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8th grade critical thinking U.S. History independent work packets
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
Rebus Puzzles 1 Brain Teasers Printable and Digital Easel Activity
Rebus Puzzles are a fun critical thinking activity. Students have to problem solve to figure out the word puzzles. Great logical reasoning puzzles to do with partners or use as a warm-up or bell ringer. Print or use the Easel Activity online. Works well for gifted and talented students who enjoy challenges, but these work with other student populations as well. Includes five 2-page worksheets with 20 puzzles each, so you get 100 brain teasers in total! Also includes a blank page for students to
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5th - 8th
Genius Hour Passion Project: Research Skills for Inquiry Project Based Learning
Your students will love this Genius Hour Passion Project! They'll develop strong inquiry research skills while engaging in project-based learning (PBL). You'll SAVE TIME with this EDITABLE NO-PREP research unit that includes a bulletin board kit, rubrics for assessment, and much more. Genius Hour is a classroom favourite because it allows students to choose a topic of interest and create a presentation. ABOUT OUR GENIUS HOUR PASSION PROJECT RESOURCE✪ PDF files for easy printing and computer com
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4th - 8th
Pearl Harbor Primary Source Analysis Compare 3 Points of View
Students will read and analyze 3 accounts of the events at Pearl Harbor from the point of view of an American soldier, a Japanese bomber, and the White House by answering 25 questions including comparing and contrasting them. Two questions have students connect the material to today. They will also analyze images and propaganda posters (prompts provided), create two propaganda posters for different points of view, and complete 2 extension tasks (a dialogue exchange and a word cloud). The answ
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: World War 2 Bundle
Stone Age Reading Comprehension Bundle Early Humans Civilizations History
This reading comprehension bundle has 7 articles and comprehension questions related to the Stone Age (products listed below). I've included a color and black and white version of each product, as well as a key. These could be used for homework, classwork, fast-finishers, groups, etc. The ZIP file of each product has 3 versions of PDF files: 1) Article and Questions in Color and Black and white and Key 2) Color Student Version 3) BW Student Version. These are NOT editable files. Check out the
Grades:
5th - 8th
Math "NO PREP" 80 Emergency Sub Resources & Independent Activities
You'll be ready for anything with this super-sized Math learning resource bundle, offering all the support you will need for creating sub plans and a sub binder and with a vast collection of independent assignments for your Math students that will provide you relief from planning stress for the whole school year! Are you going to be absent from your Grade 5-9 Math classroom for several days or an even longer and indefinite period? Maybe you are you just tired of the standard skills' lessons in y
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5th - 9th
GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1
TEACHERS-PARENTS are you having trouble finding gifted and talented teaching materials in mathematics, problem solving, and critical thinking? “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 and #8 each have 42 pages of activities specially designed to motivate and challenge your gifted-talented students. All of the activities involve mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solving. Great for those high achieving students in your classes who need something extra to challenge
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5th - 12th, Staff
Middle School U.S. History "NO PREP" Sub Resources and Independent Assignments
You'll be ready for anything with this self-directed U.S. History learning resource bundle, offering all the help you will need for creating sub plans and a sub binder AND with independent assignments for your U.S. History students! Are you tired of the last-minute scramble to find meaningful and appealing work or engaging resources for your class? Do you need a quiet day where your students work harder than you do? Are you going to be absent and don't have the time to plan for a sub? Then elimi
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5th - 8th
Life Before and After September 11 Activity
Students will read 3 brief paragraphs giving an overview of 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on 9/11. They will then answer 5 discussion questions and determine from 15 statements/scenarios which refer to life before 9/11 and which represent life after 9/11. This also includes 10 interview questions students can ask someone about the impact 9/11 had for them immediately, in the short term, and today. ***Updated to include 4 discussion questions for President Bush's first two addr
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Social Studies Activities for Holidays Bundle
The Barren Grounds Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning**** This Product is featured in my blog: Students Succeed with The Barren Grounds and Misewa Saga **** This no-prep, 6 weeks, learning resource novel study, includes a 35 page student response and answer key (70 pages in total). This unit uses comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Character Description, Infer and Transformation to attain deep understanding.This novel study unit is suitable for: a whol
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4th - 8th
3 Branches of Government Civics Activities
Teaching the three branches of the U.S. government is an essential part of the U.S. History or Civics curriculum. This product is a concise and effective way of teaching the three branches of government. It can be used to meet the needs of all learners. There are a variety of activities included!This product includes the following:Reading passage: a one page reading passage about the 3 branches of governmentGraphic organizer: students can use to take notes as they read or to summarize what they
