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Thanksgiving civics research microsofts
The First Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension mini unit
This Thanksgiving, use informational text on Plymouth Colony, the pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe through integration of ELA and social studies. Graphic Organizers and writing pages will encourage students to synthesize the information and demonstrate their knowledge after reading the passages. Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Included with your purchase: *Student Workbook with comprehension questions: 9 pages *Grap
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2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
Story of Thanksgiving: Mayflower Voyage, Pilgrims & Native Americans BUNDLE
The Story of the First Thanksgiving: The Mayflower Voyage, The Pilgrims and Plymouth Plantation, The Native Americans (Wampanoag Tribe) and bonus Thanksgiving Then and Now Comprehension Workbook.This Thanksgiving, use informational texts and research the events that led up to the celebration of the first Thanksgiving feast between the Wampanoag Tribe and the Pilgrims. 4 units are bundled together, which create an impressive interactive pocketbook portfolio full of student work! It jam-packed wi
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2nd - 4th
#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
Discovering the Native Americans: The Wampanoag Tribe and Their Influence
This Thanksgiving, use informational texts and research the Wampanoag tribe and their influence on the Pilgrims when they first settled in the New World. It addresses background information, key characteristics, how Squanto and other Native Americans helped the Pilgrims, and what lead to the first Thanksgiving. The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The research unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrat
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2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
Plymouth Colony Research with PowerPoint Unit
This Thanksgiving, use informational texts and research on Plymouth Colony and the struggles the pilgrims faced in the New World by teaching a week long unit that integrates ELA and social studies at the same time! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The research unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to inf
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2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
The Voyage on the Mayflower Research with PowerPoint Unit
This Thanksgiving, use informational texts and research on the Mayflower and why the pilgrims came to America by teaching a week long unit that integrates ELA and social studies at the same time! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The research unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by
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2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
Foreign Government Research Study Comparative Country Project Editable
This project is fully editable, so teachers may personalize it for their own Civics, Government, AP Government, AP Comparative Government, or other relevant class. This resource contains the project assignment, task, and prompt, as well as a four page research worksheet, and a detailed rubric. Each element of this resource can be edited to work with your specific curriculum. With this study, students will analyze the characteristics, and development of different political systems, with emphasis
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9th - 12th
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Global Issues Awareness Project(s)
This comprehensive project challenges students to inform, raise awareness, and advocate on a global issue of their choice. Students research and plan an awareness campaign to deliver to their community, school, and/or student body. Turn students from passive learners into advocates as they assume the role of teacher as they are challenged to inform and educate their peers about their topic. The project requires students to be creative, innovative and use 21st century skills as they complete
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9th - 12th
Legislative Branch - Who Represents Me? Webquest / Guided Research Worksheet
Here is a two page, guided research assignment / web quest that has students find out who their two senators are and locate their House representative based on their home zip code. Students explore the specific websites of their representatives and enter information they find. This can be used in conjunction with a Constitution unit of study.
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6th - 8th
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Letter to Congress Legislative Branch, House of Representatives Senate worksheet
Assignment to write a letter to a congressperson about an issue the student feels strongly about. A template is included in business letter format.
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8th - 12th
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Create Your Own Government Project
Creative-based project where students create their own government and will address all questions that arise when creating a new nation. There are 19 questions/concerns for students to address which include:The type of government you have and two reasons for choosing it3 ways your government will raise moneyHow will citizen's views be taken into accountStudents are to use computers to assist them in research and to put together a PowerPoint presentation. This project goes great with Civics and
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8th - 12th
Congressional Committee online research assignment
This assignment guides student research online to find out more information about the committee work done by their House member and Senator. The students will learn about their representatives' service in their committee, legislation they have created, and students will also have a short reflection piece to write about each representative. It's a great way to connect students with the real-life work being done by their representative and also understand the role of the committee in the lawmaking
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10th - 12th
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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
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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Contemporary Issues WebQuest
This is a great introductory activity for students new to a Contemporary Issues class. In this WebQuest, students are asked to identify an issue, give a brief statement supporting and opposing it, then rank their interest in the topic. I use this as a way to gauge my student's desire to learn about certain issues, and focus on those throughout our class.
In addition to the WebQuest, there is also included an exhaustive list of topics for the teacher to look over in case you would like to swit
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9th - 12th
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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
Government and Economics Debate Project
This is one of my favorite activities! I have done this each semester over the course of seven years and it has proven to be very enriching for the students.
This product is included in a Government projects and simulations Unit here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Government-activities-projects-simulations-and-video-clips
In short, students form groups of four. They choose a topic from the long list of potential debate topics. Once their group agrees on a topic, they divide up th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
6 Native American Regions PowerPoint Bundle
This bundle includes 6 Native American Powerpoints that each talks about a different region. The regions included go along with Georgia Gwinnett County AKS Standard.
Each PowerPoint includes facts about the region, the types of clothes they wear, the types of food they eat and the types of shelter they live in.
Each PowerPoint also include great pictures that go along with each one.
6 Regions Included:
Arctic
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Great Plains
Amy Groesbeck and Miss5th f
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Not Grade Specific
CE.5c Evaluating Campaign Ads
This activity will have students analyze campaign commercials from the 1960s - 2016. While watching the videos, students will be tasked with answering questions that will lead up to them determining which evaluation strategy the video most closely relates to. The strategies include:
- Separating Fact from Opinion
- Detecting Bias
- Evaluating Sources
- Identifying Propaganda
The students had fun seeing old campaign attack ads. You could either conduct this activity whole group or in small grou
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6th - 8th
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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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Fourth Amendment | Students Rights In schools + Research Project & Presentations
This lesson creates meaningful learning for students as they learn how the 4th Amendment applies to them as students. Students are engaged as they analyze several court cases and explore interesting questions. For example, can schools implement a school wide urine drug test? Can school officials search your car, locker, cell phone, or other belongings? Students learn about how the 4th Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches by requiring state agents to obtain a warrant based
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9th - 12th
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"Run a Campaign" - VIRTUAL Election Final Project (Works for Virtual/Hybrid too!
In this Project, students will decide upon an office, political party, and platform for which they will run a campaign to try to win. They will also have to write and deliver a campaign speech and come-up with some creative ways to advertise for themselves which they will also share! Students will be able to express their knowledge in various ways!This project gives students 4 specific tasks to complete, so it allows them to have the choice of what they prefer to work on and the pace at which th
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6th - 12th
Library Lesson | Thanksgiving Riddles | Science of Laughter | Humor Genre
SO thankful you're here because... your November library lessons for 2nd-5th grade could be covered with the gems in this huge PowerPoint! It's chock full of FUNNY stuff for Thanksgiving time! I mixed up a little laughter research, some humor genre booktalks, lots of awesome riddles... can you feel your blood pressure just settling right on down yet?? (Plus... all of this content is easy enough for a sub to handle... but impressive enough to use for an observation... winner winner... turkey dinn
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â November and Thanksgiving Library Lesson Bundle
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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