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8th grade social studies Common Core W.3.2 resources
Country Research Project | Country Reports Graphic Organizer Template Digital
Choose from 60 beautifully designed (and EDITABLE) country research report slides for your country writing projects. Create the exact presentation you want for your students but customizing any of the slides to fit your needs. Students will use the slides to share all about a country they researched while working with all sorts of text features (headings, table of contents, photos, captions, fun facts, bold words, glossary, and more).Want more report templates for the year? Click here for the BU
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2nd - 8th
California Native American Project
With this project, students can research one of California's many Native American groups. Students will learn about where they lived, what they ate, how they dressed and many other things. Students have the option to answer a series of questions, write a report or create a poster -- or they can do all three. They can also present their findings to the class.Included in these files:Research report form Student/parent acknowledgement List of California Indian Tribes Student checklist Research/writ
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3rd - 8th
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Biography Research Project | Country Report | Animal Research Project | Reports
6 beautifully designed (and EDITABLE) report projects for your students for the end of the year or anytime during the year! Create the exact presentation you want for your students but customizing any of the projects to fit your needs.This bundle includes report templates to share all about a country, animal, famous person, book, state, and any topic templates! Students will work with all sorts of text features (headings, table of contents, photos, captions, fun facts, bold words, glossary, and
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2nd - 8th
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Black History Month Activities Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Activities
Are you looking for a meaningful Black History Month resource that will not only let your students have fun and show their creativity, but also requires them to conduct research and think critically? Look no further! Included in this resource:Reading StrategiesCivil RightsThe Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil rights timelineMapping the Civil Rights MovementThen and NowHarriet TubmanFrederick DouglasRosa ParksMartin Luther King Jr.Ruby BridgesBarack ObamaBlank Graphic OrganizerResearch projectBiogra
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3rd - 8th
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Black History Month Research Project
Informational Writing - Research Project - Black History Month - With this informative writing research project students will be assigned and research an influential African American. They have the option to write an essay about their African American, create a poster displaying images or illustrations and facts about their African American, and/or give an oral presentation about their person. A great assignment for students in 3rd through 8th grade!Included are:*List of over 60 African American
Grades:
3rd - 8th
FREEBIE Biography Research Project Template Google Slides for Any Person
This 8 page FREEBIE: biography research project template is in Google Slides and is great for any person students are researching. Great for student collaboration (partners) and perfect for Speaking and Listening Activities. This is also included in my Women in History Month Close Reading Passages Writing Biographies 3rd 4th 5th GradeHere's what teachers are saying:"I used these templates to start our novel unit on Ready Player One. My kids liked the ease of use. The questions were simple to und
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2nd - 8th
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US Presidents Research Reports | United State President Biographies
This is a growing bundle of research reports on the US presidents. This resource is the perfect way to scaffold a research project on the United States Presidents. In this resource, students will use a flip book to research and take notes on the Presidents of the United States. The flip book is easy to copy and assemble and doesn't take any additional prep time. Just print and go!⭐️ To see these research flip books in action, check out a video of my John Quincy Adams flip book here.This resource
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3rd - 8th
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Natural Disasters Brochure (Guided Genius Hour Project)
Exploring Natural Disasters is an important element in various subjects - social studies, science, and NOW writing! This brochure assignment allows students to explore a natural disaster from either the United States or around the world and learn about the impact such events can have on the human population.
For this project students are required to:
1) Research
2) Take self-guided notes
3) Organize sources
4) Produce a finished brochure as a final product
Included in this product you will
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3rd - 8th
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State Research Project | State Reports Template Google Slides | US State Symbols
Choose from over 75 beautifully designed (and EDITABLE) state research report slides for your US state writing projects. Create the exact presentation you want for your students but customizing any of the slides to fit your needs. Students will use the slides to share all about a state they researched while working with all sorts of text features (headings, table of contents, photos, captions, fun facts, bold words, glossary, and more).Want more report templates for the year? Click here for the
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2nd - 8th
AMERICAN FLAG and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Reading & Writing
This 28-page product includes everything you need to teach about the American Flag: 6 reading comprehension worksheets (varying levels) with answer keys; 3 writing prompts (opinion, informative, narrative) in 3 formats with revising and editing checklists; 2 hands-on flag activities (timeline, create your own flag); Pledge of Allegiance vocabulary mini-unit (hands-on activity, vocabulary cards, test); and 12 video links (over 90 minutes of video footage)!This would be a great way to integrate S
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3rd - 8th
Prehistory & Ancient History Lesson Plans, Tests, Activities & Project Bundle
Use these 6 resources before, during, and at the end of teaching a unit on Prehistory and Ancient History. You can use them to:* Assess what your students already know about the topic.* Give students an introduction to archeology.* Provide your students with charts that include information about 6 time periods — great for students reading below grade level — and blank charts students can use to take notes about those 6 eras of prehistory and ancient history.* Let students demonstrate what they h
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5th - 8th
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Hispanic Heritage Month Jose M Hernandez Biography Print & Digital Activity
Celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage month by having your students write a Biography on Jose M Hernandez. The guiding questions in the editable flipbook will enable your students to document research. Also included are editable peer-editing and self-editing checklists, in addition to editable teacher marking rubrics and writing sheets. All text is editable, facilitating you to edit the resource to cater for differentiation and target your learner's needs.ITEMS INCLUDED:Blackline flipbook templ
