PDF file. It is a printable temp
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9th - 12th
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Model UN Country Profile and Research Guide
Help your students prepare for a Model United Nations conference with this comprehensive set of resources that is appropriate for upper middle and high school delegates. Start by teaching students how to identify credible sources and conduct research for MUN using the handouts and slides provided. Next, they will use the template provided to create a country profile of geographic, social, political, and economic information. Finally, the guiding questions and helpful links about Model UN researc
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Model UN Lesson and Activity Bundle
CNN Heroes Project
New List for 2023 Heroes Updated!!!Every year CNN explores the globe in search of real-life heroes doing extraordinary things to help people. Every fall they have a big TV special dedicated to sharing the heroes’ stories and choosing a “Hero of the Year”. This project lets students explore the top 10 heroes, learn about what each of them are doing to make a difference, and makes the students think about what THEY could do to make change in people’s lives. This project includes the following:* “
Grades:
5th - 12th
Intro to Psych: Myths of Right Brain/Left Brain Theory
Why is the right brain/left brain theory (lateralization) being criticized as psuedo-science by leading psychologists and brain scholars? Students will explore this popularized theory in depth by partaking in a fun survey, experiencing firsthand how split brain patients feel, and analyzing the claims and counterarguments presented by leading brain scientists and psychologists today.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Take a Bell Ringer Survey that tells them supposedly whether they are l
Grades:
10th - 12th
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