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Preview of (9/11) September 11th: engaging 35-slide PPT (stats, images, videos, handouts)

(9/11) September 11th: engaging 35-slide PPT (stats, images, videos, handouts)

THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO TEACH ON 9/11. WITH DIFFERENT SLIDE VERSIONS, MULTIPLE HANDOUTS INCLUDED, AND NO PREP NEEDED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS TO DELIVER AGE-APPROPRIATE LESSONS FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE TOPIC.THE HIGHLY ENGAGING, FULLY EDITABLE 35-SLIDES ARE EASILY MODIFIED AND TRULY DESIGNED TO TEACH ABOUT 9/11 (PATRIOT DAY) TO ALL GRADE LEVELS.***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and
Preview of TED Talk: Persuasive Writing Unit & Assignment

TED Talk: Persuasive Writing Unit & Assignment

Created by
The Lesson Shop
Our most popular item, now with an updated TED Talks To View list!This TED Talk presentation assignment begins with viewing and analyzing TED Talks based on different Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking techniques. Students then create their own. Perfect for either in-class or independent work! This Package Includes: Overview of TED Talks Assignment Sheet Persuasive Techniques HandoutRecommended TED Talks to study Note Taking Template for active viewing Research Notes Template Ideas Templ
Preview of Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Map Activity

Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Map Activity

This lesson teaches students about the three compromises relating to slavery before the Civil War. These compromises include the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. There are two versions of this product included. With the classroom version, I've included a visually appealing background information page, a blank map handout for students for coloring and labeling, and a presentation that brings everything together. The presentation includes a key. The digital
Preview of Rhetorical Triangle : Persuasive Techniques : Ethos , Pathos , Logos : Rhetoric

Rhetorical Triangle : Persuasive Techniques : Ethos , Pathos , Logos : Rhetoric

Teach rhetorical devices through movement and color-coding! This rhetorical appeal lesson will help students understand Aristotle's rhetorical triangle through a kinesthetic strategy and then will give students a highlighting technique to apply to any rhetorical analysis!No matter the rhetorical writing prompt, reading analysis, or propaganda scrutiny, this color-coding activity proves to be a great way to analyze rhetorical appeals. It works well with English, history, and speech classes. This
Preview of Unit 3: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Unit 3: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Created by
BRITTANY PAVELY
Notes pages for each CED topic for Unit Three.Use the guided notes to scaffold your Human Geography lectures or use the notes with my accompanying lecture slideshow! You can find slideshow lectures that correlate directly with EACH CED Topic for AP Human Geography Unit 3 here.Students can use as a study guide, you can assign for homework, or use with a self-guided lecture! You can assign this to be completed digitally for distance learning or print and have students complete hardcopy.So many use
Preview of Unit 4: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Unit 4: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Created by
BRITTANY PAVELY
Notes pages for each CED topic for Unit Four.Use the guided notes to scaffold your Human Geography lectures or use the notes with my accompanying lecture slideshows! You can find slideshow lectures that correlate directly with EACH CED Topic for AP Human Geography Unit 4 here.Students can use as a study guide, you can assign for homework, or use with a self-guided lecture! You can assign this to be completed digitally for distance learning or print and have students complete hardcopy.So many use
Preview of Psychological Disorders Unit for Psychology or Abnormal Psych: Print & Digital

Psychological Disorders Unit for Psychology or Abnormal Psych: Print & Digital

This item covers the information for a unit on psychological disorders or abnormal psychology. It contains numerous PowerPoint Presentations or Google Slides presentations, several readings & activities, a one-pager project, and a test.Items:Psychological Disorders PowerPoint Presentations (Introduction to Psychological Disorders, Anxiety & Mood Disorders, and Dissociative, Schizophrenia, and Personality Disorders.Psychological Disorders Exit SlipsPsychological Disorders KIM VocabularyA
Preview of Unit 5: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Unit 5: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Created by
BRITTANY PAVELY
Notes pages for CED topics 5.1-5.10 for Unit Five. *NOTE: THIS IS MISSING TOPICS 5.11 and 5.12*Use the guided notes to scaffold your Human Geography lectures or use the notes with my accompanying lecture slideshows! You can find slideshow lectures that correlate directly with EACH CED Topic for AP Human Geography Unit 5 here.Students can use as a study guide, you can assign for homework, or use with a self-guided lecture! You can assign this to be completed digitally for distance learning or pri
Preview of Forensics Active Reading Case Study BUNDLE

