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Common Core WHST.11-12.1a projects for parents
Current Events Global Issues World or Human Geography Capstone Research Project
Culminate your Human Geography, Current Events, or Contemporary World Issues course with this highly scaffolded project that lets your students research and argue for the most urgent issues of the 21st century!It's two projects in one! Students can either: Design a one-pager poster, creating a visual learning tool for others Construct an in-depth research essay, diving into the roots of the issue and thoroughly dissecting possible solutionsEverything is included, from brainstorming to final edit
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
HISTORY MYSTERIES BUNDLE!
Grab a bargain - History Mystery lessons for less! (Over 20% off actually!)This bundle contains lessons to help your students deduce, infer and evaluate arguments and evidence. They are suitable for middle and high school and have been a great success in my and others' classrooms. I will be creating more of these types of lessons and adding them to this bundle as I go along and if you buy now, you will never pay more.Check out the links below for the individual resources, their details and t
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
FEDERALISTS v ANTIFEDERALISTS | Group Project | Review Game | Assessment
Your students will be challenged with this fun and creative group project. Students will work with groups to create a large position-paper poster project about the Federalists or Anti-Federalists to be able to understand the ideologies related to the ratification of the Constitution. Both printable and digital versions are included."One of my ss favorite projects of the semester!" KasiAfter groups create their projects students will participate in a gallery walk of the projects while completin
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9th - 12th
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Amending the US Constitution - Civics End of Year Project PBL Research Essay
Culminate your American Government & Civics course with this highly scaffolded capstone end-of-course research paper that lets you or your students choose a hotly debated Constitutional issue! Or conduct one as you study each of the three branches for a fantastic way to deeply develop and track growth in essential social studies skills!Everything is included, from background knowledge to final editing, for your students to research and argue whether or not to:Grant Washington DC statehood (
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9th - 12th
Ecosystems/Ecology Poster Project
This product guides students through the creation of a poster of an ecosystem that illustrates all of the key concepts learned in a unit on ecology. Students begin by drawing abiotic and biotic factors (plants and animals) of an assigned/chosen ecosystem and then add various symbols and labels as they go to illustrate concepts such as food webs, trophic levels, transfer of energy, limiting factors, keystone species, and more. This project assesses student understanding of how ecosystems functio
PBL Entrepreneurship: Start a YouTube channel or Podcast
Teach business skills, entrepreneurship, personal branding, content creation, market analysis, developing business ideas, marketing, reflection, networking and goal setting in this 29-page unit which includes lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, worksheets and teacher resources.*****************************************************************************Designed for the project based classroom, but with mini-lessons included that make it easy to convert to a traditional classroom.*****************
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7th - 12th
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Energy Sources Environmental Science Sustainability Research Project
This research project involves proposing the best and worst energy source that can be chosen for a new power plant in an imaginary city. Students are given information on the city, such as geographical and climate data. This project suggests students choose from the following energy sources: biomass (municipal solid waste), biomass (wood residue/waste), coal, geothermal, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, oil, solar, or wind. Here is the introduction to the scenario - "The imaginary city of In
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-2
Gun violence argumentative passages critical thinking end of year social studies
GUN VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, ARGUMENTATIVE PASSAGES, CRITICAL THINKING, DEBATEDo you want to address gun violence in the classroom but are not sure how to do it? This product explores how mental health issues are associated with gun violence. COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE (#3) (GUN VIOLENCE & MENTAL HEALTH)My COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATES are excellent supplements to any class focusing on ethics, law, justice, argumentative writing, and debate, and they also work well as last-minute sub-plans or st
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Second Amendment, Informational Writing, Argumentative Passages, gun rights
Critical Thinking HS ELA, Second Amendment, Gun Control, Argumentative Passages
Critical Thinking HS ELA, Second Amendment, Gun Control, Argumentative PassagesNY State Rifle and Pistol Ass., Inc., et al. v. Bruen (2022)Do you want to help your students understand one of the most contentious topics facing us today?The Second Amendment is a hot topic, and teachers must be prepared to discuss it in the classroom. With the recent Supreme Court ruling on gun ownership, it’s now more important than ever to give your students access to accurate and up-to-date information that they
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Second Amendment, Informational Writing, Argumentative Passages, gun rights
ChatGPT Teachers Bundle
ChatGPT is making waves as an text-based AI system. With a few prompts you dialogue with it to generate text answers. Students have already used this to complete homework assignments, or to start research projects. Teachers should learn how to recognize when this is used, and how they can use it themselves to automate many administrative task like lesson plans or emails. This bundle includes a teacher guide, activities, and a BONUS file for BionicReading. Pair Chat & BR to make it easier to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-4
Public Service Announcement Project *UPDATED FOR DL*
***UPDATE: NOW INCLUDES A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO STUDENTS! ALSO UPDATED ARE NEW TEACHER DIRECTIONS, STUDENT DIRECTIONS, AND RUBRIC FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. You will still all the same documents directed towards in person learning.Public Service Announcement (PSA) ProjectYour students will love creating PSAs about topics that affect high school students! This can also be easily edited for any grade level! Use the google doc to change the directions to match your student
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Asian American Pacific Islander Month DIFFERENTIATED Flag Banners
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Month! Let's celebrate by decorating flags from countries across Asia and the Pacific Islands and writing about their culture!Includes 42 countries:High Level (4 normal lines to write)Med High (3 normal lines to write)Med Low (handwriting lines and traceable country name)Low (handwriting lines with sentence stem and traceable country name)Self-assessment checklist for each levelActivities can range from a detailed independent research project to a group ass
