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8th grade social studies homework videos
CNN Cold War Documentary - Vietnam 1954-68
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the Vietnam War in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and evaluation.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Gandhi (1982) Movie Question Guide
This product is a movie question guide for the Oscar winning movie Gandhi which is available on Amazon or YouTube (type in Gandhi 1982 and the full version should be there). I typically start the movie when Gandhi is on the train heading to South Africa. I skip the opening assassination scene because I find this keeps the students’ attention more. Plus I get to watch their shocked faces at the end of the movie when Gandhi gets shot. (Majority of my students, and most likely yours, have no cl
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6th - 12th
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Amistad Movie worksheet
This is a worksheet with questions for the movie Amistad, a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny aboard the slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by a U.S. revenue cutter. The case was ultimately resolved by the United States Supreme Court in 1841.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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CNN Cold War - Marshall Plan 1947-52 - Flippedlearning video link and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the early years of the Cold War and the Marshall Plan in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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CNN Cold War Documentary - China 1949-72 - Flippedlearning video link and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to China's role in the Cold War in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and eval
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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CNN Cold War Documentary - Detente 1969-75 - Flippedlearning video link and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the policy of Detente in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and evaluation.
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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CNN Cold War Documentary - The Wall 1958-63 - Flippedlearning video link and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the creation of the Berlin Wall in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Mesopotamia Video Viewing Questions
Need a visual summary for your students to understand Mesopotamian history? Assign two video clips from YouTube for students to watch and answer questions in this video viewing guide. Videos are from the "Mankind Story of All of Us" series- only requiring a 3 minute section and Discovery Education clip of a cartoon (girl living in Sumer describing her life). This assignment will take about 30 minutes. It is perfect for e-learning, absent students, sub day, or something to use in class as notes/d
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4th - 9th
CNN Cold War Documentary - MAD 1960-72 - Flippedlearning video and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to Mutually Assured Destruction in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and eval
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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CNN Cold War Doc - Conclusions 1989-91 - Flippedlearning video link and WS
Flippedlearning resource based around the YouTube documentary series CNN's The Cold War. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the end of the Cold War in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom for analysis, debate and evaluatio
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Promises and Betrayals Documentary & WS - Role of British in WW1 in Middle East
Flippedlearning video link and worksheet based around a documentary on the role of the British in creating the Arab-Israeli Conflict in the Middle East through their promises and betrayals made to both the Arabs and the Jews during WW1.
This resource is designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom to enable students to cover the key content before they come to class, allowing the lesson time to focus on analysis, debate and evaluation. Perfect for homeworks or a revi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reconstruction (U.S. History) 1865-1877 with video BUNDLE
This is a free product. If you like it please take a look at the other bundles that I have created for U.S. History/Honors classes: You can purchase my entire U.S. History course here: U.S. History Complete CourseContact and Colonization BundleThe 13 Colonies BundleAmerican Revolution BundleGeorge Washington-James Madison BundleThe Antebellum Period BundleThe Civil War BundleReconstruction Bundle (FREE)The West, Immigration, and Invention BundleU.S. Imperialism and Progressive Era BundleWorld Wa
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8th - 12th
ISIS: CNN Video with two quizzes & background information
This 42 minute, CNN video (available for purchase on Youtube) explains ISIS in easy to understand terms. ISIS origins, social media strategy, overall goals and what motivates young men to join ISIS are all topics of discussion. This video can be assigned as homework or viewed in class. With the purchase you get: - two paragraphs of background information about ISIS- fifteen terms from the video with definitions - matching quiz and key for the terms- twenty five multiple choice questions o
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8th - 12th
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Youth in Nazi Germany - Video Link and Worksheet
Flippedlearning resource on Youth in Nazi Germany based on a History File documentary chronicling the experiences of young people in Germany under Adolf Hitler's regime. It focuses on many things including life in the Hitler Youth, and youth opposition to the Nazis.
