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First day of school student survey psychology class
This student survey can be handed out on the first day of class in AP psychology or regular psychology to get to know your students a little better so that you can more accurately meet their needs. You may want to remind the students that the survey information will remain confidential so long as anything written does not require the teacher to say something as a result of Mandated Reporting.
File Includes:
Student survey handout (editable)
Materials Needed: Photocopies of survey
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Grades:
6th - 12th
U.S. President Research Project
Students will select a U.S. President and complete this research packet. They will look up his elections/campaigns, accomplishments, etc...
After the students complete the research, I have them create a visual aid that includes all of their info. This usually comes in the form of a poster or "tri-fold" board. But I do allow students to create a website, Prezi, or any other visual project that depicts all of the info.
Usually a big hit and the students always surprise me with their creativity
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Facebook Page Template for any Content Area
This is a template I created to look exactly like a facebook page. Your students will never have to access facebook to create a realistic looking facebook page. This template is set up in Microsoft Word. Students can use this template to create a facebook page for a historical, fictional, scientific, mathematical character. It could be used virtually in any content area. It should be a really fun way for students to create short research reports on any individual. This assignment will get the at
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Chicago Style Citation Guide for Students
Chicago Style Citation that includes information on how to properly format a citation, a footnote, and color coded elements that are needed in a citation.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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How To Write an Informational Essay- Interactive slides
Are your students struggling with writing an informational essay?I’ve created a GoogleSlide that students download and work on to help them create well-written essays. Each slide contains a video that explains what should happen in each section of the essay, and how to do it. I’ve provided different videos that give the same information, but in different ways. Students simply make a copy of the presentation, and get to work. At the end of the slideshow there is a template to an essay in Google D
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7th - 12th
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The Enlightenment- John Locke vs. Thomas Hobbes Showdown Lesson
This PowerPoint lesson begins with guided & color coded notes for ease of copying down the information, a clearly outlined learning objective, a "do-now" which focuses on a relevant brainstorming activity on the idea of rights & laws, a full background and position of both enlightenment era thinkers, quotes and excerpts as well as an embedded video and an exit ticket formative assessment which is based on recalling information and synthesizing their own point of view based off the two li
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7th - 12th
To Kill a Mockingbird: Social Justice Final Project
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic text to introduce social justice. This project allows teachers to take a classic text and make it more relevant to students today. With this project, students will be researching a social justice topic, learn how to use credible research, and connect research to a larger text like To Kill a Mockingbird to create a digital project, reinforcing 21st-century skills. This Download Includes…Instructions for the teacher (in-person)Instructions for the teacher (distan
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8th - 10th
Ghandi and India Reading and Worksheet
Follow the life of Ghandi in this short reading and creative worksheet with questions that research the text.
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7th - 12th
End of Year - A to Z Historical Figures Book, Research, Oral Skills. NO PREP REQ
This END OF YEAR, CULMINATING PROJECT, teaches students: INCREASED LITERACY through writing and building vocabulary RESEARCH & CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS through information gathering and selectionCREATIVITY through design and layoutORGANIZATION through planning and executing a consistent structurePRESENTATION SKILLS through presenting the final product to the class (use my Presentation Skills product to help teach these skills) ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED! OVERVIEW: Students create an A to
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5th - 12th
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary/Essay/Test/Answers
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
This lesson has everything you need to address multiple standards and 2 weeks worth of material! The lesson includes a character list, text summary, analysis, essay questions, multiple choice test, AND ANSWER KEY! all in an editable Microsoft Word Document for your own editing preference. Just print once and make copies at your printer for each section. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th
Black Athletes Who Changed the World of Sports | PDF + Digital Presentation
What better way to learn about some of the most influential African American athletes in history than by reading their inspiring biographies? This product provides your students with an engaging and educational way to do just that. Through reading about Lebron James, Mike Tyson, Simon Biles, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, and many more, they will not only learn about each athlete's accomplishments, but also what made them so great. And with pictures, notable quotes, and interactive digital presen
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3rd - 12th
Hidden Figures Movie - Timeline of Human Computers - Jackson, Johnson & Vaughan
Historical context of Hidden Figures
Using Biography.com students will determine a variety of events based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan.
First page - a list of years and events organized by life, includes Executive Order 8802 and the Civil Rights Act
Second page - a list of years divided by life, without the events, for students to research
Third page - a list of years in chronological order for students to research
Differentiation:
Give differ
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5th - 9th
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I Am Canadian Assignment
An assignment to complete during your unit on Human Geography and Immigration patterns. The assignment is based on the popular Molson Beer Advertising campaign used in the mid 1990s to promote Canadian Patriotism and the Canadian identity. With Canada's changing demographics, the reality of what it means to be a "real" Canadian is very different from that being portrayed in the advertising campaign. Assignment comes with evaluation rubric.
