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Physical Geography of Eastern Europe PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00World Geography students will learn about Eastern Europe's physical geography and the physical geography of the Balkan Peninsula by working through 29 slides (can be printed and used as a gallery walk) and completing a note guide. The note guide is...$5.00 -
The Cuban Missile Crisis Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the Cuban Missile Crisis (people, causes, course of, effects) by watching a 4 and a half minute video and answering 23 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is from TedEd. Sample questions...$3.00 -
Ferdinand Magellan Exploration Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 and a half minute video about Ferdinand Magellan and his attempt to circumnavigate the globe by answering 26 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from...$3.00 -
Holocaust Rescue Activity Irena Sendler Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about Irena Sendler and how she rescued children during the Holocaust from the Warsaw Ghetto by watching this 5 and a half minute video, answering 30 questions, and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where...$3.00 -
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 and a half minute video about the causes, nature of, and effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act by answering 21 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is from...$3.00 -
Bayard Rustin Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 4 minute video about Bayard Rustin's role in and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement by answering 23 questions and completing an extension task for his legacy. The answers are included where appropriate. The video...$3.00 -
The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video about the rise and fall of Assyria and its historical significance by answering 24 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd...$3.00 -
The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the causes, course, and effects of McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare by watching and analyzing a 5 and a half minute TedEd video, answering 28 questions, and completing a creative task. The answers are included where...$3.00 -
The Annexation of Hawaii Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the causes, course, and effects of the annexation of Hawaii and the efforts and significance of Queen Lili'uokalani by watching a 5 and a half minute TedEd video and answering 26 questions. The answers are included where...$3.00 -
Christopher Columbus Activity Legacy Debate Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 and a half minute video about the two sides of Columbus' legacy by answering 20 questions and completing 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is from TedEd. Sample...$3.00 -
The Cambodian Genocide Activity Video Guide Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the causes, course, effects, and significance of the Cambodian Genocide under the Khmer Rouge by watching a 6 minute TedEd video and answering 27 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions...$3.00 -
Mexico World Geography History and Modern Day PowerPoint and Stations Activity
$5.00World Geography students will get an overview of the history of Mexico by going on a gallery walk (or using it as a PowerPoint) and completing a note guide (timeline, fill in the blank, short answer, true/false/fix, and matching). They will then...$5.00