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High school social studies centers $5-10
Scientific Revolution Stations Activity & Mini Labs: Digital Resources & Print
This completely Google-ready or paper classroom content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! This masterminds of the Scientific Revolution reading and mini-lab stations activity has 9 stations with close readings, analyzing key scientists and innovations. The key scientists covered:Renee Descartes Isaac Newton Galileo Kepler Francis Bacon Tycho BraheCopernicusStudents also prove Isaac Newton's law of gravity with a simple classroom supply-based experiment and use the scientific met
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5th - 10th
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Holidays Around the World Agamographs | Unforgettable Christmas Craft Activity!
Christmas Around the World Agamographs. What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do! I strongly recommend this for grades 3 and above.Use this activity for your anticipatory set
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3rd - 9th
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GEOGRAPHY BASICS Study Unit with Essential Lessons
For direct instruction or learning centers, this 29 page unit (see Preview), which includes DETAILED directions for teacher guided lessons and high-quality, attractive handouts for students, is ideal for anyone teaching or reviewing -- WORLD GEOGRAPHY basics and terminology;- continents and oceans, - equator, hemispheres, and cardinal directions,- and now capital city definition and worksheet of capitals of most populous countries.It has classroom tested handouts that include maps, a word search
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4th - 10th
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Renaissance Tour of Italy Stations Centers Activity- Print & Digital Resources
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! The activity has 10 stations with a Renaissance vocabulary activity and close readings detailing the roles of key cities, leaders, artists, and contributions to the Renaissance economy, including the Medici family, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brunelleschi's Dome, Marco Polo, Genoa, and Rome. Students pin their location on a paper iPhone for a current geography activity!The readings include pictures, cha
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6th - 9th
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JFK Assassination CSI Inquiry Activity | Was the JFK Assassination a Cover-Up?
In this highly-engaging JFK assassination CSI investigation, students investigate the assassination of President John F Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald. Even more, students become experts on JFK's assassination as they investigate a variety of pieces of evidence against Oswald, then learn about possible motives by the Soviets, the Cubans, Fidel Castro, and the CIA to get involved.The JFK Assassination CSI Investigation is included as part of the CSI American History Bundle and the Cold War Resourc
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
Protestant Reformation Stations - Centers Activity Set Digital Resources & Print
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! The activity has 10 stations with close readings detailing the roles of key leaders and reformers during the Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation including Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale, Erasmus, King Henry the VII, Jesuits, Missionaries, and Catholic Church clergy. Students make connections to today's current geography map activity!This product also comes in a Google Ready fillable Online Investigation versi
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4th - 10th
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Cuban Missile Crisis CSI Inquiry Activity | Fidel Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev
In the Cuban Missile Crisis stations activity CSI investigation, students are introduced to the events that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis between Cuba and Fidel Castro, the United States and John F Kennedy, and the Soviet Union and Nikita Khrushchev. Students take on the role of investigators and study 14 different days from 1959 through the fall of 1962 to understand the events that almost led to nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis CSI Investigation is included as part of the CSI America
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
Middle Ages - Feudal Europe Stations Centers Activity - Print & Digital Resource
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive. The activity has 9 stations with close readings detailing the roles of key players and concepts in Feudal Europe, including The Pope & the Catholic Church, lords & knights, monks & universities, the Crusades, the Magna Carta, the Black Death, the Feudal Manor, and the Vikings.Readings come with pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading AND on a separate medieval work
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6th - 10th
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Civil Rights Movement Stations Activity Lesson | Freedom Riders, Little Rock 9
This Civil Rights Movement stations activity resource engages students on the Freedom Riders, the Little Rock 9, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Greensboro Sit-Ins (and the Greensboro Four), the March on Washington, and more!This top-notch resource is included in the Civil Rights Movement Unit Bundle!In this hands-on and engaging lesson, students investigate five major Civil Rights Movement protests to understand the different methods of protests used to gain civil, political, and economic freed
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: MLK Day Bundle: 3 Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
61 High Interest Low Level Reading ComprehensionPassages Bundle 1
61 Reading Passages with 61 Comprehension Assessments BUNDLE61 High Interest, Low Level reading passage for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards English Language Arts. This resource contains seven versions of the lessons:1. Form Fillable PDF for upload or email to students for digital distance learning. Works great for digital language arts centers as well.2. One Page PDF of Passages - for packets or
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Byzantine Empire Tour Stations: Reading Centers Activity with Graphic Organizer
This content-rich lesson plan is student-centered and interactive! This Tour of The Byzantine Empire reading stations activity set has 10 stations with an introduction class reading, 10 close readings, station signs, graphic organizers, answer keys, and primary sources. An optional Quiz short quiz is also included! Students travel around Constantinople and key cities in the Byzantine Empire learning about the government, economy, culture, geography, religion, and achievements of the Eastern Roma
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5th - 10th
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Constitution Stations Activity with Graphic Organizer and Worksheets
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! This US Constitution station activity has 11 stations with close readings analyzing key aspects of the Constitution. Each reading is divided into 3 sections which have the students analyze excerpts from the Constitution, why our founding fathers wrote it the way they did and how the article is in action today. The key concepts covered include: Veto PowerThe Commerce ClauseThe Electoral CollegeEligibility for PresidentSupreme Court J
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6th - 10th
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Modified Government Unit for Special Education - Comprehension & Vocabulary
This is a 3rd Grade modified Government Unit that is supported with picture symbol text and visuals. This is also a great unit for reinforcing literacy skills, comprehension, vocabulary.
