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5th grade social studies rubric pdfs
CER Claim Evidence Reasoning Activity CER Template CER rubric CER practice
Are your students struggling with writing their claim, evidence, and reasoning scientific explanations? This template will help students write scientific explanation summaries and support their claims with evidence and reasoning (CER). Comes with language support, in the form of graphic organizers and sentence frames. Plus a generic rubric to help you grade students' CERs. This is great for integrating the Common Core into your science class. Included in this product:✅ Blank scientific explana
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4th - 12th
North Carolina Lighthouse Project
This project has students research one lighthouse in North Carolina. Their goal of the project is to write a research paper and create a poster giving details about one lighthouse in North Carolina. It can be completed in one to two weeks and can be done in partners or independently. Students can choose one of the lighthouses in North Carolina and began researching on the first day. They used http://www.lighthousefriends.com/nc.html to get a lot of their information. If every group cannot have s
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3rd - 5th
Abraham Lincoln Informative Writing Prompt with two Passages/Articles
With this resource, students must use information from two unique & engaging passages to write an evidence-based informative essay explaining three major things that Abraham Lincoln did during his lifetime. This writing prompt is perfect for Lincoln's birthday or for around President's Day. Many extras are included to help you along the way. If your students have to take a standardized writing test where the writing prompt includes passages/articles, then this product is a must-have!*Please
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3rd - 5th
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Brochure Rubric
This rubric can be used for any subject area when a student has created a brochure to showcase their topic! This can be used at multiple grade levels and is very generic so it can fit for almost any project that requires students to create a brochure! I especially like to use these for science/social studies, but be creative! :)
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1st - 12th
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Summary Writing Rubric | Objective Summary Rubric | EDITABLE
This is a student-friendly summary writing rubric that may be applied to nonfiction or fiction text summaries. The rubric is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for identifying key central ideas and details and composing objective summaries. I've also included a student self-assessment and reflection form. This download includes both a printable PDF file and a link to an editable Google Doc file. The rubric is also included in both a standard-specific and holistic format. The standard-s
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Rubric BUNDLE | Six EDITABLE Rubrics for Middle School ELA
Social Studies Report Card Comments - Ontario, Alberta and BC Grade 4 - EDITABLE
SAVE TIME and write your best Social Studies report card comments for Early Societies and Political and Physical Regions of Canada units. Copy and paste directly into your report card program or edit to personalize for your students. Whether you're a new teacher, new to grade 4, or just looking for new ideas, this will help. The comments included in this resource can be used for Progress reports, Term reports as well as End of Year reports!LOCK IN THIS PRICE! **You will have FREE UPDATES for an
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3rd - 5th
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Debate Graphic Organizers
Includes five different resources for classroom debates...
Two graphic organizers for students to use during the research and preparation process. These include sections for the group to write down their argument and supporting reasons/facts, organize how they want to present their argument, and write down notes during the debate for their rebuttal. (One is a little more detailed and complex, and one is simpler, for younger students or shorter debates!)
Two student scoring rubrics to help keep
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Student Self Assessment Rubric Poster Presentation Social Studies Science Math
You will download poster presentation rubric packet including a student self assessment rubric and a teacher version for creating a poster in social studies, science, math, art, and more. The first poster rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in use of time, pictures/graphics, required elements, readability/attractiveness, and grammar/mechanics. The assessment is on a four point scale. The second assessment is the student version of the first assessment and uses "I
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3rd - 6th
Social Studies Report Card Comments - Ontario and BC Grade 5 - EDITABLE UPDATED
SAVE TIME and write your best Social Studies report card comments for First Peoples and Europeans, Canadian Government and Responsible Citizenship, Inquiry Skills, and more. Copy and paste directly into your report card program or edit to personalize for your students. Whether you're a new teacher, new to grade 5, or just looking for new ideas, this will help. The comments included in this resource can be used for Progress reports, Term reports as well as End of Year reports!LOCK IN THIS PRICE!
