Genius Hour for History Class! Social Studies Research Skills (Unit or Semester)
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Prepare for the beginning of the school year in your social studies class with these daily agenda slides, 180+ attendance questions, first day history activity, and discussion norms poster!Bundle includes: 40+ Backgrounds for Daily Agenda Slides180+ Attendance Questions (Google Slides resource) WritPrice $10.50Original Price $14.75Save $4.25
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Planning for back to school season? Need a way to get students to get excited about history class again? Engage students in a sustained, self-directed research project using GENIUS HOUR! It's great way to get students interested in history as students can study ANY topic of their choice. They’ll create amazing products and presentations proving every kid is a genius!
Students think about their interests--like football, cars, video games, or music--and they find a way to relate their interests to history. They can study change over time with ANY of their interests.
GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER INCLUDES:
- Genius Hour Directions (30+ page PDF-Ready to print & go!)
- GOOGLE SLIDES presentation with 30+ slides of directions, prompts, etc! (Editable!)
- Check-in prompts to use throughout the Genius Hour project (Google Doc, editable)
- Example Project Timeline for teachers/students (PDF)
- Example Research Proposal and Works Cited for teachers/students (PDF)
- List of possible topics for students based on their interests (PDF)
- Rubric for Genius Hour project (PDF)
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Genius Hour allows students to spend time researching a topic of their choice! In my classroom, I have Genius Hour Fridays where students spend one hour every Friday for about nine weeks researching a topic of their choice.
During Genius Hour, students will:
- Consider their interests and how they relate to history
- Develop a research plan and engage in sustained research
- Create a product to show what they’ve learned
- Craft a presentation to share their findings with an audience
This resource includes:
- helpful tips for teachers,
- topic suggestions,
- past Genius Hour examples, and more!
I made and used this project in U.S. History classes with 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. You can adapt it to ANY time period in history.
- Have a student interested in lacrosse? Have them study the ancient Aztec ball game and its influence on modern sports.
- Have a student interested in nursing? Have them study how nursing changed during the Civil War.
- Have a student interested in mental health? Have them study major mental health reforms in world history.
You could easily implement Genius Hour in any World History, U.S. History, Women's History, or African American History class.
This project can be done via virtual learning or homeschooling, as well!
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