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World history Common Core CCRA.W.1 resources
NATIONAL PARK Research Projects | USA American Landmarks Report Activities
This bundle of 30 national park brochure projects is a fantastic way for your students to explore a huge variety of landscapes across North America. Each no-prep activity can be completed in a few different ways. You can provide your students with the information to fill out their brochures, or have them find the information through Internet research. If your students are inexperienced with Internet research, guide them through the process by projecting a search that you lead. NPS.gov and Britta
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3rd - 8th
USA States Research Report Activity Projects | United States Regions Worksheets
These (50) 2-sided brochure projects are packed with information for students to research. This activity can be completed in a few different ways. You can provide your students with the information to fill out their brochures, or have them find the information through Internet research. If your students are inexperienced with Internet research, guide them through the process by projecting a search that you lead. Ducksters.com and Britannica.com are two of my favorite places for students to resea
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient Greece Unit - Athens and Sparta Projects - Greek City State Activities
This 70+ page Ancient Greece unit resource on Athens and Sparta contains information about these city states. A great addition to your Ancient Greece Unit, Ancient Civilizations Unit, or Greece Interactive Notebook, it contains Athens and Sparta questions, activities, and foldables. Very little teacher prep is required to use this package – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to an Interactive Notebook.The contrasting qualitie
Grades:
4th - 7th
Chernobyl Miniseries Episodes 1 through 5
Based upon the critically-acclaimed Chernobyl miniseries from HBO, this video guide accompanies all 5 episodes of the 5 part drama. The film is a painstakingly accurate account of the worst nuclear accident in human history. This can be used in a physics class for topics of nuclear chemistry, world history class for historical discussions of the accident and the Soviet Union during the cold war, environmental science class for the effects of the accident on the environment, or a biology class
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Peloponnesian War Simulation - Ancient Greece Sparta vs Athens Activity
Are you struggling to get your student engaged and excited about your Ancient Greece Unit? Then use this no prep simulation to transport your students back in time to ancient Greece to report on the Peloponnesian Wars between two powerful Greek City States: Athens and Sparta. Students will role play as reporters, participate in military training & record information about the causes, events and outcome of the war. Students will participate in military training as hoplites and rowers, listen
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6th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient & World History Simulations - 6 - 7th Grade Middle School BUNDLE
Ancient & World History Curriculum - Greece Rome Egypt China India Course
Tired of using boring social studies curriculum? Then use a Middle School Ancient & World History Curriculum that is engaging for students and provides flexibility for teachers that covers the Roman Empire, European Middle Ages, Islamic Empires, Chinese Dynasties, Mesoamerica, West Africa, India, the Reformation, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Exploration! This curriculum is perfect for veteran and new teachers! It includes 184 activities to engage, excite and support mid
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6th - 7th
European Age of Exploration Map & Reading Activity Explorers Columbus Magellan
Are you looking for a no prep lesson to introduce the European explorers such as Bartolomeu Dias, Balboa, Magellan and Columbus? Then use this mapping, reading & writing activity! Let your students chart the courses of the Age of Exploration, label & color continents, oceans & trade routes then read a passage & answer questions.What you get!Instructions provide ideas for a successful lessonPDF Map Activity with reference mapsReading and Writing Activity with word bankExample Maps
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Ancient and World History Map Activities BUNDLE
European Feudal System Simulation - Middle Ages Medieval Europe Activity
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Middle Ages Unit? Then use this no prep simulation & transform your students into lords, knights, vassals and serfs as they simulate the development of European feudalism & battle for the control of the classroom! The activity cycles through several rounds of rock, paper, scissors battles, followed by short lectures and notes. After the simulation, students answer reflection questions then create a T - Shirt and tatt
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Medieval & Middle Ages Simulation & Project Bundle Simulation Reading
The Breadwinner Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slide (PG13 - 2017)
The Breadwinner Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2017) helps students get the most out of this eye opening movie that follows a young Afghan girl, Parvana, as she struggles to help her family survive in Afghanistan in 2001. Challenge students to think critically about the freedoms they enjoy that people in Parvana's country do not. Explore the historical context of the film in regard to the Soviet-Afghan war and Islamic Law under the Taliban. Note: The bonus extension activity questio
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Custom English Class Movie Guide Bundle - SAVE over 35%
Code Talker Unit Plans - Novel Study Guide with Reading Comprehension Questions
Teaching reading skills by reading a novel can be a daunting task if you've never done it before. The Code Talker novel study guide is a COMPLETE LITERATURE GUIDE for this gripping historical fiction book about the role of Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. Everything you need to turn Code Talkers into a standards-based unit of study is included: BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE (access articles and videos using QR codes), READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS (multiple times), and DEEP THINKING TEX
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Historical Fiction Novel Studies BUNDLE & Book Companions
Crusades Simulation Middle Ages Medieval Europe Feudalism Activity
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Middle Ages Unit? Then use this no prep simulation to transport your students back in time to the First Crusade! Students will role play as reporters as they interview pilgrims and knights, recording information about battles, Crusaders' motivations, routes taken to the Holy Land and the war's long term impacts. They will also evaluate whether the Crusaders’ actions go against Christian teachings and whether knights gained we
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6th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Medieval & Middle Ages Simulation & Project Bundle Simulation Reading
War Horse Novel Study: Comprehension Book Unit for Book by Michael Morpurgo
This novel study for War Horse by Michael Morpurgo will save you hours of planning for your next class novel study. The engaging comprehension activities help students dig deeper into the plot while targeting high-impact comprehension skills that they can transfer to other texts.This War Horse novel study is purposefully designed to engage students with an approachable format. It doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text, inste
Grades:
6th - 8th
Columbus Day or Indigenous People's Day? You Decide!
