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U.S. History End of the Year Project - Design Your Own Amusement Park
☀️Summer is almost here Finish out the year with a U.S. history creative project! This is a perfect project to end teaching a year of U.S. history. Task: Design a Social Studies-themed amusement park! This year our content focused on U.S. history. Design a park based on the topics covered. Students will create different themed rides starting with the first settlers and ending with the Civil War. The project also requires a few "map skills". Product Includes: 1. Project Requirments2. Rubric with
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5th - 8th
APUSH Full Year of SAQs- 33 Stimulus Based SAQ Activities -Answer Keys Included!
This Full Year SAQ Bundle is a great resource for guiding your students in AP U.S. History (APUSH) through 33 SAQ (Short Answer Questions) stimulus based prompts & questions for Periods 1-9.For each of the 33 SAQs, they include the following:SAQ stimulus based promptsStudent response handoutsSAQ Rubric and Answer Keys & Sample ResponsesThe topics for each of the SAQ Activities include:Bartolome de Las Casas and the Encomienda SystemThe First Great AwakeningThe Albany Plan & the Frenc
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9th - 12th
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Examining Political and Protest Music during the Fall of the USSR, Cold War
A great and exciting way to incorporate music into the learning environment while teaching the concepts surrounding the fall of the USSR! Engages students and creates a fun learning environment. A zip file reader is needed to open the zip file and access the lessons.OBJECTIVES:o The learner will examine 20th-century music to gain an understanding of the social and political aspects surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union (USSR).The learner will understand the events and issues leading to the co
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: NEW! Music in the Geography Classroom + 3 Freebies
Africa Geography: What Can Africa Teach Us About Government Types and PowerPoint
(Includes Detailed Lesson Plan + Student Activity + PowerPoint) Zip file reader needed to access folder.What can Africa teach the world about government? Africa's government system has experienced various types of government from democracies to republics to autocracies. This is a comprehensive cooperative activity for students to explore the various governments of Africa while learning or reviewing the government systems. It can also be completed individually if the instructor chooses not to hav
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6th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
NEW! Africa Geography — Africa Rift Valley: Breakin Up Is Hard (MUSIC INCLUDED)
A zip file reader is needed to open the file. This is a fun and musical way to discuss a tough subject on plate boundaries and how they affect the African Rift Valley along a divergent plate boundary where the Somali Plate and African Plate are drifting apart. In millions of years, this could cause not only East Africa to become a new small continent, but would create a new ocean. This lesson incorporates music as a learning tool. Students will enjoy the new rendition of the song Breaking Up is
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Africa Geography Bundle + 2 Freebies
Ancient World History End of the Year Project- Design Your Own Amusement Park
☀️Summer is almost hereFinish out the year with an ancient world history creative project! This is a perfect project to end teaching a year of ancient world history.Task: Design a Social Studies-themed amusement park! This year our content focused on Ancient World history. Design a park based on the topics covered.Students will create different themed rides and stands based on topics of Ancient Egypt, The Americas, Ancient China, Ancient Japan, Ancient Africa, and the Black Plague. Product Inclu
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5th - 8th
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Forming a New Nation- Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Preamble One-Pager
What's a One Pager? A one-pager is a collage of pictures, quotations, and ideas to represent your knowledge of a topic.This is a fun project for students to show what they know about the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Preamble. Students will be required to include pictures, images, definitions, and summaries of key legal documents in US history. I used this as a summative assessment to differentiate assessments. Quizzes can get boring!
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5th - 8th
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Earth Day: Solving Environmental Issues Around The World (Geography Themes)
Note this lesson is intended for group cooperation but could be easily adapted for an individual assignment. This is a research and problems-solving activity.Have your student examine and explore the Environmental Issues Around the World 5 Geographical Themes lesson in your geography classroom and encourage them to use their higher-level thinking skills to identify and problem-solve. Students will learn about the world's environmental issues through presentations of the final products. In additi
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle for T. Wilson (25 Geography Lessons)
Causes of the Revolutionary War Project
Project to show understanding of the causes of the Revolutionary War.Includes a RubricTwo options for a project (write a cover or make a timeline)Covers the Proclamation of 1763, the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Social Studies Projects
NEW! Africa Geography — Africa Rift Valley: Breakin Up Is Hard To Do (SONG ONLY)
A zip file reader is needed to open the file. For the FULL VERSION of the lesson, click here.This is a fun and musical way to discuss a tough subject on plate boundaries around the African Rift Valley. It sits along a divergent boundary where the Somali Plate and African Plate are drifting apart. In millions of years, this could cause not only East Africa to become a new small continent, but would create a new ocean. This lesson incorporates music as a learning tool. Students will enjoy the new
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7th - 12th
No Prep 13 Colonies Project
13 Colonies Social Studies / History ProjectRubric and Example Included!Students must create a billboard advertisement for their chosen colony. Billboard must include:-slogan-year of establishment-the geography of the colony-the region of the colony-economy of colony-government of the colony-and more!
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Social Studies Projects
American Indian Regions Project
Rubric and Example IncludedStudents must choose an American Indian region and create a flyer for it. The flyer must include key information such as:-Housing-Geography and Climate-Available Natural Resources-Clothing-An image of the landscape-A fun fact -More!Printable, No Prep!