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8th - 11th
JFK assassination presentation and analysis
This is a presentation of the JFK assassination details and analysis of events that transpired surrounding the assassination. It outlines the details from the FBI surrounding the controversies concerning his death and whom may been responsible for this. Students can study the varying perspectives from primary and secondary sources. This can also be used by students as a research piece for studying the assassination.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Differentiated French Revolution Document Analysis Tool Kit-NYS Global 10 Unit 2
P.O.S.T. T.I.C. T.O.K.S. is a tool kit of useful strategies students can use to help analyze an array of documents. The use of these strategies will help students identify important information in documents that will contribute to better understanding of the meaning, purpose and perspective of each document. Included is a political cartoon, an image and a map, all associated with the French Revolution. Each document is presented in 4 levels of differentiation based on readiness and ability to u
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9th - 12th
How to Create a Research Notecard Using NoodleTools
Teaching students how to write notecards using NoodleTools, the ultimate companion for teachers, empowers students to craft dynamic notecards effortlessly! With user-friendly features and hyperlinks, it's the perfect tool for inspiring creativity in note-taking. Ideal for National History Day projects, NoodleTools makes learning engaging and interactive.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Jane Addams & Hull House History Power Point (powerpoint)
Power Point presentation with facts and real pictures about Jane Addams and her creation of the Hull House. *Powerpoint is NOT editable due to clipart that may have been purchased and author intellectual rights. If you need a change, please email me at cityteachergoescountry@hotmail.com.For other powerpoints of mine try:My 3rd grade ppt bundleThe Dust BowlPaul RevereCalifornia Gold RushFamous EntrepreneursGeorge Washington CarverHelen Keller4 Chaplains3rd Grade American HeroesRed Cross & Cla
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Also included in: Social Studies PowerPoint Bundle for 3rd grade (TEKS)
Black History Week 5-Olympic Athlete & Leaders
This is the last of a 5 week unit about Black History that includes information about the past Winter Olympics in Russia, history of the Olympic rings and colors and honors Jessie Owens. It includes higher order thinking questions and common core standards. Week one was living famous African Americans and had a free download that explains more about creating the five week class chapter book. Week 2 was Inventors, Week 3 was Activists, Week 4 includes President's Day.
The standards attached
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
The Middle Passage: Narrative from Olaudah Equiano on board slave trade ship
This extract, is from Chapter 2 of the Interesting Narrative, describes some of the young Equiano’s experiences on board a slave ship in the ‘Middle Passage’. The Middle Passage was a part of the Triangular Trade Route. This reading has FIVE short answer questions with an answer key included.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Early Colonies / The Original 13 colonies Bundle
Research Paper Graphic Organizer
Use this Graphic Organizer to guide students with the structure of their research papers. Can be used independently or in conjunction with the How to Complete a Research Paper PowerPoint for sale in my TPT store.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
S3 Russian Revolution Historical Schools of Thought
An excellent resource for higher level studies of the Russian Revolution. Excellent quotes selected thematically from the top historians on the subject. Very useful tool for teaching students about the use of historian's interpretations and how they change over time. Example: RevisionistSheila Fitzpatricki)Bolsheviks received majority of the vote in Petrograd and Moscow, and in the armed forces.ii)SRs received 40 percent of vote overall compared to Bolshevik’s 25 percent. SRs received majo
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11th - 12th
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Holocaust Camps Research Exhibit Board
Holocaust research project. Students choose one of the camps in Nazi occupied Europe, conduct research then create an exhibit board as per the requirements on the check list. Students are required to use different types of primary and secondary source materials, create a Bibliography and use multiple sources. I use this with mainly 10th graders. It is editable and would be easy to convert to some other end project such as a PowerPoint, Website, etc.
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9th - 12th
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Writing Biographies of Japanese Shogun Year 8 (Tokugawa, Nobunaga, Hideyoshi)
ACARA Australian Curriculum Year 8 History task concerning Shogunate Japan.
Students choose one of the three unifying Warlords of Japan.I.e. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Tokugawa. As they established Japan as a Shogunate. Students are tasked with writing a biography on one of theses three people.
They are given a task sheet, a formatting document to follow, a rubric and a hand-written bibliography form.
Pairing this task with a quick workshop on how a student might create a short biography, r
Grades:
7th - 9th
MY HISTORY: TIME CAPSULE LETTER with Templates and Graphic Organizer
BE THE TEACHER THAT YOUR STUDENTS ALWAYS REMEMBER!!Whether you are working on improving students' writing abilities or teaching students about their personal history, one thing is for certain - This project will check off all the boxes AND will instantly turn you into the teacher that your students always remember! WHY? Because you will hand them a letter from their past selves when they graduate from High School!Even if you elect not to house student letters for 4-10 years and return them to
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3rd - 11th, Higher Education
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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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