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High school critical thinking U.S. History resources for Microsoft OneDrive
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Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
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6th - 9th
September 11 Patriot Day 5-E Lesson | Five Themes of Geography 911 | Microsoft
This Patriot Day lesson explains the tragic events on 9-11-01 while honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks. Challenge students to examine the “5 Themes of Geography” to identify various ways events on September 11th, 2001, impacted the United States. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! A fun, “To Tell the Truth”, warm-up introduces Patriot Day. Then, explain key terms & view a news story about the day. Students complete a “GSI:
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5th - 12th
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Treaty of Versailles Ends WWI 6-E Lesson | Effects of World War 1 | Microsoft
This 6-E lesson explores the end of WWI and the effects the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with “A History Dilemma” warm-up activity examining conditions in a post-WWI Europe. Then review vocabulary and big ideas about the end of World War 1. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, explain how the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for being a BRAT (Blame-Reparations-Army-Territory) and a
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6th - 12th
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Fact Checking Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses
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5th - 9th
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Intro to WWI BUNDLE | FUN World War I Resources | 7-E Unit WW1 | Microsoft
Enrich your World War I curriculum with this engaging UNIT BUNDLE! The guided lessons are FUN for students & the 7-E teaching model is EASY for you to use! Each activity includes a Teacher Guide to make it successful in your classroom! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print6 Guided PowerPoint Lessons5 Fill-in Not
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6th - 12th
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Intro to WWI Study Guide, Review Game, Test | Assess World War 1 | Microsoft
Review & assess an introduction to World War I unit with this bundle of engaging materials! First, reinforce key concepts with a study guide & review lesson. Then, students practice applying WWI terms by playing a fun “$100,000 Pyramid” review game. Finally, assess your student’s learning with a 20-question, multiple-choice test. Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need i
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6th - 12th
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Triangular Trade Activities For Google and One Drive Distance Learning
This triangle trade interactive activity is designed to be shared with your students in Google Classroom, One Drive, or you can print them, if you’d like. You will get an explanatory PDF with a link to the document.*The package includes*:A vocabulary activity that students can type responses onto.An interactive graphic with clickable film links and readingsAn effects of Triangular Trade graphic.A products of Triangular Trade “Drag and Drop” activityA source analysis “Drag and Drop” activityA wri
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7th - 10th
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United States PEGS Factors 5-E Lesson | Fun USA Practice Activities | Microsoft
Students explore the United States by examining its PEGS factors - Political, Economic, Geographic, Social. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E lesson format is easy for you to use! A PEGS reference chart is included for your students’ interactive notebooks. Begin with an overview of the PEGS, then preview the USA by investigating physical & political maps of the region. Next, a “Target Practice” activity challenges students to classify fun facts about the continen
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5th - 12th
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Investigate WWI Technology 6-E Lesson | Effects of WW1 Innovations | Microsoft
Why was WWI a new kind of war? This lesson examines World War 1 technological innovations and their lasting effects on warfare and the world. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “WWI in 1 Word” warm-up, then discuss why WWI is known as “The Great War”. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. An investigation activity challenges students to examine how new ideas and inventions impacted the war. There is also a printable, “walk-aroun
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6th - 12th
Explore the MAIN Causes of WWI 6-E Lesson | Intro to World War I | Microsoft
Why did World War 1 happen? This lesson explores the MAIN causes of WWI, militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with “The Verdict” warm-up activity, then test their knowledge of World War 1 with a “Fact or Fiction?” activity. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, create a foldable or digital chart featuring the MAIN causes of WWI. A fun Reader’s Theatre activity uses the example of
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6th - 12th
Digital Film Study: Remember the Titans
Let's get digital, digital!Who doesn't love a class movie day?! Not only is Disney's Remember the Titans an excellent, captivating film, it also acts as the perfect discussion opener for endless themes in both English and History class, like racism, diversity, acceptance, conformity, American history and more. Use this film study to open the discussion and provide students with a visual experience to see themes that will appear more symbolically in literature/history. As videos are excellent mul
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Celebrate Veterans Day 6-E Lesson | Honor the History of November 11 | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history of Veterans Day and honors members of the US armed forces. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “What is it? - Patriotic Symbols” warm-up. Test their knowledge of Veterans Day with a “Fact or Fiction?” activity, then explore the history of the November 11th holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, challenge your students to investigate the song ”God Bless the USA”. “A Million Than