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Social Studies Projects
Early Explorers of the New World
Rubric and Student Example Included!Students must write a letter from the first-person point of view of an Early Explorer coming to the New World. Rubric covers:-proper letter formatting-cursive handwriting-important information about the chosen explorer-creativity-and more!Printable, No Prep!
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Social Studies Projects
Geography — Government Types: US History, Is The U.S. a Democracy or a Republic
Is the United States a true democracy or a true republic or a mixture of both? This is a conceptual thinking lesson on government types and systems implemented to encourage students to develop their higher-level thinking skill sets. Students will gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between a Republic and a Democracy by working in cooperative groups to complete a comparison T-Chart. Based on their findings they will be asked to determine if the United States is a true democr
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
GEOGRAPHY: ST. VALENTINE'S DAY (GROUP READING & COMPREHENSION GAME)
Topic: St. Valentine’s Day History & Geography (Cooperative Activity Lesson)Theme: Valentine’s DaySubject: World Geography Grade Level: 5th-12th gradeTime frame: Two 60-Min Class Periods DAY ONE: COOPERATIVE READING ASSIGNMENT & COMPREHENSION GAME MATERIALS A Geographical Study of Valentine’s Day (Student Copy)Store-bought or hand-made Valentine’s cards with envelopes, 6-8 per group, depending on the group size. Each student will have two cards. Three students = 6 cards. Four students =
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5th - 12th
Memorial Day Landmark Research Project
This research project involves researching a landmark or war memorial related to military service, in remembrance of the Memorial Day holiday.
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3rd - 12th
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What if China Had A Facebook Page, Economic, Political, Physical and Cultural
What if China had a Facebook page? What would it look like? What would it include? Who would China's friends be? What would the posts look like? This lesson incorporates cooperative learning, research, and higher-level thinking skills.Students will work together in cooperative groups to examine a pre-made Facebook of China and then will work together to create their own. Students learn through exploration.Includes:°Detailed teacher instructions°Instructor-made Facebook page of China (Sample for
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7th - 12th
NEW! GEOGRAPHY: ANATOMY OF A COUNTRY
A Zip File is Needed For DownloadNeed a creative way for your students to connect, understand, retain information, and have FUN learning about a country's people, culture, landforms, strengths, weaknesses, history, future, etc.? This is the lesson for you. It is highly flexible and can be used from grades 6th through 12th, as well as in higher education. I encourage you to modify the lesson to meet the needs of your students. This lesson can be used if you are specifically studying one country a
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6th - 12th
Alexander the Great Standardized Assessment w/scoring guide
A very good source based, standardized assessment focusing upon Alexander the Great. A very, very detailed rubric/scoring guideline is provided. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BCESection A Answer all the questions in this section. 1. Briefly outline two reasons for Alexander’s expedition against the Persians. [5] 2. Read the following passage from Arrian, and answer the questions which follow. “In early spring, Alexander marched to the Hellespont, having entrusted Macedonian and Greek affairs to
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9th - 12th
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Regions of the United States Informational Report and Project Bundle - Editable
This Regions of the United State Project Bundle includes everything you may want to begin this Language Arts and Geography/Social Studies three week unit. Students conduct research and write an informational report on their chosen region. Students use peer editing sheets as a way to check and give advice to fellow classmates. Students develop a poster and presentation (oral or Google Slides). This bundle includes two checklists to use for assessment and grading as well as a document to use as d
Bronze Age World History Assessment
A well-crafted source based assessment on the Bronze Age w/ rubric. This resource focuses upon the Uluburun Shipwreck. Sample other questions: "Throughout history, geographic factors such as river valleys, deserts, access to the sea, and different climates have had a variety of effects on the cultural development of different regions. Compare and contrast THREE different geographic factors which influenced the development of THREE different civilizations. Describe the geographic factors in detai
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9th - 12th
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French Rev Question Student Examples plus rubric
Student Exemplar answers to a question about the Italian Renaissance and extended rubric for guidance about essay responses. “In what ways did the Italian Renaissance move Europe away from the medieval and toward the modern?” (25 points/marks) Student Essay #1 (plus two other graded examples) The Renaissance gave the world so much. We will forever be grateful for the contributions made during the Renaissance. Europe before was so much different but due to the changes made during this time period
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9th - 12th
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VS 3 Jamestown end of unit activity advertisement for Jamestown WITH RUBRIC!
Every year my class loves this activity. During or at the end of the Jamestown Unit assign this word bank. Rubric is included. Editable! Also great because it ties in Author's Purpose. Enjoy!VS 3 Jamestown end of unit activity advertisement for Jamestown WITH RUBRIC!
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4th
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Bronze Age Assessment & Feedback
Assessment questions and indicative content feedback. Section A: Research Paper Questions (16 marks) 1. Responses will vary. Thesis statements must be comprised of a Given Factor, a Focus of analysis, a Time Period and must be anchored in evidence which clearly substantiates the declared argument. Thesis statement must NOT present a list of several reasons/causes. Thesis statement must be a single sentence absent of conjunctions. 2. Author, Title, and a clearly articulated scholarly assertion i
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9th - 12th
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