This resource consists of a link to the video, a series of comprehension questions to complete whilst watching the video and then some higher order summary questions to complete at the end. It is designed to be used as a homework o
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7th - 10th
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Nazi and Weimar Germany - Origins of the Weimar Republic video and worksheet
Flipped learning worksheet for use with YouTube video that covers the Origins of the Weimar Republic. Perfect for homework or independent study and for an introduction to the Weimar Republic in Germany and the issues facing them including the Treaty of Versailles, Stab in the back myth and the Weimar Constitution
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6th - 12th
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"The American Civil War: Reconstruction" Video Quiz
The students view "The American Civil War: Reconstruction" video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASd29H9ncQ8 and complete the 17 question video quiz. Answer key included.
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4th - 10th
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China in Revolution 1911-48 - Video link and WS based on Documentary
Flippedlearning resource based around the excellent documentary giving unprecedented access to Chinese people and witnesses from the events of 20th Century China. This worksheet divides the video into sections and provides a series of comprehension questions for each. Perfect as an introduction or revision activity for students studying Chinese History.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Imaginary King Who Changed The Real World TedEd YouTube Video Worksheet
Instructions: As you watch the YouTube video, students will fill out the following worksheet with information and observations related to the content of the video. They will use the space provided to answer the questions or complete the prompts. The link to the YouTube video is- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJKqtoAcutA So who was Prester John? Prester John is a legendary figure who was believed to be a Christian king with a powerful and wealthy kingdom in the East, possibly in the region of
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7th - 12th
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China in Revolution: The Mao Years 1949-76 - Flippedlearning Video and WS
Flippedlearning history resource based around the excellent documentary giving unprecedented access to Chinese people and witnesses from the events of 20th Century China. This worksheet divides the video into sections and provides a series of comprehension questions for each. Perfect as an introduction or revision activity for students studying Communist Chinese History.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Warning From History - Rise of the Nazis Video and WS - flippedlearning
Flippedlearning history resource based around the excellent Warning from History documentary series on the Nazis rise to power in Germany. This focuses on how Hitler seized power in Germany by 1932.
This resource consists of a link to the video online and then 20 comprehension questions followed by some higher order summary questions about the rise of Hitler. Perfect for homework or as a revision tool.
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8th - 12th
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Atlantic Slave Trade introduction - Video guide & answer Key - DIGITAL
PLEASE NOTE:This updated version of my original product is Google Slides compatible, and therefore completely editable as well as downloadable in PDF format!The original product ⭐️ linked below, is in PDF format, and therefore cannot be edited - thus the price difference of the UPDATED VERSION.This video guide activity was designed to introduce your unit on the Atlantic Slave trade. It gives basic statistics, facts, and background information in a format appropriate for all grades 6-12. This vid
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Slavery Unit Bundle
The Birth of Israel - BBC documentary link and WS - flippedlearning
Flippedlearning resource based around the BBC documentary - The Birth of Israel - available on YouTube. This resource contains the link to the video on YouTube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions.
Designed to be used as a flippedlearning resource outside the classroom, it allows students to get a great, detailed introduction to the background of the Arab-Israeli Conflict in a structured way leaving more time in the classroom
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8th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution Jobs Video Worksheet
Either you or your students can click on the links provided that will bring you to the show "The Worst Jobs in History." Watching the clips, students can answer the questions that go along with the information about the Railways, Factories, and Mines then they will decide which job the would do and which they wouldn't do and why. Perfect for homework, in class, or even for a substitute. Great discussion on the Industrial Revolution as well.
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7th - 11th
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WWI Video and Questions
Need the perfect one-class video with questions about WWI? This is perfect for you! A Link is provided for you to go to a youtube video called Foot Soldiers. Be warned, it's a little cheesy but it has really excellent information and they will learn a lot! Questions correspond. You may want to show it in class, have them view it for homework or leave it for a substitute! So many options! Enjoy!
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7th - 10th
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