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Not Grade Specific
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2024 Summer Olympics, Olympics research project, end of the year middle school
Are you looking for an innovative and creative way to teach the 2024 Olympics? Visual Essays provide a unique assignment format that enhances visual and data literacy by using compelling visuals to illustrate key points. This approach transforms tedious essays into engaging projects, allowing students to explore and express their interpretations of the Olympics through visual media. Writing is still part of this assignment, but students are graded on visuals and writing, allowing visual learners
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Summer Olympics 2024 Summer Games project end of the year middle school ela
Amending the Constitution Civics Legislative Branch Project - DC Statehood
Should the US amend the Constitution to grant Washington DC statehood status or should it remain a federal district? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this legislative branch constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Legislative Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach w
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Legislative Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, Card Sorts, & Games
Electoral College - Amending the Constitution Executive Branch Project Civics
Should the US abolish or keep the Electoral College? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Voting & Election or Executive Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to do with so many embedded supports like:Audio reco
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Executive Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, & Simulations
Critical Thinking HS ela, First Amendment, AP Government, Tinker v. Des Moines
Critical Thinking HS ela, First Amendment, AP Government, Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)Teaching Tinker v. Des Moines is highly relevant to discussing the student-led protests that are sweeping across American universities, sparked by contentious reactions to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The following issues relate directly to this court case:First AmendmentConstitutional Rights and ExpressionUnderstanding the Limits of ProtestEmpowerment Through Historical ContextCritical Thinking and Civil Discours
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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extra credit assignments ela, Brown v. Board of Education reading comprehension
extra credit assignments ela, Brown v. Board of Education reading comprehensionEmbrace the power of visual learning and make history come alive with this Infographic Assignment focusing on some of the most significant trials in history! I always find this assignment rewarding for my students. This product is a great collaborative activity during Banned Books Week or Read Across America, but it works well anytime.This is not just another assignment—it’s an engaging, interactive journey. Examples
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Supreme Court Term Limits - Amending the Constitution Civics Judicial Project
Should the US impose term limits or mandatory retirement ages for federal judges, including the Supreme Court? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Judicial Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Civics and American US Government Inquiry Course Curriculum for High School
US Government Case Study Project
This inquiry based project encompasses all you need from assignment details, to templates, to rubrics. The project asks students to identify one issue that can be addressed by the government and then tasks students with researching and developing a course of action for each level (federal, state, and local) as well as each branch (legislative, executive and judicial) of the US government. This portfolio assignment prompts students to think about and develop a course of action that they can tak
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning Unit Native American Heritage & Culture
This resource pulls together Native American mythology, primary source historical texts, and the habitat degradation of an endangered species in this week-long, interdisciplinary, project-based learning unit based on real-life current events. Use as a Native American Heritage month activity or as part of a wider mythology unit.Students explore a range of sources in a structured way (like a digital breakout activity, where they must 'unlock' each stage of their investigation). They evaluate those
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9th - 12th
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Government Summative Project: Governments Around the World
Recent research is emerging as to the ignorance of the American populous regarding basic fundamentals of government's purpose and structure. With this summative project, students are able to bust this myth and show society that our young people can become active and engaged citizens!This summative is meant to be used in conjunction with the following assignments (also available as a bundle):Purpose of Government: HereStructure of Government: HereLimitations of Government: Here**This lesson is a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Mock Instagram Research Project for ALL Subjects and ANY Unit! Engaging!
InstaBio allows students to step into the shoes of important figures in a familiar way... social media. From historical figures to mathematicians, politicians to scientists, students can be engaged while diving deep into meaningful research of those who have impacted our history and knowledge before expressing these findings in a unique, engaging way. This product also allows literature or film students to bring a character to life.InstaBio does not require students to create a real social media
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Imitation Social Media Research Project BUNDLE for ANY subject and ANY unit!
American Culture: Editable Ethnic Culture Comparison Portfolio - Print & Digital
America has been called both a melting pot and salad bowl of cultures, each adding to the rich diversity of American culture. With such diversity, I want my students to learn more about their own ethnic cultures and also ones they know little about. This research-based portfolio is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about two different American ethnic cultures of their choice. They'll dive deep into the history of immigration (or historical locations of Native American tribes), eleme
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Culture Thematic Unit Bundle for US History - Print & Digital
Documentary Project (US History)
How do you design a culminating project that simultaneously holds students accountable for reading, writing, and critical thinking skills while maintaining a high level of engagement?Why do a Documentary? It covers all of the skills of an essay but reduces work and student anxiety. This Documentary project is designed course capping project that will assess and expand upon the key critical thinking skills (Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Summary & Evaluation, Analysis and Synthes
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8th - 11th
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