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Social studies simulations for Easel Activities
Roaring 20s 1920s Walking Tour Centers Activity Gallery Walk
Visit the 1920s or Roaring 20s with this interactive Walking Tour or Gallery Walk Activity to teach your students about the decade with ease (and fun!).Take your students on a walking tour to discover the major events, developments and changes of the Roaring 1920s in America. Also great for ELA classes where students are reading The Great Gatsby or other relevant texts!Resource Includes121 slides on the 1920s to be set up as centers or stations, or use with students in response groups to invest
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5th - 12th
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Cold War Mystery: Use Primary Sources to Solve the Case of The Missing Man!
Engage your students in this FUN Cold War mystery! They won't even notice that they're analyzing no less than five (yes, FIVE) primary sources during this activity. In this scenario, students take on the role of an Air Force Intelligence Officer. Their final mission in the service is to investigate the whereabouts of one of their country's finest spies - known only to them as "The Missing Man." The Missing Man has left clues all around his apartment. Each clue points to who The Missing Man reall
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5th - 12th
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The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Colonial Money - Using Pounds, Shillings, and Pence in Colonial America
Colonial America is fascinating! Add a new layer of interest and excitement to your teaching of the 13 Colonies with this Colonial Money Mini-Unit!
I try to give my students a “deep dive” into the 18th Century and this colonial money resource is the perfect way to give students an inside view of life in Colonial America.
Students will learn so much more than just pounds, shillings, and pence. They will learn about wages, item values, primary source inventories, and more.
The use of a littl
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies Big Bundle
Walking Tour of the Age of Exploration World to Visit Europe Asia Africa America
This is the resource you have been waiting for to help set the stage on the Age of Exploration!Students can take a walking tour or gallery walk around your classroom to visit centers on Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas at the time of the Age of Exploration.Content Topics CoveredStatus of the Region at the beginning of the Age of ExplorationThe Regions View of the Rest of the World The People of the RegionThe Business of the RegionIndividual EmpiresAbout this ResourceStudent handouts are in
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Modern World History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours & More
Financial Literacy & Personal Finance Video Game - HTML5 Distance Learning
Video Game about Personal Finance, Investing, Money Management, & Budgeting. An evidence-based, hand drawn visual-novel personal finance simulation game for High School and Young Adults that teaches financial literacy skills. Learn Asynchronously from home on any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet:2 different ways to play: on any modern desktop/smartphone/tablet web browser, or install on any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer!Expected Student Learning Outcomes:Learn financial skills & content
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Renaissance Walking Tour or Gallery Walk of Florence Italy Centers Activity
Take your students on a Walking Tour or Gallery Walk through Florence, Italy at the beginning of the Renaissance to allow them to see the changes in architecture, banking, marketplace gatherings, wool-making, art, guilds, and more. This is a 1-2 day Centers Activity for students to visit various locations in Florence to view primary source images and documents in the investigation on the impact of Florence in the beginning of the Renaissance. Students will visit locations like the Marketplace,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Renaissance Walking Tour Gallery Walk Activity Bundle
Silk Road activity Simulation Middle Ages
This engaging simulation in barter and trade explores the challenges in trading on the Silk Road during the Middle AgesIn this student-tested and approved hands-on trade simulation, students “travel” with Marco Polo on the Silk Road to Kashgar. Students take on the role of traders to explore the challenges of barter by exchanging goods on the Silk Road. Students practice non-verbal skills because of language barriers, a very real situation for many students. Students determine the economy i.e
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: World History Middle school Curriculum Bundle GROWING
French Revolution
Act out the social class inequalities of Pre-French Revolution in your classroom. Help students feel the injustice of the situation through an activity that takes one class period. Your students will each be assigned a social class and will be given unique card with details to help them make decisions for the simulation. They will be told the goal is to gain in status and money. There are three situation cards and after each one they have to pay the tax man. The debriefing questions have been
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7th - 8th
Also included in: President John Adams Bundle (2nd US President)
Stock Market Simulation Challenge I Digital Learning
What better way to understand how the stock market works than to simulate it in your classroom? To make it a competitive project! This simulation contains the project worksheets, hyperlinks, research guides, and graphs needed for your students to "purchase" their own stock and track it's value over time. This project was written to accompany Gary Paulsen's book "Lawn Boy," but it can be used with or without this book.These activities are suitable for upper-elementary and middle grade students
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5th - 7th
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Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement Activities
Progressive Era and Gilded Age Project and Role Play
Meet John D. Rockefeller, Jane Addams, Teddy Roosevelt and more through your students' discovery of them. In this inquiry-based project, students research a major figure of the Progressive Era and Gilded Age and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project, a favorite among my students, puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. This project includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the teacher’s guide● Suggested figures of 30+ individua
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10th - 12th
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Shark Tank Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution2 lessons in one! Shark Tank---Students evaluate inventions by rotating around to different invention stations and evaluate whether or not they would invest in each product. This purchase comes with the background information for inventions written in a conversational 1st person perspective style. Very clever. A Pro and Con processing log for students and exit tickets is also included. What is covered?SteamboatCotton GinInterchangeable PartsTelegraphSteam EngineRailroa
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BUNDLE
GSE SS8E2 Georgia Entrepreneurs: Interactive for Google Slides
Extensive digital guided lesson for Georgia Entrepreneurs aligned to the GSE for SS8E2a-c.The slides are scaffolded to build understanding. Slides are hyperlinked for students to gather information about Georgia Entrepreneurs. Students will gather information from videos & hyperlinked sites. They will answer questions and sort tiles using the information gathered.Also Included:A hands-on entrepreneur Market Day simulation is included within the Google Interactive to give students real life,
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8th
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Also included in: GSE SS8E1-3 Economic Understandings Interactives for Google Slides
West Africa: Silent Barter Salt and Gold Trade, Notes and Instructions
Synopsis of activity:This two-day lesson and simulation combination activity serves an effective way to broaden your students’ understanding of the geography, economics, resources, and practices of West Africa and the empire of Ancient Ghana. Middle school students love this activity, but it would be great for a high school world history class as well. Role of the teacher:Your role on day one is to guide the students through a vocabulary lesson and have the students take notes on “Silent Barter”
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: World History: Ancient West Africa WHOLE UNIT BUNDLE!
