HS US History After 1877
We feel your pain.
We know it's difficult sometimes on our schedules to come up with new engaging lessons.
We at Amped Up Learning want to remain authentic by offering products designed, written and used by real teachers. We're teaming up with excellent teachers around the country to offer awesome downloadable products in the new Lesson Marketplace of Amped Up. Easy-to-use, effective activities that are standards-aligned, engaging, cooperative, challenging and involve critical thinking. And best of all, you don't have to do anything (except make some copies!).
Yes we take Purchase Orders in our lesson marketplace. Send us the PO and we will send you the lessons.
More and more products are being added daily, so check back often.
-
The Berlin Wall Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the Berlin Wall (its causes, construction, course, and effects) and the reasons for the division of Berlin and Germany by watching this 6 minute TedEd video, answering 27 questions, and completing an extension task. The answers...$3.00 -
President Nixon Activity Legacy Debate Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 and a half minute video about the two sides of Nixon's legacy by answering 22 questions and completing 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is from TedEd. Sample questions...$3.00 -
US Imperialism Activity Sorting Chart Image Identifications Review Questions
$3.00Students will review what they learned about American Imperialism completing 2 graphic organizers, identifying 6 images, answering 6 review questions, and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...$3.00 -
Gilded Age One-Pager Activity Summaries No Prep Assignment or Assessment Project
$3.50Are you looking for a no prep, student driven activity for the Gilded Age? I made this Gilded Age one-pager project for a day when I needed sub plans. It's great for an assessment and allows students to show their creativity. Just...$3.50 -
President Theodore Roosevelt Activity Review Projects
$3.50Students will review the events, acts, speeches, documents, policies, people, and more from Teddy Roosevelt's presidency by making trading cards, cubes, or both. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. A teacher...$3.50 -
Atoms for Peace Primary Source Analysis Activity
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech delivered to the UN by answering 20 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
US History Writing Prompts Essay Topics Discussion Questions
$4.00These 56 writing prompts or essay topics for US History cover 17 units, topics, or time periods spanning the Revolutionary War to the Cold War. They are a mix of academic, what if, and opinion questions. Some topics have one large item for students to...$4.00 -
Letter From a Birmingham Jail Webquest Analysis Activity
$3.75Students will read and analyze Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" by answering 34 questions and completing a comprehension task relating to 5 themes within the text. A website is provided where students can access the letter due...$3.75 -
US Imperialism One Pager Review Activity
$3.00Students will review what they learned about American Imperialism by creating a one pager balancing academics and creativity while fulfilling 11 requirements. They will also answer an overarching question. There are 8 templates for students to choose...$3.00 -
US Imperialism True False Fix Review Game
$1.50Students will complete true, false, fix to review the people and events of American Imperialism (Imperialism in US History) by reading 25 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the...$1.50 -
The Roaring 20s Map Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the events, locations, physical geography, and more from the 1920s by identifying 40 items on 2 maps and completing a third map to review the states as of 1929. They will then answer 7 questions and complete a...$3.50 -
The Progressive Era Map Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the events, locations, physical geography, and more from the Progressive Era with these 3 maps. They will complete 38 map labels/tasks, identify each state as of 1916, and answer 5 review questions. The...$3.50