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5th - 12th
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United States in WWI 6E Lesson | Investigate WW1 Propaganda Activity | Microsoft
This lesson examines the United States’ role in WWI and explores how propaganda helped sell the war to Americans The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Listen Up - Taglines” warm-up activity, then present “A History Dilemma” activity examining President Wilson’s isolationist stance in WW1. Next, introduce key vocabulary and historical events of the time period. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. An investigation activity c
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6th - 12th
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FUN World War 1 Review Puzzles | WWI Vocabulary Practice Activities | Microsoft
This is a fun way to review World War 1 while keeping your class engaged! Challenge students to match 17 key ideas about WWI with their definitions by rotating each piece to solve the puzzle. They work great as a warm-up activity, re-teach opportunity, exit ticket, or review game. Students love the challenge of solving a puzzle and you love the learning! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Ever
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6th - 12th
Digital Current Event Template
Let's get digital, digital!The long-awaited Current Event Template is here! Use it time and time again to encourage your students spend their own time reading the news and researching the world around them!This resource asks students to answer a series of questions (who, what, where, when, why, how, the event's significance and a connection from the classroom to the event) for each time it is used. Use the resource however it best fits your room. My students read an article on NewsELA each week.
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5th - 12th
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US Presidents PEGS Factors 5-E Lesson | Fun Facts Practice Activity | Microsoft
Students explore fun facts about US Presidents using the PEGS factors - Political, Economic, Geographic, Social. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E lesson format is easy for you to use! A PEGS reference chart is included for your students’ interactive notebooks. Begin with an overview of the PEGS. A “Target Practice” activity challenges students to classify fun facts about the presidents by the PEGS factor they best fit. Finally, assess learning with a “Show What You
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5th - 12th
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Digital Time Comparison Project: Then (1920s) & Now (2010s-2020s)
Let's get digital, digital!Welcome back to the Roaring 20s! It's 100 years later, but our worlds are really not all that different! This project asks students to select predetermined categories of American cultural interest and compare them between "then" and "now." This resource provides students with tools to establish connections between the past and present, making history class all the more meaningful.Directions to this activity have been left vague to leave room for you to see your class p
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8th - 12th
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Great Depression Flipbook for Google and One Drive Distance Learning
This Great Depression Flipbook activity is an interactive Google slides resource to share with your students in Google Classroom, Microsoft One Drive, or you can print it, if you’d like. You will get an explanatory PDF with a link to the document.*The package includes*:Interactive flipbook Film and Reading Links (no time wasted typing in URLs or scanning QR Codes!)Answer Key▶️ This resource is also included in my World History Interactive Notebook Curriculum ! AND my World History Google and On
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7th - 10th
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Evaluating - Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson - Digital EASEL by TpT
Teach CRITICAL THINKING strategies to help students EVALUATE ideas as they read.Use this lesson to give students a process to them think critically about information.Evaluating is more than just forming an opinion. It's about making an informed opinion or decision.Four PRO TIPS to help your students EVALUATE ideas as they read. Restate part of the text as a question,Clarify the criteria used to judge the guiding question,Play with the text to reveal other perspectives, andTry to keep an open min
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6th - 9th
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Did I Cheat? Media Text Critical Thinking Challenge: PAID version with ANSWERS
Real-world media text Critical Thinking challenge using Reading Comprehension Strategies: inferring, citing evidence, and evaluating. Students analyze a YouTube video and try to figure out if I'm lying. Slideshow lesson explains the Did I Cheat? Psst, I'm Lying! challenge. 10-page handout package helps scaffold student learning. Detailed answer script includes 19 color-coded examples to explain inferences and how to cite evidence. ❤️ Like this resource? Check out the BookFace 10x Reading Progr
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7th - 10th
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Digital Mood Meter: A Socio-Emotional Resource
Let's get digital, digital! The popular Mood Meter has gone pandemic digital!Have you joined Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's RULER movement?! If not, you should! They believe that "emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health." When students recognize the power of emotions, via the "Mood Meter," they help create a "more effective and compassionate society." How does it work? It's pretty simple! Introduce students to the concepts of "red and yellow zo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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