Social Studies
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Cold War Project
$3.50Students will have an opportunity to choose from 14 major events of the Cold War. They will research the event and it's consequences during this hostile and politically charged period . Provided are instructions for their presentation, a rubric and...$3.50 -
Create your own Meme: History, English
$1.99Students will look up an adjective or verb that can be used to describe a positive characteristic that has been displayed in history. Students will be researching examples in history and will be drawing a poster to illustrate what this word means. There...$1.99 -
Reagan and Kennedy at the Berlin Wall
$1.99Students will investigate the construction and fall of the Berlin Wall as well as comparing and contrasting speeches by both President Kennedy and President Reagan made at the Berlin Wall. There are links for the videos they will be watching as well as a...$1.99 -
Weapons of World War 1 project
$3.99Students for this project will be researching the new technological advancements that were used during the first World War. Students will pretend to be a war profiteer/salesman trying to pitch your weapon to the nations fighting in Europe. Their goal is...$3.99 -
World War 1 Map Project- Map, web quest
$3.99This project is great to introduce your students to World War 1, help them gain background knowledge and to generate excitement about your upcoming unit. To do this project, students will need access to an electronic device with the internetThe Bundle...$3.99 -
Modern Day Muckraker-Investigative journalism
$3.00For this project, Students team up individually or in pairs and become modern day “muckrakers”. Their mission will be to investigate a problem that currently exists and is causing damage or harm to some sector of our modern-day society. The...$3.00 -
Inventions that transformed America
$1.25Inventions that transformed the WorldStudents will study seven key inventions and innovations that occurred during the Industrial Revolution and research how the innovations transformed world.Following their research, students will rate the inventions in...$1.25 -
Avoiding the Civil War: Compromises between the north and the south
$1.75In this reading, students will learn about the Missouri compromise, the compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska act. Students will research the growing rift between the North and the South and the attempts to keep the country united. Questions are provided...$1.75 -
Bell Ringers/Bell Work-Social Studies
$7.50These bell ringers/ bell work/ class starters are an excellent way to motivate your students for the upcoming lesson, manage your classroom, and assess student comprehension. These bell ringer prompts allow you to smoothly transition into your lesson. A...$7.50 -
1920's slang writing activity
$1.25In this fun activity students are challenged to use 1920's slang/phrases to write a 10 sentence story (imaginative or about the 1920's). I teach 7th grade and I used this activity to help introduce the 1920's unit. This can be used in Language arts or...$1.25 -
Stock market simulation worksheet
$1.50In this activity, students will simulate the rise and fall of stocks in the 1920's. This is a great way to teach about the stock market and crash as well as simple math!Included:-More advanced simulation that includes the option to buy using credit...$1.50 -
Yellow Journalism Project
$1.99This project on Yellow Journalism encourages students to write (using word, google slides or a poster) about one of 8 events that happened during the Spanish American War. Students will pretend to be a pro-american newspaper writing about an event that...$1.99