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5th grade social studies lectures under $5
A Nation Divided: Election of 1860 and Secession PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the Presidential election of 1860, Southern Secession, the start of the U.S. Civil War, and basic facts about the Union and Confederacy. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student infographic style note taking sheet, links to optional video clips from YouTube, and an answer key. *NEW* This product also includes a link to download a copy of a Google Slides version of the teacher presentation.The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask
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5th - 12th
Trail of Tears and the Long Walk - Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions
Contains 3 reading passages on Native Americans and the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears and the Long Walk, Native American Chiefs and War Makeup, 3 Comprehension Worksheets and Teacher's Key. Questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. This product contains two non-fiction graphic organizers as well! Use for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). Great for Substitute Teachers. INCLU
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Wild, Wild West - Reading Passages & Comprehension - MEGA BUNDLE
Bubonic Plague The Black Death PowerPoint Slides Outline Notes & YouTube Videos
This was recently re-mastered to be AWESOME! This PowerPoint has some fantastic visuals of the black death/bubonic plague. It also shows the spread of the disease throughout Medieval/Feudal Europe with a great map. There are several key questions that encourage discussion. This PowerPoint is sure to grab your student's attention!The last slide has 2 YouTube links from the History Channel, including a fun song that my class thought was hilarious.We also have an Oh Rats! Black Death storyboard pos
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5th - 9th
Mexican-American War PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the Mexican-American War, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student info-graphic style note taking sheet, and answer key.
The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publically accessed shared server. You may link PDF versions of notes, PowerPoint slides, and assignments on a password protected online
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4th - 12th
The Great Migration: PowerPoint and Student Infographic Notes
Condensed lesson summarizing the Great Migration. Topics include: Push factors and Pull factors, Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age, and Cotton Club. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student infographic style note taking sheet, links to optional YouTube video content, and a teacher's answer key. This makes a great introduction lesson and goes perfectly with the Stars of the Harlem Renaissance Art Show activity for sale in my store.
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5th - 12th
West African Empires Ghana, Mali, Songhai Powerpoint and Google Slides Notes
This product was recently revised this year! It now includes check for understanding questions. Students view PowerPoint on Ghana, Mali and Songhai and they fill out the graphic organizer also posted. They then can use the notes to create a folding project about the most important leaders (Mansa Musa, Sundiata, Askia the Great) and the accomplishments of West Africa.The printable notes with graphic organizer is perfect with the PowerPoint!________________________________________________________
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5th - 8th
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH - Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions
7 Reading passages cover the California Gold Rush, Camps and Claims, Sutter's Mill, Mining Methods, Life of a Miner, Gold Rush Merchants, Lasting Impact, and more. Comprehension questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. Use for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). This product is great for Substitute Teachers or for a quick charter school sample, independent reading, homework, or as a supple
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Wild, Wild West - Reading Passages & Comprehension - MEGA BUNDLE
Texas Revolution & Texas Annexation: PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the American settlement of Texas, Texas Revolution, and the U.S. Annexation of Texas. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student info-graphic style note taking sheet, answer key, and suggestions for optional video resources.
The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publically accessed shared server. You may link PDF versions of notes, PowerPoint slides, and assignments
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4th - 12th
Era of Reconstruction PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the Era of Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student infographic style note taking sheet, links to optional YouTube video content, and a teacher's answer key. The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publically accessed shared server. You may link PDF versions of notes, PowerPoint slides, and assignments on a password protected on
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5th - 12th
Great Depression Image Analysis
Teaching a unit on the Great Depression? Need an attention-getting, engaging introduction for your Great Depression unit? Teach about the Great Depression and review the Social Studies skill of Image Analysis with this interactive resource. This is a Great Depression activity in which students view a variety of images from the Great Depression era and analyze the time period through answering a set of spiral questions for each. This activity introduces students to the Great Depression while als
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Great Depression Activity Resources Bundle
American Revolution Revolutionary War Introduction Drawing Game
If you are looking for a fun and engaging activity to introduce the American Revolution in your U.S. History class, this mapping game is perfect for you!Based on the Urban Game format, the teacher will read from a script, guiding students through the development of anger in the colonies, leading to the Revolutionary War. Students will complete specific tasks and will draw a map of Boston, adding a key and details as the script is read. They will see how specific events impacted Boston (and the o
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Eras in American History Drawing & Mapping Games Bundle
Ancient Egypt PowerPoint Notes and Google Slides Presentation
This is a concise, dynamic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation that has interesting visuals. The notes detail the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and polytheistic religion of Ancient Egypt. There are also great 2 page notes and a graphic organizer also posted below. The graphic organizer includes fill-in-the-blank key common core vocabulary for social sciences that can be used with this PowerPoint. It's for absent students too because the same information is o
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4th - 10th
Progressive Era PowerPoint and Student Infographic Notes
Condensed lesson summarizing the Progressive Era at the turn of the century. Topics include: Progressivism, Muckrakers, Pure Food & Drug Act, NAACP, Women's Suffrage, Child Labor, Unions, Conservation, Settlement Houses, Exposing Poverty, Prohibition, and the Progressive Era Amendments. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student infographic style note taking sheets (4 pages), links to optional YouTube video content, and a teacher's answer key.