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activities BUNDLE 10 Most Popular Cases
This Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Bundle includes 10 cases, each with a 1-page handout providing the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the case or ruling.Answer Keys are Provided! Skills Addressed:Reading Historical DocumentsPrimary Source Analysis
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7th - 12th
Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Thanksgiving Activities Puzzles for Middle High School Sub Plan Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Thanksgiving Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Thanksgiving in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Thanksgiving Da
Grades:
7th - 10th
Veterans Day Activities & Puzzles Middle High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Veterans Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Veterans and Armistice Day in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Veter
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Grades:
7th - 10th
United States Complete Primary Source Analysis Bundled Set Civil War- Modern Day
This is the ULTIMATE U.S. History Primary Source Analysis Complete Bundle Set that will save you time and energy as you prepare your students to practice the valuable Social Studies skill. From the Civil War to Modern America, the bundle includes 84 pages of images, quotes, charts, graphs and so much more with guiding questions for better student understanding or review of the social, economic, and political changes for each major national era and the decades from 1860 to 2014. Topics begin wi
Grades:
5th - 11th
Also included in: U.S. History Custom Bundle
19th Amendment & Women's Suffrage Political Cartoon Analysis Activity
Teaching the 19th Amendment? This activity includes 10 political cartoons featuring arguments about women's suffrage. Use political cartoons to help students understand the work of suffragists to gain support for the 19th Amendment!ZIP FILE INCLUDES: 12 page PDF with background reading & 10 political cartoons and analysis questions (ready to print/post)Teacher directions + summarizing questions to use as an exit ticket or assessment questionCHECK OUT THE PREVIEW! The political cartoons cover
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Making Inferences: High School Reading Skill Development Passages & Questions
The passages from literature and non-fiction in this set can be an effective supplement to any high school teacher’s reading skill “toolbox”. Each task card offers practice in making inferences and drawing conclusions with enough complexity to provide an appropriate challenge for students in grades 9-12. Text dependent questions for each entry include examination of characters, setting, language, tone, and theme. A detailed answer key is provided. The file includes:20 Teaching slides14 passages:
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1 AND #2
PURCHASE “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1 AND #2” AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE.Gifted and talented classes usually have an abundance of educational materials for English, the arts and social studies, but very little for mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solving. “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1 AND #2” have 84 pages of activities specially designed to motivate and challenge your gifted-talented students. All of the activities involve mathematics, critical thinking and problem so
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5th - 12th, Staff
The Boston Tea Party Primary Source and Image Analysis
Students will read 2 primary sources on the Boston Tea Party from the American Revolution (Revolutionary War) and answer 12 questions for one and 17 for the other. They will analyze 5 images by responding to 7 prompts and completing a creative task. Lastly, there are 4 extension tasks to choose from. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! See the preview for a closer look! ***UPDATED to include 5 ideas for implementation.***Sample questions include:--
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Revolutionary War Bundle for US History
President Thomas Jefferson Gallery Walk
Students will learn about Jefferson's presidency by reading 9 passages covering people and events related to his time in office (foreign and domestic). They will answer 42 questions based on the passages and 10 overarching questions. They will read two points of view on the Embargo Act of 1807 and answer 6 questions, complete a creative dialogue and advertisement activity, play true/false/fix, and write newspaper headlines with corresponding snippet previews. The answers and a teacher informa
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Washington to Jefferson BUNDLE
World War I, Holocaust, World War II Project Menus Bundle- Bonus Menu Included!
Save money, time, and energy by purchasing all three of these engaging resources together! Be sure to check out the product preview! The following three resources are included with this purchase. Since these are PDF file,s this product may be easily shared with students so that they may view directions virtually and complete project activities either virtually or on paper. World War I Activities and Project Menu: This no prep, print and go project menu gives students the opportunity to be engag
Grades:
4th - 10th
Brain Teasers for Teens | Logic Puzzle Worksheets Print or Digital High School
Make class time fun with seasonal logic puzzles or brain teasers for teens and improve critical thinking skills! This set includes 18 challenging brain teasers for teens which are perfect for brain game activities. Quick and easy setup makes this product usable for centers, early finishers, or even substitute teachers! #joycelogicBy purchasing this bundle, you save 20% off the price of individual resources.Click the preview button to see more!Each page contains a print or digital logic puzzle an
Grades:
8th - 11th
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