This unit includes:
1) Mini 7 page Book of Short Passages on topics (*Constitution * Bill of Rights *Branches of Government *Legislative Branch *Executive Branch *Judicial Branch) with picture keywords for each passage.
2) 18 Picture Vocabulary with picture symbol text support definitions. This can be used a
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PreK - 12th
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Grocery Store Life Skills Unit for Special Ed - Integrated Reading Comprehension
Make teaching about the grocery store fun with these engaging, hands-on, and visually supported activities! This set includes resources to help you integrate reading, writing, and vocabulary into your life skills lessons. Materials are already leveled and include visual supports to help you easily differentiate and meet the needs of your students without extra work.***HUGE savings by buying the Life Skills Unit BUNDLE***WHO IS IT FOR?Students who need hands-on practiceClassrooms with students on
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Life Skills Unit BUNDLE (Special Education & Autism Resource)
West Africa Empires Stations or Centers Ghana, Mali, Songhai (Print & Digital)
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive. There are two choices: a printable 8-station with close reading activity or a Google Ready Online Investigation activity. The readings detail the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, religion, decline, and key vocabulary for the West African Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separ
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5th - 10th
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Regions of Europe Centers Activity for European Geography or Culture Study
Introduce your students to the regions of Europe with this easy to prep Centers or Stations Activity. At each regional center, students will read geographic information on the region, view maps and discover physical features and statistics, view data from the region on cultural and human characteristics, and read current articles on the regions of Europe (using internet links provided in teacher directions). Included:Reading Cards on each RegionImage Cards on each RegionMap Cards on each Regi
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
Ronald Reagan and His Policies: Reaganomics, Iran-Contra Affair, Libya, Cold War
In this engaging, stations-based way to teach the policies of Ronald Reagan's presidency, students investigate many positive and negative aspects to his legacy to understand his role in American History. Students learn about his 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter, "Reaganomics", "trickle-down economics", the Iran-Contra Affair, the Reagan Doctrine, the Boland Amendments, Sandinistas and Contras, Ayatollah Khomeini, Hezbollah, Nicaragua, Operation El Dorado Canyon, Libya, the 1986 West Berlin bombin
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8th - 11th
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The Great Gatsby Gallery Walk - Pre-Reading Activity - Context Learning Stations
Explore the context of the “Roaring 1920s” with this pre-reading activity for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! Includes 5 inquiry-based gallery walk learning stations and worksheets. Digital worksheets for Google Classroom® are provided!Included with this The Great Gatsby Pre-Reading Activity:✏️ 5 Gallery Walk Stations with Primary Sources - Digital & PrintExplore the music, setting, photography, and current events of the “Roaring 20s”Analyze various book covers to predict themes wit
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8th - 11th
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Getting To Know You Through Geography: A Beginning of The Year Carousel Activity
Geography teachers, are you always looking for a great Getting To Know You back-to-school geography activity for the beginning of the year for all ages? This activity will encourage your students to become familiar with their classmates as they work in groups and rotate through various stations. What a great introduction to basic geography skills such as graphs, charts, maps, and the concept of culture. It truly teaches geography skills all the while allowing students to collaborate, have fun, a
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle for T. Wilson (25 Geography Lessons)
Tulsa Race Massacre CSI Inquiry Activity | What led to the Tulsa Race Riot?
In this highly-engaging Tulsa Race Massacre CSI investigation, students investigate the causes of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Students take on the role of detectives as they seek to uncover the history behind the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre. This investigation engages students about the Greenwood District, "Black Wall Street," Tulsa segregation, the rise of lynchings, and the elevator incident that prompted the violence. This resource is included in my CSI American Histor
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
Five Themes of Geography Centers Investigation Activity
Investigate the Five Themes of Geography with this interactive centers activity. Each center invites students to further investigate one of the themes (Location, Place, Movement, Regions, Human-Environment Interaction) through mapping, reading, and skills practice. All materials (except atlases) are provided (print on card stock and laminate for repeated use!). Resources include recent articles on various world events, maps, charts and other content-filled sources and require students to use
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
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Maya Stations Reading Centers Activity- Graphic Organizer & Foldable Mayan
This content-rich lesson plan is student-centered and interactive! This Ancient Maya reading stations activity set has 8 stations with close readings and primary sources. Students analyze the Mayans' government, economy, culture, geography, religion, achievements, writing system, and mysterious decline. This activity has over 28 pages and tons of options for student-driven instruction! The readings include pictures and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are on a separate worksheet f
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5th - 10th
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Social Media Template Pack (Blank Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Templates)
This social media template pack is the perfect thing to keep your students engaged!
Use these to analyze book characters, historical figures, or even for a get to know you activity!
This pack includes:
-(2) blank Instagram templates (one large and one page with 4 smaller boxes)
-(1) blank Facebook template
-(2) blank Twitter templates (can be used separately or together to double side and extend activity)
+ Instructions for each one! The instructions just have labels on what informatio
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4th - 12th
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Aztec Stations - Reading Centers Activity -Graphic Organizer & Foldable
This content-rich activity is student centered and interactive! This Aztec reading stations activity set has 8 stations with close readings and primary sources. Students analyze the government, economy, culture, geography, religion, achievements, writing system and the decline of the Aztecs at the hands of Spanish Conquistadors. This activity comes with over 22 pages with tons of options for student driven instruction!!! Readings come with pictures and maps. Questions and interactive mini activ
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5th - 10th
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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