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3rd - 8th
Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month Biography Writing Print & Digital Bundle
Celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage month with this bundle of print & digital flipbook templates. The guiding questions (editable) in each flipbook will enable your students to document research and write a Biography on a Hispanic/Latino person of choice. Also included are peer-editing and self-editing checklists, in addition to teacher marking rubrics and writing sheets. All text is editable, facilitating you to edit the resource to cater for differentiation and target your learner's nee
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3rd - 8th
Middle School Social Studies 50 States Geography Workbook PDF OR EASEL Full-Year
This is my North American Geography Workbook bundle for Social Studies or content-based literacy ELA classrooms. You get 4, full-sized geography workbooks, puzzle packs, task card sets, study guides, and assessments. Do you need something students can do independently?Differentiated resources at the 3rd-8th grade level?Want a way to integrate literacy into your Social Studies classroom (or content-based writing into English class)? Look no further! What is inside each of the 4 workbooks: State r
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3rd - 8th
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Log Question: Daily Questions or Bell Ringer Worksheet Template
We always need to determine whether or not the students understand the material that we cover in class. You can put a question on the board either as a pre-assessment (about the lesson you are about to teach) or as an informal assessment about a previous lesson. For example, "List and describe the three major rock types."The students can fill out this worksheet every day as the bells rings or as they walk into your classroom. This allows them to have something to work on when they arrive and it'
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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Also included in: Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets
Black History Month Research Project Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizer
This resource contains ready-to-use biography assignment templates as well as a list of ideas for biographies of Black Americans who made contributions to American History. You get three versions of the assignment page. The first assignment page is a graphic organizer format that allows for the student to copy/paste a photo or image of their assigned historical figure, as well as provide biographical information and a brief summary of his or her accomplishments. The second version of the assignm
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2nd - 9th, Not Grade Specific
Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month Biography Digital Writing Bundle
Celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage month with this bundle of digital flipbook templates in Google Slides. The guiding questions (editable) in each flipbook will enable your students to document research and write a Biography on a Hispanic/Latino person of choice. Also included are editable peer-editing and self-editing checklists in addition to teacher marking rubrics (printables).-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐ G
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3rd - 8th
QAR Strategy (EDITABLE)
I created this file to help my students determine the difference between different questions. This Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR) Organizer is to be used AFTER reading. The students read a teacher-selected text and then the teacher provides the students with predetermined questions. Through teacher modeling, students learn to determine the difference between "Right There", "Think & Search", "Author & You", and "On Your Own" questions. Different types of questions require a different
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3rd - 10th
ESL | Historical Perspectives or Point of View Unit: The First Thanksgiving
This is a fully-editable PPT and Word Document listing.Focus Language Goals/StandardsThe Language of Social StudiesExplain by comparing and contrasting important details and perspectives.Argue by stating a claim and supporting it with reasons and relevant evidence.In this 8 lesson, 12 day, unit - students will learn about two perspectives on one historical event: The Wampanoag and Pilgrim perspectives of the First Thanksgiving. Students will understand that…There is a difference between facts an
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2nd - 8th
Elected Jobs in Government Research Report
A research report guideline about elected jobs in government. Students can follow this guide to do independent research about elected government positions. They can use the additional page to do extra research or compile a report.There are a variety of free books available on GetEpic for students to use for their research. The list provided on the last page are jobs that have books available on GetEpic. Thank you for leaving feedback!
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1st - 9th
The Midwest and The Great Plains PRINTABLE Differentiated US Geography Workbook
This is my North American Geography Workbook Unit 3 of 4. Unit 3 covers The Midwest and The Great Plains regions of the United States. Do you need something students can do independently?Differentiated resources at the 3rd-8th grade level?Want a way to integrate literacy into your Social Studies classroom (or content-based writing into English class)? Look no further! What is inside the 53-page PDF workbook: State research pages that include the state flag, symbols (animals, birds, flowers, etc.
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3rd - 8th
Election Day Research Report
A research report guideline for Election Day. Students can follow this guide to do independent research on Election Day. They can use the additional page to do extra research or compile a report.There are a variety of free books available on GetEpic for students to use for their research.Thank you for leaving feedback!
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1st - 9th
History Essay, Writing, Source Document Analysis & more Structure Strip set
12 History structure strips are visual reminders for students who are struggling with essays, writing, primary and secondary source analysis, compare and contrast and more for middle school and high school grade students.These simple tool yields BIG results and is perfect for struggling learners or advanced who just need a little support focusing on structure. You'll love this simple classroom tool and so will your students! Hadn't them out as laminated bookmarks or paper to be glued into workbo
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6th - 12th
New England and Mid-Atlantic PRINTABLE Differentiated US Geography Workbook
This is my North American Geography Workbook Unit 1 of 4. Unit 1 covers the entire New England and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Do you need something students can do independently?Differentiated resources at the 3rd-8th grade level?Want a way to integrate literacy into your Social Studies classroom (or content-based writing into English class)? Look no further! What is inside the 53-page PDF workbook: State research pages that include the state flag, symbols (animals, birds, flower
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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