Goes well with my other Progressive E
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5th - 12th
Reconstruction after the Civil War Road to Rights Activity
This activity includes a PowerPoint presentation interactive lecture that guides students through the Steps and Stages of Reconstruction in the South after the American Civil War. Prompts introduce legislation and other topics that attempted to help in the advancement of the formerly enslaved. Suggested activity for notetaking is included which helps students to visualize the movement both forward and backward in the rights granted to the formerly enslaved in the south. Resource IncludesPowerPoi
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5th - 12th
War of 1812 PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the causes and effects of War of 1812. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student info-graphic style note taking sheet, answer key, and suggestions for optional video resources.
The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publicly accessed shared server. You may link PDF versions of notes, PowerPoint slides, and assignments on a password protected online resource only for
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5th - 12th
Cave Art Paintings of Lascaux
Students will learn about the exciting history of the Paleolithic cave paintings in Lascaux, France. This would be a good lesson to use when studying France or when making cave art reproductions. Included is:
-a map of the location
-visual examples of cave painting
-historical photographs and information on how the caves were discovered in 1940
-a description of why the cave paintings are deteriorating today and what art restorers are doing about it
-pictures of Lascaux II
-fun facts
-techniqu
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4th - 9th
Landforms, Plate Tectonics, and Human-Environment Interaction PowerPoint Slides
This Landforms Lesson includes a full PowerPoint presentation that starts out by defining the term landforms and showing pictures of more common ones such as mountains, valleys, plains, mesas, etc. It goes on to address the topics of why geographers care about landforms, how they're formed by various plate tectonic movement, and how landforms and water features can affect humans. The topics of weathering and erosion are also addressed and students practice identifying each through a series of pi
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Geography Skills PowerPoint Lessons Bundle
Ancient Egypt Mummification Notes and PowerPoint
This file contains fill in the blank notes and a PowerPoint presentation about the process the Ancient Egyptians used mummify the dead. There are PDF, Microsoft Word, and Pages files depending on which type of application you use.
There are 2 PowerPoint presentations included for you to choose from and one Keynote presentation if you use a Mac.
My students have loved this lesson in the past and I typically go and borrow a skeleton from the science teacher along with some salt, playdough, and
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4th - 8th
Trails West PowerPoint and Infographic Notes
Mini-lesson summarizing how the U.S. gained Oregon Country and four of the main trails West- the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and California Trail. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student info-graphic style note taking sheet, suggestions for supplemental videos, and answer key.
The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publically accessed shared server. You may link PDF versions of
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Grades:
4th - 12th
4th Grade Florida History Gr 4 St Augustine Fort Mose Castillo de San Marcos SS
This PowerPoint teaches what St. Augustine was like when it was first settled in the late 1600s. This includes the governor's house, the plaza, shops & services, the dock and goods, the fort Castillo de San Marcos, Coquina, and Fort Mose.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
The 2nd Industrial Revolution Power Point and student handout
Power Point Presentation on the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the United States, 1860 - 191441 slides1 or more large pictures per slideLinks to several optional video clips - internet connection requiredEasy to read - just the right number of words per slideZip file includes student handout - for note takingIncludes information on railroads, inventions, oil, steel, labor unions, labor reform laws, and much, much more.
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5th - 10th
William Penn Biography - Reading, Digital INB, Slides & Activities
Bio Spheres are designed to highlight individuals with diverse backgrounds who have made significant contributions to our world. Each resource has a full-suite of resources to fill every need to bring a person to life in the classroom. From activities to reading to instruction to classroom decor -- it's all here! And any new creations for this person will be added to the bundleIn a Bio Sphere you will receive:◈Life Summary Activity◈Portrait & Quote Coloring Page◈Action Shot & Quote Color
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Pilgrims & Early Settlements -- U.S. History Curriculum Unit Bundle
Scientific Revolution PowerPoint & Slides Key Scientists and New Thinking
This PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation was recently revised to include Who Said It?- Common Core quote slides. Just click, and the scientist's name appears after class discussion. This PowerPoint shows the key players and new ways of thought during the Scientific Revolution. It has rich pictures and straightforward explanations. This goes perfectly with the Scientific Revolution graphic organizer also posted at our store!Check out the Scientific Revolution Cut out Doll posted for a simpl
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4th - 9th
Ancient China PowerPoint NOTES Zhou, Shang, Qin, Han, and Shang Dynasties
This is a 22 page, dynamic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation that has great visuals. The notes detail the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy and religious philosophies of Ancient China during the Zhou, Shang, Qin, Han and Shang dynasties. Each section has check for understanding multiple choice questions. There is also a great 2 page notes and graphic organizer also posted. The graphic organizer includes fill in the blank key common core vocabulary for social sc
Grades:
4th - 8th
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