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8th grade Thanksgiving research microsofts
Science of Gratitude Experiment Project Thanksgiving Activity CER Middle School
Discover firsthand the profound impact of gratitude on well-being with our Science of Gratitude CER & Project Pack! Tailored for science, health, and advisory educators at the middle school level and above, this resource empowers students to investigate the science of gratitude while honing their critical thinking and scientific argumentation skills.This resource is also adaptable for homeschooling families, community and church groups, and kindness/character clubs.Why Explore Gratitude?Unde
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Holiday Science of Gratitude & Cranberry DNA Extraction Lab Christmas Bundle
Mapping Thanksgiving Harvest (Interactive Map Analysis)
Looking for an assignment to give your students over Thanksgiving break or leading up to the holiday?Your students are sure to be THANKFUL for this fun and interactive Thanksgiving lesson.In this activity, students will investigate an interactive map showing where the main foods served during Thanksgiving are grown in the United States. They will answer questions that require them to read and interpret the data on the map, analyze statistics, and investigate what the harvest looks like close to
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Project, MS Word
It's a PARTY! Students create 5 documents in MS Word to accompany the Thanksgiving-themed party they will HOST. Students will use table formatting to create a guest list and a template to create a menu. They will also research recipes and activities to include in the party fun. Lastly, students will create an invitation to send to guests. This project encourages creativity - for students are given much freedom in choosing the various aspects. Each year I look forward to watching my students' ima
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving 1621 to Present PowerPoint Presentation
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 37 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics:• Vocabulary Word List• Wh
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5th - 8th
Thanksgiving Expository Essay Mini Research Paper
As your students approach fall breaks, this expository writing practice can be an engaging option to increase rigor and acknowledge the holiday season. The students have the autonomy to choose from four different topics.Because the purpose of this lesson is to practice text-based writing and integrate source material, each mini-research topic is complete with four links to possible sources for students to use. You might want to ask your students to expand the source list, but the available links
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8th - 12th
Immigration and American Dream Story
As part of the American Dream unit, teachers at my school had students write about family history. I saw a problem after my first year, however, since some students either didn't know family history. It seemed unfair to tell them that their American experiences were not as important as their classmates, so I added four more options to the assignment.
This download gives you all five options. It was used in an English setting, but it might even be a better paper in social studies. Maybe world l
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8th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Trivia and Activities
This lesson is great for those last days before the holiday break. Make sure your students know facts about the Thanksgiving holiday. Historical, current, and fun trivia questions are given in a PowerPoint and worksheet format. Kids will be full of fun facts at the Thanksgiving dinner table after playing trivia game. Worksheets can be used to research the answers prior to using the PowerPoint question/answer slides. There also is a Thanksgiving reader's theater that gives historical informat
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2nd - 8th
Thanksgiving 1621 to Present PowerPoint Presentation
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 37 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons perfect for history lessons and a companion to the "American Northeastern Tribes Presentation" and "American Northwestern Tribes" PP presentations.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These le
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5th - 8th
Notetaking Outline for History Smashers: The Mayflower
Guided notes for the book History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner. This outline will help students develop notetaking strategies such as summarizing and synthesizing information, while also providing a way to keep track of the dozens of historical events mentioned in the text.For each chapter, students will record information on 3 historic events from the text in their own words, and then identify the main idea that these details support.This resource will prompt students to engage with
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5th - 8th
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The Story of Squanto
Allow your students to research and reflect about the true story of Squanto and how it differs from what they previously believed. Students will read a quick overview about the exciting life of the Native American who was an intricate part of European colonization. They have the option of researching his life on their own as well as reflecting on the differences between his life story and the perception they previously had of him. This is in editable Google doc format and is able to be printed a
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8th - 12th
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Oral History: Share your Thanksgiving or Holiday Traditions (interview)
Students will interview a family member about a holiday, tradition or custom and share this recording with the class.
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4th - 12th
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Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction?
Many of the stories taught throughout history of the "First Thanksgiving" have been greatly exaggerated. In this assignment, students are given a list of statements that are either fact or fiction. The student must research using tablet, laptop or other resources and write whether the statements are true or not. The student must support the statement with evidence they have found to support if it is true or if it is indeed a myth. A perfect assignment for the week of Thanksgiving and after!
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5th - 12th
"Pardon the Turkey" - Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing
Give your students the opportunity to sharpen their persuasive writing skills with this Thanksgiving themed assignment. Students write from the point of view of a turkey who does not want to end up on the Thanksgiving table this year.
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4th - 8th
History of Thanksgiving Bubble Map PowerPoint
Use this bubble map when studying the history of Thanksgiving. Use the inserted chart in PowerPoint to customize as the students suggest answers. Then print the bubble map and add to a bulletin board or student notebooks. Post the final page to your Edmodo page, blog, wiki, or other social networking site.
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K - 8th
Thanksgiving Day Project
This is a project that I had my class do around Thanksgiving. They completed it in Google Docs.
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7th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Looking for something to do to for Thanksgiving or the days leading up to it? Use this Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt to help your students learn a little about the REAL history of Thanksgiving. This product is Google Classroom friendly- you can upload it to Google Docs and create a copy for each student.
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4th - 8th
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The History of Thanksgiving
Short text about the history of Thanksgiving that gives Squanto's backstory. Feel free to edit it as it is a word document download. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th
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