Enjoy this engaging primary source analysis lesson! Students will compare and contrast 9 sources in order to help them decide if we should keep the holiday for Christopher Columbus or change it to Indigenous People's Day. This set is a fabulous introduction to primary source investigation, getting your students using those critical thinking skills and really engaging with history! Included with your purchase: a student version print file, a student version digital file, a teacher key, and a fol
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3rd - 5th
Birth of Islam Simulation - Muhammad - Mecca - Medina - Activity
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Islam Unit? Then use this no prep simulation to transport your students back in time to 632 CE! Students must travel the trade routes to Mecca, meet Bedouin clans, learn about Muhammad's teachings then report on the founding events of Islam in order to return home. Students will role play as either a soldier, merchant or explorer while working with partners to make decisions that will affect their health and wealth along thei
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6th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient & World History Simulations - 6 - 7th Grade Middle School BUNDLE
Ancient History Curriculum - Greece Rome Egypt China India World Course
Tired of using boring social studies curriculum? Then use Middle School Ancient History Curriculum that is engaging for students and provides flexibility for teachers that covers Early Humans, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Israel, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece and the Roman Republic! This curriculum is perfect for veteran and new teachers! It includes 96 activities to engage, excite and support middle school students. Let World History Rawks plan, so you can Rawk!Updates com
Grades:
6th - 7th
United States History Tests - US History Exams Bundle EOC Review
US History Test Bundle - Assessments | ExamsEditable with Answer Key! United States History SeriesThese product contains 7 unit assessments that have vocabulary matching, fill in the blank, short answer, essay, and info-graphics (or mapping). It also contains ANSWER KEYS and EDITABLE PowerPoint files. This resource is aligned with the US History Interactive Notebooks and Interactive PowerPoints This product is a bundle of 7 StudentSavvy assessment unit resources:Ancient & Native Americans Ex
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3rd - 6th
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Buddhism Simulation - Ancient India - Siddhartha Gautama - Mindfulness Activity
Are you struggling to get your students to understand the history and teaching of Buddhism? Then use this no prep simulation & let your students discover their happiness and suffering while learning about Siddhartha's life and teachings as well as practice mindfulness! Students will evaluate their happiness, take notes during a few short lectures and determine how closely they follow the Eightfold Path. What you get!Instructions Google Slides Simulation presentation Printable and Digital Han
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6th - 7th
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Islamic Gunpowder Empires Report Card Unit Bundle Reading Passages Comprehension
Transform students into teacher-historians as they study the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires!They will read thematic reading passages about each Islamic Empire. They will then become experts by answering questions based on each theme. Finally, students will then demonstrate their expertise by grading each theme, calculating the empire's GPA and writing teacher comments. What’s more, each Report Card Activity has several extensions such as a quiz, a collaborative poster project and ACE writin
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6th - 10th
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Early American Explorers: Age of Exploration Biography Summary Webquest
Enjoy learning about the early American explorers and the Age of Exploration through these historical biography summaries. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of a historic individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. It's an excellent resource for student centered learning and student centered instruction.What's Included:A detailed page of teacher instructions.A pdf print version of 17 summary templates for 17 different earl
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
The Road to El Dorado Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2000)
The Road to El Dorado Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2000) challenges students to put themselves in the shoes of various characters and see things from their point of view. Explore the connections in the movie to Mesoamerican civilizations. This resource consists of 13 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. Notes: Please see the preview file for sample questions from this resource to see if it is suitabl
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Hulu Bundle of 8 Movie Guides | Questions | Worksheet | SAVE over 35%
Medieval West Africa - "The Story of Sundiata" - Article, Power Point, Assess.
The illustrated Article and Power Point, "The Story of Sundiata" is an engaging story of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story, "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram, T Square, and/or discussion groups. The Story of Sundiata makes a perfect cross-curriculum and/or extension lesson. Great for a discussion centered on whether a griot is a storyteller or
Grades:
5th - 9th
Medieval World History Curriculum - Middle Ages Rome China India Africa Europe
Tired of using boring social studies curriculum? Then use a Middle School World History Curriculum that is engaging for students and provides flexibility for teachers that covers the Roman Empire, European Middle Ages, Islamic Empires, Chinese Dynasties, Mesoamerica, West Africa, India, the Reformation, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Exploration! This curriculum is perfect for veteran and new teachers! It includes 110 activities to engage, excite and support middle school stu
Grades:
6th - 7th
Renaissance Period Trading Simulation Activity - Medici
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Renaissance Reformation Unit? Then use this no prep simulation & have your students role play as merchants during the Renaissance as they recreate the world of trading, shipping and banking!Each round students will choose a product to ship and whether to borrow money and buy insurance from the Medici, Bardi or Albizzi banks. After each round they will briefly explain their financial decisions. Finally, they will find out
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Renaissance Period Trading & Art Activity BUNDLE
Ancient & World History Simulations - 6 - 7th Grade Middle School BUNDLE
Want to easily boost student engagement and excitement in your Ancient & World History classes? Then add interactive simulations to every for your Social Studies class.These simulations fit nicely in Early Humans, Mesopotamian Empires, Egypt and Kush, Roman Republic, India, China, Medieval, Mesoamerica and Greece Units for Ancient History, and Roman Empire, Islam, China, Medieval (Middle Ages) Europe, West African (Trading) Empires, Mesoamerica Empires, Japan, European Exploration and Renais
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6th - 7th
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