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3rd grade social studies research microsofts
Digital Black History Month Project- African American Scientist and Inventors
Help your 21st Century learners learn about African American Scientist and Inventors using this digital research notebook project. During this project, students will be challenged to research information on various African American scientist and inventors and record their findings in a digital notebook. I have included reading passages to get them started on their research and slide templates to help them organize their findings. This resource is perfect for a whole-class shared writing activity
Grades:
1st - 8th
Presidents of the United States of America
Presidents of the United States is set up in PowerPoint as a slideshow of our 46 Presidents. Each slide has a picture of each President and a few fun facts about them. The facts are kid friendly and for elementary children. Students will love seeing a picture of each President and learning some information about our leaders. This is also an editable PPT. You can alter the PowerPoint as you see fit. Add your own fun facts and trivia or leave it as it is. This is perfect for any classroom. Show t
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1st - 5th
WASHINGTON STATE - History
Another great resource for students who are learning about the state of Washington. This Power Point includes information on the following topics:- The First People- Native Americans- Explorers- Settlements- Trade- Oregon Territory- Washington Territory- Transportation- Statehood- Historical Events, People and PlacesThis engaging lesson incorporates informational text, primary and secondary sources, visual information (charts, photographs, historical documents, and maps) with plenty of discussio
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Attention Washingtonians! - Washington State Bundle
Biography Book Report Project | Research Activity for Upper Elementary
Bring history to life with biography book reports, and an optional wax museum component! Students research someone from history (or present-day if you'd like to give them that option) and write a report. Pages are included for both a book report format, as well as a simple research format. When I taught this unit in my own 4th grade classroom, I had students read a biography (most students read a "Who Is/Was" book). Many students chose to do additional research on their historical person because
Grades:
3rd - 5th
A Biography Study of Famous Americans
Get ready to dive into the world of biographies! This 42-page packet consists of tons of goodies for studying Famous Americans - biography style!
The following pages are included in this great resource:
-Title Page
-Table of Contents
-General Overview on how to make the most of this unit
-Parent Letter
-2-page list of Famous Americans
-Top Choice sheet for narrowing down which person the student chooses to focus on
-Class List of Famous Americans to help you keep track of who has who
-Website
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1st - 6th
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Living Wax Museum Parent Letter
This living wax museum project is by far one of my favorite things about teaching 3rd grade. Truth be told this wax museum project can be used from 2nd grade all the way until 6th grade. Students take on the role of someone else, they dress up like an important historical figure and then they put on a show for their families and entire school It is a memory that is worth creating for your students! This is just one piece of the project (the letter to send to parents), but you can grab the bundle
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Living Wax Museum Project
Australian Curriculum 8.4 - The First Fleet Informative Powerpoint
Teaching your students about the First Fleet can be fun and engaging! Designed to compliment the Year 4 Australian HASS curriculum, this informative Powerpoint is a great way to engage your students interests in the topic as well as expand their knowledge of the reasons for sending the First Fleet to Australia and what impact that had on the Indigenous Australians and the convicts themselves.Like the look of the Lapbook and want to save some dollars?? Why not purchase The First Fleet Lapbook Act
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Ultimate Australian Curriculum 9.0 Year 4 Units Bundle
Investigate the Teacher First Day Activity - Editable
Hook your students from day 1 with this Investigate the Teacher activity! Get your students thinking and using inferencing skills as they learn more about their new teacher!
This product includes clear, easy-to-follow directions and incorporates writing (with sentence stems) to get your students thinking and writing from the first day of school!
The product is fully editable as a powerpoint document. It can easily be modified up or down for different grade levels!
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3rd - 12th
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Mini Black History Research Project - Notable Musician Presentation
Quick mini-research Black History Month project to highlight notable African American musiciansPRODUCT DESCRIPTION: • Over 50 names of notable musicians to research! • Super quick project to incorporate Black History into your classroom!• Assign in Google Classroom or Apple Classroom!Time is something that teachers never have enough of! This is a quick and easy mini-research project for students to present information on notable African American musicians. Students will learn about musicians tha
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3rd - 9th
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Community Helper Research Project
This community helper research book is a great opportunity for your students to connect with members of their community by interviewing community helpers or reading about and researching a career of interest in the helping professions. If you wish to assign this as a take-home project, a parent letter is included. I’ve also included a graphic organizer to aid students in organizing their research and a booklet which students can fill out as a means of summarizing what they have learned. The boo
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1st - 3rd
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Biography PowerPoint Project: Digital Learning
This product includes; 1. 70 pages of pre-made PowerPoint Templates (7 of 10 slides each) 2. 63 pages of completely editable PowerPoint slides (7 of 9 slides each) 3. 15 pages of directions, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics***This product HAS been tested in Google Slides. It transfers easily and can be manipulated for your classroom needs!
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Hispanic Heritage Month Craftivity/Project!
For Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrate 14 different and very influential Hispanic Americans with this cute craftivity/project! This resource has two Hispanic Americans (2 flags) per page. There is regular lines and options with primary lines for the little ones. I also included blank flags for you to choose your own questions and get creative yourself! The Hispanic Americans included in this are:Celia CruzSelenaCesar ChavezSonia SotomayorRoberto ClementeEllen OchoaJuan Felipe HerreraDolores Huer
Grades:
K - 5th
Navajo Code Talkers: videos, article, comprehension questions and making a code.
Students read about the Navajo Code talkers. There are links to 3 videos that tell the story of the Navajo code talkers. Students read an article and answer 10 questions and make their own code and write their own secret message. They trade codes with other students and see if anyone can figure out their secret message. There is also a Google Doc of the Navajo Code Talkers for free in my store if you want students to write the code on that instead of in the Google Slides.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Natural Resources PowerPoint
This is a PowerPoint presentation explaining what natural resources are and listing several examples, explaining, and showing images of different kinds of natural resources (renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible).
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1st - 8th
How To Research Any Topic Online
This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education
The U.S. Presidential Election Process Research Unit
The United States of America Presidential Election Process Unit will get your students engaged with informational text and presidential elections by teaching a week long unit on the process of how we elect our president in preparation for the upcoming presidential elections. The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Election research unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary,
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â President Trump, the Executive Branch and the Election Process BUNDLE
Landforms | Digital Research Project | Distance Learning
Landform Research Project | Digital Research ProjectThis interactive research lesson is perfect for continuing student learning. This lesson will take students through researching a specific landform. Students will research where the landform is located, pictures, facts, and so much more! This product is easy to use through Google Slides and allows students to type directly on the slides with easy-to-access text boxes.Included in TPT purchase:All About Landforms CoverChoose a Landform SlidePictu
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Editable Titanic Passenger Tickets!
These editable tickets will allow your students to explore what it was like on the titanic in first, second, and third class. This ticket allows you or your students to write in their name, their class, who they are accompanied by, their reason for traveling and any additional comments for their trip. It is perfect for literature and creating fictional characters to write about their journey or your students can research actual passengers from the Titanic and do a mini biography on the real pass
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3rd - 5th
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Algonquin Native American Tribes Flip Book
*Students explore the Native American tribes of the "Three Fires"--the Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi
*This flip book refers to the tribes located in Michigan, but students can list any state located in the Great Lake states
*Students will make a flip book to learn about the Three Fires tribes
*Students are given CLOZE passages to complete and learn about the following areas of life for the tribes during the 1760 period
1. Introduction
2. Location
3. Shelter
4. Hunting and Food
5. Clothing
6.
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3rd - 4th
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Winter Holidays Around the World - Project
This is a research report about winter holidays celebrated around the world. I have included the directions to the project, as well as a list of appropriate holidays for your students to research. These directions are very clear and are perfectly suited for 5th grade, but they can easily be adapted for 3rd grade and all the way up to high school. You can choose to make this project homework, or it can be completed in class. I gave my class approximately 4-5 class periods to work on it, and that
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3rd - 12th
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Introduction to Native Americans in Michigan
A slideshow introduction to Native Americans in Michigan. Introduces students to the first people in Michigan, where they came from, why they came to Michigan, and how they lived. Paints a picture for students about what Michigan would have looked like hundreds of years ago and prepares them for the beginning of Michigan Pre-Statehood. Great for Third Grade Michigan Curriculum.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Countries/Cultures: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Download the preview for a free uneditable version of the base template. The paid product is a .docx editable version which enables you to adjust directions and design elements of the product.
In this lesson students will research various countries and their corresponding cultures. Students will use the graphic organizer to collect information about the customs and people, nature and geography, clothing, and food of the country they are researching.
This product is meant to be paired with Nat
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3rd - 8th
Mexico Webquest (digital) or Cinco de Mayo Webquest Distance Learning E-Learning
This is a google slides project that requires students to research different things about the country of Mexico. I will be using it as a reading center the week of Cinco de Mayo with my kiddos!
There are 7 slides with questions or prompts where they have to research to find answers.
*map Mexico
*fast facts
*interesting facts
*Mexico's history
*holidays
*famous people
*symbols
It requires them to meet many standards involving research, identifying relevant information, using technology, and i
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Around the World: Japan
Christmas Around the World: Japan is part of a Christmas Around the World series that is available on Music Educator Resources.This is not a lesson plan but an informational resource for students to learn from. It includes both a PowerPoint and narrated mp4 file.***Please note*** If you are interested in holding a Christmas music camp or group lesson that will include a lesson plan and musical activities, then check out the Christmas Around the World Camp Workshop Bundle. This bundle includes a
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in:Â Christmas Around the World | Holiday Music Camp or Workshop BUNDLE
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- 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
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