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7th grade social studies independent work packets for Google Apps
The Bill of Rights Practice Activity | US Amendments in Cartoons | Google
This fun “Which Amendment?” activity challenges your students to figure out which amendment is violated in 15 cartoon scenarios by referencing the Bill of Rights. The silly connections engage your classes while they explore their basic rights as Americans! My students always love this activity. There are 2 versions so you can easily differentiate learning in your classroom. One gives short descriptions of each amendment to use as reference while the other includes the actual text from the Bill o
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4th - 9th
I AM NOT A NUMBER Lessons - Residential Schools Reading Response
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School Students This no-prep learning resource / reconciliation novel study, includes NINE different activities to support this authentic resource using comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Critical Thinking and Transformation Plus... an activity identifying Child Rights violations described in the book.This response unit supports in class learning as well as DISTANCE LEARNI
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4th - 8th
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Geography of North America Map Practice Activities | USA Canada Mexico | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about North America by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map of the United States, Canada, and Mexico u
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5th - 12th
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Geography of Europe Map Practice Activities | Print and Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Europe by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative location clues
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5th - 12th
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Geography of Africa Map Practice Activities | Print and Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Africa by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative location clues
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5th - 12th
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Geography of East Asia Map Practice Activities | Print and Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about East Asia by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative location cl
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5th - 12th
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Geography of Southeast Asia Map Practice Activities | SE Asia Region | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Southeast Asia by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative locati
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5th - 12th
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Middle East Map Practice Activities | SW Asia & North Africa Geography | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about the Middle East by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map of Southwest Asia & North Africa usi
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5th - 12th
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Geography of South America Map Practice Activities | Print and Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about South America by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative locatio
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5th - 12th
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Geography of Oceania Map Practice Activities | Australia Region | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Australia & Oceania by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relati
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5th - 12th
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END OF THE YEAR HISTORY ACTIVITIES with Google Slides
Celebrate the end of the year with a student choice project - as either a print version or on GOOGLE SLIDES! This End of the Year Social Studies Choice Board is designed to reflect information your students have learned in Social Studies, personal information about your class, and gives your students an opportunity to preview information from their next Social Studies course. Templates are included.Don’t have time for a choice board? You can differentiate the content by offering different activi
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5th - 10th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
FUN Latitude Longitude Practice Activity | Geography Location Clues | Google
Students & teachers LOVE this digital “What am I?” activity! Challenge your class to use latitude & longitude coordinates to plot the locations of mystery animals on a world map. Then, they read clues & try to guess what animal lives at each absolute location. This activity integrates science & social studies curriculum and keeps your students highly engaged. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or di
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4th - 8th
South Asia Map Practice Activities | India Geography | Print & Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about South Asia by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map of India using only absolute & relative l
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5th - 12th
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Novel Study The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich--includes DIGITAL file options
Now includes NEW RIGOROUS Final Exam (m/c) with some PARCC-style, Part A, Part B questions; some require students to select two answers.This is a 140 page Common Core aligned no prep novel study for The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 40-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Novel Study Bundle: SS, STEAM, & Classic Lit (Print + DIGITAL)
The Silk Road Reading Comprehension and Answer Key - Print & Digital
This Silk Road reading comprehension activity is perfect to use during your Ancient China Unit to cover all important aspects of the Silk Road! This resource includes a ready-to-print PDF and a Google Doc digital version for your convenience! Great for both in-person and distance learning! This resource is also available as a station activity.Students are provided with four pages of content reading on the following topics:1. What was the Silk Road?2. What was traded on the Silk Road?3. How did t
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5th - 7th
Prehistory and Early Humans Google Drive Interactive Notebook
This Prehistory digital resource for teaching about features a set of 10 fully-editable interactive pages on the Stone Age for Google Drive! The pages cover the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras with a variety of links, graphic organizers, and more! These super-engaging pages can be completed all online with laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! Prehistory topics covered in these pages include: The Hominids: Australopithecines, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthal, &a
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7th - 10th
Geography of Central America and the Caribbean Map Practice Activities | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Central America and the Caribbean Islands by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only abs
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5th - 12th
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Geography of Russia Map Practice Activities | Print and Digital | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Russia by analyzing various physical & political maps of the region. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. This resource also includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! They create a map using only absolute & relative location clues
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5th - 12th
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Nonfiction Unit: We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 95-page, Common Core aligned book study for the nonfiction text, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. This book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. Includes step-by-step instructions for CEPA (Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment) plus FUN dice game where students answer comprehension questions to move from start to finish. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KE
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Baseball Book Study Bundle (Print + DIGITAL)
Child Labor: Compare Industrial Era to Present Day
This lesson involves having students examine the impacts of the Industrial Era in the United States with a specific focus on child labor. It is recommended that students will have explored, to some degree, the Industrial era prior to this lesson. This resource will prompt students to analyze social activist Lewis Hines' photographs that depict the various jobs and working conditions that children experienced. The Slide Presentation is interactive, problem posing, and vicariously draws the studen
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7th - 12th
Industrial Revolution Study Guide Activity Packet: Timeline, Map, & People
This thorough packet on the Industrial Revolution is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and events they need to know about this era in World History! The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all every aspect of the Industrial Revolution for your World History classroom. There's also standards-based Essential Questions to guide your whole unit! It starts off with a short overview reading on the Industrial Revolution, followed by
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7th - 10th
Also included in: World History 2 Study Guide and Unit Packet Bundle
Ancient Greek Mythology Reading Comprehension and Project - Print & Digital
This engaging resource is perfect to use during your Ancient Greece Unit for students to explore Greek Mythology! This 12 page packet is ready to be printed or uploaded to a digital platform like Google Classroom or Canvas! *Perfect combination of learning, skill development, engagement and fun!This resource engages students with FOUR main activities:1) FIVE myths (Prometheus, Pandora, Achilles, Echo, and Persephone) followed by comprehension questions2) "Create your own Myth" enriching activity
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle - Notes, Activities, Assessments, Answer Keys
3 Branches of Government Digital Resources Interactive Notebook Activity Bundle
This digital notebook bundle on the 3 Branches of Government features 30 fully-editable interactive pages on Google Drive! It's a perfect set of activities for Distance Learning with your Civics or American Government class.These engaging, interactive pages can be completed all online with laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! The 3 sets of pages cover the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches and include 30 interactive pages of activities on topics like: The
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7th - 10th
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Gilded Age Study Guide & Unit Packet: Worksheets, Timeline, & Robber Barons
This thorough packet on the Gilded Age is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and events they need to know for this unit. With an editable Google Doc version included, it's perfect for guiding your entire unit plan.The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all facets of the Gilded Age in American History, as well as standards-based Essential Questions to guide your unit! It starts off with a short introductory reading on the Gilde
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7th - 10th
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