Forensics Active Reading Case Study BUNDLE

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WISEflamingo
FORENSIC SCIENCE PRINT & GO! The top-rated Wiseflamingo Forensic Case Studies in one place and for a discount! Each case study focuses on a different topic in which forensic techniques played a key role in bringing about justice. Students read the highly engaging text while answering questions, highlighting and underlining key ideas! These case studies have great ratings individually and I have gotten an overwhelmingly positive response from my students. My forensic students are constantly
Preview of Imperialism PowerPoint, Notes, & Video Lesson for World History

Imperialism PowerPoint, Notes, & Video Lesson for World History

This Imperialism lesson includes a visually engaging PowerPoint, Google Slides version, guided notes, graphic organizer, and flipped classroom video to cover everything your students need to know about the Age of Imperialism in World History! Each slide of the PowerPoint (and Google Slides version) includes great visuals to keep your students engaged as wells as (editable) notes on the essential content. There are teacher notes to provide background and simple students notes on the important poi
Preview of The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (Animated Orbits!) (4.1)

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (Animated Orbits!) (4.1)

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (4.1) Thank you for considering this product. This awesome, editable 63 slide PowerPoint lesson (with student guided notes) is filled with many great pictures, explanations, and animations that are detailed and captivating. It will bring history alive for you and your students! This is far beyond the normal PowerPoints you're used to. I have also included some ‘check for understanding’ type questions and review. Please check out the preview and I'm
Preview of Unit 6: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Unit 6: Student Guided Notes - AP Human Geography

Created by
BRITTANY PAVELY
Notes pages for each CED topic for Unit Six.Use the guided notes to scaffold your Human Geography lectures with my accompanying lecture slideshows! You can find slideshow lectures that correlate directly with EACH CED Topic for AP Human Geography Unit 6 here.Students can use as a study guide, you can assign for homework, or use with a self-guided or in-person lecture! You can assign this to be completed digitally for distance learning or print and have students complete hardcopy.So many uses!
Preview of US Constitution PowerPoint and Notes Activity PLUS Teacher Guide

US Constitution PowerPoint and Notes Activity PLUS Teacher Guide

In this Constitution PowerPoint and notes resource, you receive 3 PowerPoint presentations (totaling 85 pages) and 10 pages of guided notes and graphic organizers to teach the U.S. Constitution, Checks and Balances, the Articles of Confederation, and the creation of the United States government. This resource is conveniently broken into three sections, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the Constitution!Section 1 engages students on the Articles of Confederation and its failures, Sha
Preview of World War 2 (WW2) PowerPoint and Notes Resource PLUS Teacher Guide

World War 2 (WW2) PowerPoint and Notes Resource PLUS Teacher Guide

In this World War II PowerPoint and notes student activity, you receive a jam-packed 80+ page PowerPoint presentation and 8 pages of guided notes for instruction on every aspect of the entire scope of World War II. It doesn't get more complete than this. Students are instructed on the failures of the Treaty of Versailles (that ended World War I), the rise of fascism and the Nazi Party, the role of Adolf Hitler, Joseph, Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D Roosevelt, the Holocaust and the
Preview of Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Notes PLUS Teacher Guide

Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Notes PLUS Teacher Guide

In this Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and notes activity lesson, you receive a 50-page PowerPoint presentation and a 4-page guided notes packet for instruction on the Fertile Crescent, the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian Civilizations (and much more)! This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle here!Students are instructed on the origins of life near the Tigris and Euphrates River, the development of Ancient Sumer, Hamm
Preview of Psychology An Adaptation of the Myers Briggs Personality Test + Google Slides

Psychology An Adaptation of the Myers Briggs Personality Test + Google Slides

Psychology: Adaptation of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI) / Personality Test - This is a PowerPoint of the test to be proctored in class. It begins with a one slide introduction and continues with four slides of questions. Each slide represents one of the four dichotomies of the original test. Directions for scoring and 16 personality summaries follow.Also included are Word document personality summaries with career suggestions. Print and distribute as an option.** Includes Google Apps ve
Preview of World War I | Armenian Genocide | Video & Document Based Activity