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4th - 6th
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Three Branches of Government Brochure Project & Rubric
This resource is an engaging project for teaching the branches of our government. Students can create a brochure with a cover illustrating how the three branches are rooted to the Constitution and open the fist fold to read The Preamble. Inside the brochure the students will list characteristics of each branch as a trifold. As an extension students can use the illustration to observe and sketch the buildings ( The White House, The Capitol, and The Supreme Court) where each branch is housed. Sco
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2nd - 5th
Social Studies Report Card Comments - Ontario and BC Grade 6 - EDITABLE UPDATED
SAVE TIME and write your best Social Studies report card comments for Communities in Canada, Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community, Inquiry Skills and more. Copy and paste directly into your report card program or edit to personalize for your students. Whether you're a new teacher, new to grade 6, or just looking for new ideas, this will help. The comments included in this resource can be used for Progress reports, Term reports as well as End of Year reports!LOCK IN THIS PRICE! **You
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5th - 7th
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World Fair "Country Project" Unit
This is a World Fair Inquiry Packet. This is a unit packet designed to take students step-by-step through the process of: choosing a countryresearching that countrydesigning a Trifold Board choosing additional projects (i.e. cooking a meal singing a song, creating a travel itinerary and budget) and presenting their work. In addition, there are comprehensive grading rubrics, and specific research criteria.Let's Stay Connected! I have WEEKLY FLASH FREEBIES!For the latest on my new products and
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5th - 8th
State Research Writing Project & Other Activites Common Core Aligned
Get your students writing.....the fun way! I love this project because there are so many different things you can do with it. It comes complete with project guidelines and graphic organizers. There is a sheet with approved websites for research and themed final draft paper. Your students will love taking all the information they have gathered and putting it into a trifold brochure. This makes a super cute classroom display. It can easily be turned into a large poster project. Set aside a day
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Research Projects & Activities - BUNDLE
First Nations and European Explorers Research Project + rubric
This is the perfect end of unit research project for the Unit on First Nations and European Explorers. This is a project outline - research materials are at the discretion of the teacher based on availability of books/technology. Students research a First Nations group, a European Explorer, the interactions between the First Nations and European Explorers, and the reasons for exploration. Presentation format choice is left up to the students, but can be presented in a slide show, on a poster,
Grades:
4th - 8th
Social Studies Project Rubric
A well-crafted universally designed social studies project rubric graded out of 32 points. Categories of the rubric are Historical Accuracy, Use of Details, Creativity, Neatness, Writing Style, and Timeliness.Created for and currently used to grade middle school level project; however, this rubric can be used for virtually any grade.
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3rd - 9th
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Model United Nations Simulation
This simulation has been one of my favorite activities in my freshmen Geography class. Freshmen are typically an energetic bunch, but they really stepped it up with this simulation. They wrote fantastic short essays, presented their resolution ideas, and dressed professionally. Best of all, they had to use critical thinking skills while debating one another over the summit's chosen global dilemmas. This activity and handout includes the following: 1. UN Simulation and Essay overview2. Resolution
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5th - 12th
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Age of Discovery Travel Brochure Project
This creative project has students select and research an explorer from the Age of Discovery and create a travel brochure based on his journey.
A list of 15 possible choices for an explorer is provided along with detailed instructions on what is required and what to include. My students gain a lot from this assignment because they must think creatively about each explorer's route and make connections to the world today. A rubric with both self-evaluation and teacher evaluations are included as
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5th - 10th
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Early Humans - Paleolithic and Neolithic - Cave Painting Activity & Rubric
This product is an engaging activity for students to apply information learned about early humans during the paleolithic and neolithic time periods.
Students can work on the activity independently or in a group. They can do the activity on poster board, sketch paper, or bulletin board paper.
I give my students 2 days on this assignment. I use bulletin board paper with my class and allow them to work in groups. On the first day, I turn off the lights and give them flashlights. I have th
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5th - 8th
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Paired Passages with Writing Prompts and Activities - Theme: Valley Forge
Paired Passages/Paired Texts are showing up on reading and writing assessments all over the country! This resource contains everything you need to successfully guide students through the process of using paired passages to create an essay or other type of writing. I included multiple prompts and activities using the same two paired passages so that teachers and students will have a variety of writing choices. Contents of this resource: Teacher NotesTeaching Writing with Paired Texts – A Quick Re
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Paired Passages with Writing Prompts and Activities BUNDLE
Project Based Learning - Plan a Dream Vacation - ELA/Social Studies - Geography
This Dream Vacation Project Based Learning Unit focuses on providing students with having a realistic and authentic experience of planning a Dream Vacation for another person. This could be another classroom teacher, administrator, parent, or fiend.
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Dream Vacation PBL – Plan a Trip - 8th Grade Social Studies
This Dream Vacation Project Based Learning Unit exemplifies the critical components of a true PBL and has the following elements built into the PBL Design:
-Key Knowledge and Underst
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Civilizations Project with Rubric
This package includes a detailed outline of what is expected in a complete Ancient Civilizations report and presentation - whether it is meant to be the "big" project during the final term of Social Studies class or merely a month-long individual project.
Given the choice of China, Rome, Greece, Egypt or India, students will write a report on the government system, social structure, inventions, communication, climate, landscape and conclude with a comparison of modern day Canada or the United
Grades:
5th - 10th
California Mission Report ~ Common Core ~ Expository Writing ~ No Prep
Help your students stay organized with this California Mission Report resource. It guides students to write a 5 paragraph informational/expository report on any California Mission.
Common Core Writing Standards ~ W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.6, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.9, W.4.10
7 pages Included
Page 1 ~ Rubric: Keeps student organized by showing what information is expected in each paragraph. Students staple to report & it doubles as rubric for you to use to give them their score.
Pages 2-6 ~ Rese
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Explorers Research Report Project with ELA CCSS and Social Studies
This Explorers Research Report Project aligns ELA CCSS with Social Studies. This project is easily implemented during Daily 5 when studying Explorers, or it can be implemented as an enrichment project for students to complete collaboratively or independently. This engaging report has students excited about research and social studies.
This 32 page project includes the following:
*Notes for the Teacher
*Student Directions page
*Research Report Planning Form
*2 styles of publishing pages for di
Grades:
4th - 5th
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Importance of learning social studies
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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