The Richest Man in Babylon Book Study - Financial Literacy
Personal finance comes to life with this book. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason can change financial lives. This resource will help your students learn from the text and more importantly APPLY it to their personal financial situations. The tools in this resource are arranged by chapter and are intended to support teachers and students as they explore the content in the book. Each chapter has a title page, teacher guides, student worksheets, reflective questions, and “word rocks,
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: Financial Literacy Projects Activities and Decor
Bill to Law: Interactive Notebook Reading Comprehension & Activity Pack
Get your students engaged and excited about government and the legislative process! Assess reading comprehension with the included nonfiction reading passage, interactive notebook elements, and critical thinking writing assignment. Get students up and out of their seats with the engaging movement review activity. This packet includes one reading passage, three activities, and accompanying answer keys. INCLUDED IN PURCHASE:✯ Non Fiction Reading: How a Bill Becomes Law✯ Interactive Notebook: Bill
Grades:
4th - 7th
History project
Students delve deep into a historic figure and then bring that figure to life at a fantastic end of project soiree. After detailed research, students literally take on the role of their historical figure at a historical soiree. All the parts of the project are scaffolded in with student handouts and stages of research. From journal entries to costume design to analyzing the historical context, students explore what makes different figures from history become the person they become.Works with
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Projects Bundle for any subject
Renaissance Activities
Students write, sculpt, analyze and explore art forms in Renaissance Venice. Additionally, students engage in primary source analysis of The Prince and examine the political underpinnings within the Renaissance.This is hands-on learning at its best! Use some or all of the activities within the lesson. This resource includes:● 3 Complete student activities for making murano glass, designing mosaics like those in the St. Mark’s Cathedral, and mask making for carnival.● 1 Complete teacher’s guid
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Renaissance Unit includes scientific revolution
America Mobilizes for World War I Group Activity
The following activity asks students to consider the economic difficulties faced by the United States as it prepared for WWI to develop a plan for its armed forces and naval forces to mobilize for war.Students are asked to work in groups of four and collaborate to answer key questions then develop a final plan which takes into consideration the economy and current state of the United States prior to involvement in WWI.
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7th - 12th
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The Boston Massacre History Investigation
Students will read eyewitness testimonies and evaluate historical images as they decide how the event should be remembered in history. Students will use evidence from the images and documents to support their claims.
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5th - 9th
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Judicial Branch: Interactive Notebook Reading Comprehension & Activity Pack
Get your students engaged and excited about government and the judicial branch. Assess reading comprehension with the included nonfiction reading passage, interactive notebook elements, and primary source activity. Engage students with the interactive supreme court simulation! This packet includes one reading passage, three activities, and accompanying answer keys. INCLUDED IN PURCHASE:✯ Non Fiction Reading: Supreme Court✯ Interactive Notebook: Supreme Court foldable✯ Primary Source: Look @ Law
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Texas Law with a Twist
HOW to Explore Political Strategy towards Information, propaganda and public opinionWrite-ups should provide clarity to the collection of individual details. What you choose to emphasize should in some way provide clarity so undeniable that it nudges an audience to subconsciously respond with favorable acceptance towards the political position or perspective you intended, from the conception of your politically branding strategy. Think of your audience as consumers. Consumers aren’t just grocery
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bald Eagle Symbol of America Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Do you need an activity to expand your students understanding of the Bald Eagle, how it became a symbol of America as well as interesting information about it? If so, this 12-card Bald Eagle Scavenger Hunt can help your students do that. While completing the hunt, students will learn why it was chosen as the national bird of the United States, what object Benjamin Franklin had to it becoming a national symbol, characteristics of the Bald Eagle, and more.Hide the cards in your classroom and watch
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Symbols of America Scavenger Hunts BUNDLE 6 Hunts with Easel Options
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
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