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Presidential Election Webquest
$3.25Students will visit 4 websites, answer 19 questions, and complete an extension task to get an overview of presidential elections. The questions cover qualifications for the presidency, political parties, the nomination to election process, and the...$3.25 -
South American Geography Map and Research Skills Activity
$3.25Students will review map skills and research skills by going on a geography treasure hunt throughout South America. There are 36 questions and each answer is either a country, city, landform, landmark, or number. Three questions have students identify...$3.25 -
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Antebellum Era Bundle
Now: $45.00Was: $57.00Students will learn about the people, events, beliefs, and reform movements of the Antebellum Era with these 15 resources. This includes a PowerPoint and note guide (which can also be used as a gallery walk), an abolition learning packet, a DBQ,...Now: $45.00Was: $57.00 -
The 1960s One Pager
$3.00Students will review what they learned about the people and events of the 1960s by creating a one pager. There are 12 requirements to fulfill and 10 templates to choose from, ranging from completely blank to having a spot for each piece of information...$3.00 -
Napoleon Stations Activity
$5.00Students will learn about the rise, time in power, and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte by reading 4 pages on his background and rise to power, domestic items, foreign items, and his downfall. While reading, students have a choice of two graphic organizers to...$5.00 -
The Black Death/Plague Reference Sheet and Review
$3.50Students will read a page and a half on the plague of the mid-1300s (Black Death of the Middle Ages), and complete 8 comprehension tasks including putting maps in chronological order, writing news headlines, considering point of view, analyzing primary...$3.50 -
Hammurabi's Code Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read 14 laws from the Code of Hammurabi from a unit on Mesopotamia, explain why they think each was written/included, and then either write the law in modern day terminology or write a modern day equivalent of that item. They will also...$3.00 -
Illuminated Manuscript Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, an event/person/theme/document/etc from Medieval History (the Middle Ages) by creating their own illuminated manuscript page. There are 7 requirements balance academics, creativity, visuals, and text. A sample list...$3.00 -
Vietnam War Quote Analysis
$3.75Students will read 12 quotes from different points of view on the Vietnam War (they span Eisenhower through Nixon and include politicians, American soldiers, and a Vietnamese civilian), answer 20 questions, and complete up to 4 creative tasks. The...$3.75 -
The Black Death Compare and Contrast Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will analyze and compare and contrast 4 brief excerpts with different points of view on the plague of the Middle Ages (Black Death) and respond to 16 questions and tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.25 -
Presidents Washington and Adams Reference Sheet and Review
$4.00Students will learn about the key people and events from the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams (the Early Republic) by reading 4 outline style pages of reference information and completing the following tasks: answering 20 academic...$4.00 -
Westward Expansion Reference Sheet and Review Activity
$3.50Students will review the growth of America (American expansion) including the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Louisiana Purchase, the Mexican Cession, Seward's Folly, the annexation of Hawaii, and everything in between. They will read a brief overview of...$3.50