World War I | Armenian Genocide | Video & Document Based Activity

You are purchasing a 40- page resource that includes the following World War I activities on the Armenian Genocide: Was it really a genocide? (you can use them all or each activity can be used alone). Students will complete the activities that will prepare them to explain why the Armenian Genocide illustrates the United Nation’s definition of a genocide. *** A GOOGLE and Traditional version included!The activities included are:1) Warm-up activity and worksheet examining the United Nations defini
Preview of CHC2P CHC2D World War One: Entire Unit

CHC2P CHC2D World War One: Entire Unit

World War One: Entire UnitThis unit was designed for students learning about World War One from a Canadian perspective based on Ontario curriculum expectations but can be utilized in any classroom learning about the Great War. This package contains 13 different lessons and has students using a variety of sources and activities to learn about causes, impacts and the influence of WWI on Canada and wider global events. This package contains readings with embedded questions, PowerPoint lessons with
Preview of Feudal Japan PowerPoint and Notes Activity for Medieval Japan

Feudal Japan PowerPoint and Notes Activity for Medieval Japan

In this Ancient and Medieval Japan PowerPoint and Guided Notes activity lesson, you receive a 30-page PowerPoint presentation and a 3-page guided notes packet for instruction on Ancient and Medieval Japan, the Japanese feudal system, the role of the Samurai and ninja, Shintoism, Zen Buddhism, and the most popular elements of Japanese culture. This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Medieval Japan Unit Bundle here!Students are instructed on the geography of Japan, early Jomon an
Preview of Who was Jack the Ripper? HISTORY MYSTERY

Who was Jack the Ripper? HISTORY MYSTERY

Can your students decide who Jack the Ripper was out of a cast of 12 suspects?In this lesson they will compare and evaluate 12 possible suspects before deciding on the most likely guilty person. They will then justifying their decision both verbally and in writing. The lesson works as a knockout tournament, comparing two suspects at a time. They must apply the background information presented to them along with the suspect cards to come up with the most plausible answer. It is great for develo
Preview of 13 Colonies PowerPoint Notes Activity for Colonial America PLUS Teacher Guide

13 Colonies PowerPoint Notes Activity for Colonial America PLUS Teacher Guide

In this 13 Colonies and Colonial America guides notes and PowerPoint bundle, you receive a 60-page PowerPoint presentation and a 4-page guided notes packet for instruction on colonialism of the New World and the 13 English Colonies! This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my 13 Colonies Unit here!Students are instructed about the major European powers in North America, the "Lost Colony," settlement at Jamestown, the Pilgrim settlement of Plymouth, the Mayflower Compact, the diffe
Preview of World History II PowerPoint Bundle: 14 Guided Note Sets for Modern World History

World History II PowerPoint Bundle: 14 Guided Note Sets for Modern World History

World History II PowerPoint Bundle: 14 Guided Note Sets for Modern World History: Age of Absolutism and French Revolution through Cold War and Post-War Nationalism!In this jam-packed modern World History bundle, you receive 14 guided notes and PowerPoint sets to teach any modern World History class. Each set contains an authentic and engaging PowerPoint and guided notes set, complete with thorough content, video links, transitions, and teacher key!If are looking for ancient, medieval, Renaissan
Preview of World History Daily Warmups and Bell Ringers | 365 Days On This Day in History!

World History Daily Warmups and Bell Ringers | 365 Days On This Day in History!

In this World History daily warmup, in this day in history trivia, and bell ringer product, you receive 365 daily warmups for your entire school year! Each short activity is designed to start class each day, and each warmup is focused on a historical event that happened on each day of the year! Use as bell ringers, warmups, team challenges, or class trivia!** Would you prefer unit-specific warmups and bellringers? Check my set for each of my World History Units here!Questions are focused mainl
Preview of Reconstruction Assess the Plans for Reconstruction 13th, 14th, 15th amendments

Reconstruction Assess the Plans for Reconstruction 13th, 14th, 15th amendments

This lesson provides a clear overview of the major plans related to Reconstruction. Students will compare Lincoln and Johnson's plans, along with Republican Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction. Students assess the impact of those plans through an exit ticket. This lesson uses clear explanatory language to make sure that students can annotate and understand the text. Included in this resource:A handout for students - Google Slides version (editable), PowerPoint (editable), and a PDF version
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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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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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There are many different types of history resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular social studies lessons include U.S. history, world history, ancient history, geography, civics, and government.

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Educators can save time preparing history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for social studies resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of social studies lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.