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Critical thinking african history webquests
West Africa Empires Web Quest! Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Mansa Musa, Salt Gold Trade
West Africa Empires Web Quest! Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Mansa Musa, Salt Gold Trade!This West Africa lesson is included in the larger unit on Islam and West Africa, located here:Islam and West Africa Unit Bundle!Purchase this and save significantly!--------------In this highly-engaging web quest on West Africa, students investigate the West African Empires of Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, as well as the impact and legacy of Mansa Musa and the Salt and Gold Trade that popularized West Africa.Sever
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4th - 8th
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Computer Science Webquest: 8 Ways Computer Technology Solves Real Problems
From artificial intelligence to artificial limbs, computer science is changing lives, and the way we work and find solutions to problems. These 8 (actually 10 with an added nonprofit example!) scenarios present problems in life (such as car safety, and graffiti), ask students to think and reflect quietly about these problems cause damage and how computers might solve them, and then show cutting edge videos from the past 3 years that employ solutions using computers and automation. Updated for 2
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6th - 9th
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St. Patrick's Day DIGITAL Escape Room: Irish History Amazing Race Breakout
Totally Paperless! Visit 5 mystery locations across Ireland and Northern Ireland learning about Irish culture and history in this digital escape room! NOTE: This product does not go in depth into St. Patrick's life or history. Students learn at the first location that St. Patrick's day was originally a religious holiday, but today it is a celebration of all things Irish. This breakout goes in depth into Irish culture, history, geography, music and literature, World Heritage Sites, and more.If
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!
Digital Escape Room: Escape the Misinformation Newsroom, Real News vs Fake News
Want to help your middle and high school ELA students learn how to avoid bias, consipiracies, and misinformation online? Escape the Newsroom is a FUN and meaningful activity that helps students to apply two methods of evaluating online sources in a hands-on way. Students learn the SIFT method (Stop, Investigate, Find trusted coverage, Trace to the original) and the CRAP method (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose). They apply the methods to various websites--some which are completely r
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7th - 10th
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Winter Olympics History DIGITAL Escape Room: Amazing Race Breakout
Your students' applications have been selected to participate in the Winter Olympics edition of The Amazing Race! They will complete challenges in this completely PAPERLESS adventure to learn about the history of the Winter Olympic Games around the world and reach the ultimate destination, the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. If you are familiar with Breakout EDU, this is a digital escape room that is completely PAPERLESS! (Some students may want to use scratch paper to write down a cipher, b
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!
Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle
The Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 186 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 11 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of daily life and the history of dynasties in ancient Egypt. Students will examine the geography of the region in web quest, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform a class skit, analyze primary sources and more!Res
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5th - 8th
My Brother Sam is Dead — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
This hyperlinked PDF is designed for use on a computer or tablet to be completed with the reading of the book My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Christopher Collier. It includes questions and activities for each chapter, some based on the book and some based on videos and articles hyperlinked within this PDF (perfect for iPads or Chromebooks).Additional information and activities enrich the experience of reading the book and are aligned with Common Core State Standards. Hyperlinked sites includ
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4th - 8th
Africa Webquest (World Geography and History)
The Africa webquest comes with a worksheet and an answer key. Each link in the webquest points to information that your students need to complete the worksheet. Besides printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this activity on Africa.How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to student computers. 2.) Print the accompanying worksheets. 3.) That’s it! Students are ready to get started.Students click the links embedded into stunning photographs
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6th - 11th
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The Big Game 2024 Escape Room | Football Digital Breakout
Make your Big Game week more fun with with this engaging, digital escape room! Updated for 2024! This escape room includes 9 critical thinking and puzzle locks perfect for sharpening research skills and a never give up attitude. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for individuals, groups, or even substitute days, too! Did I mention that this breakout is editable?!? Use as is, add, or subtract questions and then post the link through Google Classroom, a
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4th - 8th
Chains — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
Included in this PDF are questions and activities designed to aid and deepen comprehension and spark critical thinking while reading the novel Chains. This PDF perfect for iPads or Chromebooks as more than 50 hyperlinks embedded linking your students to activities, additional research, videos, and more. I tried to balance video, audio, and reading both to keep student interest and to provide students the opportunity to learn from diverse media.It can be used individually or as a class. This reso
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5th - 8th
Webquest or Internet Scavenger Hunt Grades 5-10
The goal of this webquest lesson is to build your students' research skills and their ability to find reliable resources when asked to research a topic. This is an internet scavenger hunt. Students answer the questions by using a search engine to locate the requested information. There are a variety of engaging questions that your students will enjoy locating the answers for. There is a chart where they are asked to answer questions, provide the URL where the information is found, and to writ
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, & Health Webquest Bundle
Social Media WebQuest: Activism or Slacktivism?
