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U.S. History research for Microsoft Word
McCarthyism Internet Scavenger Hunt - The Crucible
This graphic organizer asks students to research for answers to prompts about The Red Scare and McCarthyism. This introduction lays the foundation for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
It is presented as a Word document so you may alter to fit your instruction or scaffold for struggling learners.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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The Civil War "Baseball Cards" Project
Watch your students eagerly research important figures of the Civil War Era in order to create historical "Baseball" cards for each figure. As in real baseball cards, each figure will have a picture and facts of the role he/she played leading up to or during the Civil War. This Civil War project is teacher tested with a great success rate at any level of U.S. History. This project can easily be used in other disciplines (in English - authors, science - scientists, etc.).
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4th - 11th
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Sociology - "American Culture by Decade" Project
Group project where students pick a decade (I always started with the 1950s) and report on the many aspects of culture (technology, fashions, fads, music, movies, era defining news events, etc.). Lots of "pop culture" stuff, but also more serious aspects as well. Fun project that students always seemed to enjoy and work hard on.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Native American Tribe Research and Google Slide Presentation
In this activity, students research a Native American Tribe and complete a Google Slide presentation to present to their class. This is done in partners. Included is a checklist of the items students need to have included on their slide presentation, a research collection notes worksheet, a grading sheet, and a gallery walk assignment for listening students to complete as others present to the class or to work on as they walk around if you have students have their slide presentations up on devic
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4th - 9th
Thanksgiving Internet Scavenger Hunt
A fun way to get your students to learn about Thanksgiving!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Create Your Own Government Project
Creative-based project where students create their own government and will address all questions that arise when creating a new nation. There are 19 questions/concerns for students to address which include:The type of government you have and two reasons for choosing it3 ways your government will raise moneyHow will citizen's views be taken into accountStudents are to use computers to assist them in research and to put together a PowerPoint presentation. This project goes great with Civics and
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Vietnam War Background Research: The Things They Carried
Students will research an assigned topic related to the Vietnam War (weapons, turning points, etc.) and teach it to the class. This is not a presentation; rather, students are teaching the class about a particular topic to prepare them to read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Students are to be creative and memorable, but professional and informative. As historical research there is a high potential for overlap. Students must conference with other groups, not only to gain more insight on
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Common Core
This is a unit on the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. The unit includes reading questions and extensions activities.
Reading Questions:
There are questions for every chapter, as well as the epilogue.
Extension Activities:
1. The life cycle of a mosquito using teacher approved site and creation of a foldable
2. Primary Source Dissection using An American Plague: the True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
3. Research projects, divided up among
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Protest Music of the 1960's
This is a research project where the students pick a song from the 1960's from a list of songs (list is included) that protested either the Vietnam War or other social issues from the 1960's. Students research the song and also analyze the lyrics. Research includes choice for the students in what song the research but with guided questions to walk them through the process of researching.
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9th - 12th
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Sports Franchise - Economics Research Project - with Rubric
Students will enjoy and opportunity to create their own professional sports franchise...everything from creating uniforms, logo's, to mascots. This is a great opportunity to identify basic economic terms. It is also a great cross-curriculum tool as it covers many social science areas-geography, reading, writing, technology, and math. Points to highlight: Supply and Demand, Location, Goods and Services, economic impact, population density (geography), gentrification (geography) social mobility
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Civil War Research Paper
Students will research a key event or person from the Civil War time period. Students will learn about valid sources and how to write a research paper. I give students three weeks to write their papers, but only allow five class days for research and learning how to write a research paper. The Civil War is a very large topic; this paper is a great way for students to focus on individual events and people. Please feel free to modify this assignment to fit the needs of your class. I would like to
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History Research Papers Collection
The Founder Movie 20 Questions (With Answers)
20 questions (with full answers) about the movie, The Founder, that will help students reflect on, understand and analyse what they have just watched.
Can be printed out for students as a double-sided worksheet
Will assist students in becoming more aware of business principles such as franchising; develop a deeper understanding of the characters involved with the McDonald's story; be aware of the similarities and differences between the real story and the movie; and have greater knowledge of
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Enlightenment Thinkers Webquest
Enlightenment Thinkers Webquest
Includes links to internet sites for students to research the major Enlightenment thinkers including their major publications and beliefs.
Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Diderot
for World Cultures, World History, or US 1 pre-Revolution
created by Winston's Whimsies
Grades:
9th - 12th
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President Resumes
Presidential Resumes from Washington to ObamaResumes IncludeBirth and Death DateTerm in office Political Party affiliationVice President InformationExperience EducationHome and Family LifeDuring their AdministrationLife after time in office Information on the Vice President
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
US History Conspiracy Theory Project
This is a GREAT after EOCT project when students are restless and you have covered all the standards.
Students sign up for an AMERICAN conspiracy (I provide a list, but if they have one they present to me, I usually ok it)
They do research (remember this is not scholarly, per se because most conspiracies and conspiracy pages are not written by scholars) They DO have to cite their sources even though they are not "reputable"
They write the report according to the formula I provided, and create
Grades:
6th - 12th
Sacco and Vanzetti research and evaluation
In this lesson, students will research the case of Sacco and Vanzetti. Using the article links provided, students will gather evidence for both sides of the case, guilty and innocent. After completing their research, students will evaluate their evidence and decide the guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti and answer a writing prompt over the court case. Included with this resource is a teacher guide with two video links to use with this lesson as well as a few other helpful strategies. You can also
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Roaring 20s Bundle
Women as Civil War Spies: Ten Incredible Women
A wonderful packet about ten (10) women who were spies for the Confederacy (5) and the Union (5). I learned new things about these women as I researched for this packet.Includes: 1-2 pages of information and a question worksheet w/ answer key for each woman except one woman has two different information sheets w/ a question worksheet for each (includes answer key); Also, the packet has two Writing Prompts worksheet and a Word Search w/ answer keyThis packet can be adapted by educator for many ag
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6th - 9th
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"Run a Campaign" - VIRTUAL Election Final Project (Works for Virtual/Hybrid too!
In this Project, students will decide upon an office, political party, and platform for which they will run a campaign to try to win. They will also have to write and deliver a campaign speech and come-up with some creative ways to advertise for themselves which they will also share! Students will be able to express their knowledge in various ways!This project gives students 4 specific tasks to complete, so it allows them to have the choice of what they prefer to work on and the pace at which th
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Immigration Digital Scrapbook Project
When discussing immigration patterns to the United States, I have students select any country of their choice that they would like to "immigrate" to for employment purposes.
They then create a "digital scrapbook" using PowerPoint in order to demonstrate an understanding of their new country as well as explore what life would be like living in a foreign country as an immigrant.
The project is detailed in four major sections with a specific checklist that can help students stay focused and accom
Grades:
5th - 12th
History of Transportation Timeline Activity and Worksheet
This packet includes events from the history of transportation that students can cut out and glue down to create a timeline. To go with the timeline, there is a worksheet with questions and also research extension activities with a writing rubric. This activity goes GREAT with my "History of Transportation" PowerPoint that you can find here on my site!
Grades:
3rd
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People of the Wild West Project
This project lets students explore the famous people of the Wild West. Students will create a poster and perform a short presentation about their explorer. Students will make a decision about whether their person belongs in the Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame. Lastly, the teacher can have students take notes on the presentations for an open note quiz or test if the teacher chooses.This lesson plan is in the following collection:American West and Westward Expansion Lesson Plan CollectionPlease ta
Grades:
4th - 12th
Supreme Court Case Comic Strip Activity
I have been using this activity as long as I've been teaching, making many changes along the way. I think I've finally gotten to the point to where I really like it and the kids also seem to really enjoy it. The idea is pretty simple, each group is assigned one major Supreme Court cases from our history (you choose any cases you wan to focus on) and they create a very comprehensive poster that includes a title, storyboard (comic strip), summary, and analysis. They are required to give details su
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Civil Rights Research Paper
Students will research a key event or person from the Civil Rights Movement. Students will learn about valid sources and how to write a research paper. I give students three weeks to write their papers, but only allow five class days for research and learning how to write a research paper. The Civil Rights Movement is a very large topic; this paper is a great way for students to focus on individual events and people. Please feel free to modify this assignment to fit the needs of your class. Spe
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History Research Papers Collection
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