Social Studies
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Public History Project: A Grad School Level Historical Research Project
$9.00Give your students the chance to become Junior Professional Historians and turn your school into a museum with Mano Koa Enterprises' Public History Project. In this project, students will follow detailed instructions in which they will research,...$9.00 -
APUSH Semester 2: Total Curriculum
$95.00Does APUSH instruction get you down? At Mano Koa Enterprises, we say teaching APUSH is "A'ole Pilikia" (No Problem in Hawaiian). Say goodbye to a semester of straight lecturing by giving your students an entire curriculum of hands-on completely...$95.00 -
Bundled Unit: Everything You Need to Know About the Constitution!
MSRP: $38.50$30.00Perhaps the most important area of focus in any class involving United States History or Government, this unit contains everything your students need to know about the Constitution! The wealth of resources includes the following: A paraphrased...MSRP: $38.50$30.00 -
Bundle: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
MSRP: $8.00$6.50Whether you are searching for that Constitution Day lesson or beginning a unit on the Constitution, this bundle is ideal! As an introduction, the bundle begins with a paraphrased version of both the Constitution and Bill of Rights, as...MSRP: $8.00$6.50 -
The Constitution
$5.00Need a guide to the Constitution? Then this resource is PERFECT! The PowerPoint introduces the principles behind and structure of the Constitution. Students will learn about the meaning and origins of federalism, separation of powers,...$5.00 -
The Branches of Government
$2.00This PowerPoint is an excellent means of introducing the ideas of both separation of power and checks and balances. The presentation begins with an explanation of the powers of each branch of the federal government. The second part of the presentation...$2.00 -
Project: Ratifying the Constitution
$2.00Building upon a discussion of The Federalist Papers and The Antifederalist Papers, students will create a poster that either supports of opposes ratification or the Constitution. Ideally, the project uses a sheet of 11 x 17 paper. A...$2.00 -
The Federalist Papers
$2.00This PowerPoint leads students through an introduction to The Federalist Papers, emphasizing what are widely-considered to be the three most prominent articles: Federalist 10, 51, and 78. The presentation also includes an overview of the...$2.00 -
The Legislative Branch
$2.50This PowerPoint is an excellent means of introducing the Legislative Branch of the national government to students! Beginning with the requirements for serving in the House and Senate, the PowerPoint guides students through an...$2.50 -
Mini-Unit: Jacksonian Democracy
MSRP: $8.75$7.00This mini- focuses on the emergence of Jacksonian democracy, a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that championed greater democracy for the "common man." The PowerPoint begins with a discussion of how Jackson's personality and...MSRP: $8.75$7.00 -
Mini-Unit: Andrew Jackson and the Bank
MSRP: $10.25$8.00This mini-unit leads students through Andrew Jackson's war against the Second Bank of the United States. The PowerPoint emphasizes Jackson's role in vetoing the bank charter prior to the presidential election of 1832 and the resulting collapse...MSRP: $10.25$8.00 -
Colonial America: The Acts of Parliament
$1.50Students will complete a graphic organizer based on the various acts passed by the British Parliament during the early and mid 1700s. These acts, adopted primarily in the years after the French and Indian War, were intended to raise revenue from among...$1.50