This WebQuest asks the question: Is social media activism effective in creating real change, or is it merely "slacktivism"?Students work through tasks that require them to investigate examples of online activism on various social media platforms, as well as a case study of a specific hashtag associated with a social media activism campaign. Students will synthesize their understanding and present their findings to their classmates, including their conclusion regarding the effectiveness of social
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7th - 12th
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Kingdoms of West Africa Webquest (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai)
The assignment contains 38 questions about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Standards addressed:Students will analyze the growth of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including cities such as Djenne and Timbuktu as centers of tr
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: World History Curriculum Bundle
AFRICA GEOGRAPHY SCAVENGER HUNT | WebQuest
This fun WebQuest contains 80 questions and is a great way for students to learn about the geography of AFRICA (including physical landmarks, flags, capitals, size, state boundaries and population size. etc.), while enhancing their internet research skills. An ANSWER KEY, student web links and teacher directions are provided. The Internet Scavenger Hunt can be done as a whole class, in small groups, individually and even at home as part of distance or remote learning.This resource is not only g
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6th - 8th
Haitian Revolution
The assignment contains 25 questions about the causes and effects of the Haitian Revolution. Students will use an internet article to answer the question. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging!⭐ No textbook required⭐ Editable Word Document⭐ The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key Vocabulary: Saint Domingue French Revolution Social classes & ethnicities i
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6th - 11th
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Because of Winn-Dixie — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel
This HyperDoc is designed to be used on a computer or tablet (perfect for iPads or Chromebooks) while reading Because of Winn-Dixie. Included in this PDF are questions and activities designed to aid and deepen comprehension and spark critical thinking—all in line with Common Core. More than 25 links to websites are embedded, so your students are just click away from activities, additional research, videos, and more. Every page includes links to "extras" for exploration—ideal for early finishers!
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3rd - 5th
Virtual Field Trip to Southwest Asia and North Africa
Send your students on a virtual field trip to some of the most interesting places in SW Asia and N. Africa using Google Earth! I use these at the beginning of my social studies units to help generate interest in the area we will be studying. I usually upload the assignment into Google Classroom, then let them start exploring. Most of the info is right there in Google Earth, but occasionally, they may need to use additional internet resources to learn more. Happy exploring!
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5th - 6th
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DBQ: Life of a Japanese-American Child Living in an Internment Camp during WW2)
Using PRIMARY Sources in the Classroom. A DBQ activity uses primary sources. Sources can include diaries,posters, music, news articles from the time, anything written by those who participated in or witnessed an event in history. Students review the given documents and use many cognitive skills in processing what they see and read. After gathering information using the documents, students develop an essay answering a question. The topic of this Primary Source(DBQ )is Life of a Japanese-American
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5th - 8th
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Latitude and Longitude Webquest or Internet Scavenger Hunt- Geography
The goal of this webquest lesson is to build your students' research skills and their ability to find reliable resources when asked to research a topic. This is an internet scavenger hunt. Students answer the questions by using a search engine to locate the requested information. There are a variety of engaging questions that your students are required to answer in two ways. They are asked to identify a place from clues and then to list its coordinates. There is an optional review lesson w
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Social Studies Bundle- 11 Powerpoints, Worksheets, Games, and Webquests
Digital Literacy Bundle (Digital Breakout, Chromebook Activities)
You get not one, but THREE awesome activities that are easily assigned through Google Classroom in this bundle! Internet Safety Digital Breakout:Get your students excited about INTERNET SAFETY with this digital breakout! This breakout is purely digital, no kits necessary! Works through Google Forms! Did I mention that this breakout is editable?!? Use as is, add, or subtract questions and then post the links through Google Classroom, a class webpage, or as a bit.ly and you're ready to go! All ans
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4th - 8th
Computer Skills Assessment Bundle (SEVEN Technology Challenges)
You get not one, but SEVEN awesome digital literacy assessments/challenges that are easily assigned through Google Classroom in this bundle! Each one is seasonally themed, so these make for the perfect assignment all year round! They even work well for sub plans!Basic Digital Literacy Assessment: Are your students ready to take the challenge? Can they defeat all 25 bosses in this gamified Digital Literacy Course? This Google Classroom ready assignment comes with the following stages:- Text Boxes
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3rd - 6th
6th Grade Ancient Africa WebQuest | A NO PREP Digital Ancient Africa Activity
Students will learn about Ancient Africa with this digital WebQuest! This activity is a great way to help your students explore the daily lives, art, writing, and religion of Ancient Africans! Students will be given links to a variety of age-appropriate articles. Using the articles, they will answer a series of questions about each of the topics below! This is a great activity for independent work or partner work!Topics Include:The Kingdom of MaliThe Kingdom of KushThe Kingdom of AksumAncient Ca
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Social Studies Year Long BUNDLE | Ancient Civilizations
Columbus Day & Indigenous People's Day WebQuest & Word Search Puzzle
In this lesson, students learn fun facts about Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Additionally, a word search puzzle with a
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6th - 8th
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*Virtual Art Museum Tour: The Art Institute of Chicago- Art Distance Learning
Take your students on a virtual field trip through some of the most famous museums in the world from the comfort of your own home or classroom using this Let’s Go resource! Your students will go on a Scavenger Hunt through The Art Institute of Chicago using Google Arts & Culture and the museum website. They will learn about artists, reflect on their work, learn about allegory in art, and watch a video featuring the Modern Wing at the AIC. As part of the tour, they will even complete their ow
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9th - 12th
Also included in: *Introduction to Art Curriculum for Middle School Art or High School Art
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