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A City on a Hill Making a Book about Puritan Boston
$8.00A City on a Hill Making a Book about Puritan Boston An activity combining process and content “Salem, where we landed, pleased us not,” wrote Thomas Dudley, describing the arrival of John Winthrop’s fleet of seventeen ships in June,...$8.00 -
What Caused the Civil War
$3.00What Caused the Civil War The time was 4:30 in the morning; the day was April 12, 1861. Cannons from the mainland began to spew fire and lob shells into Fort Sumter--at this early hour just faintly visible on the horizon. America’s terrible Civil...$3.00 -
Industrial Revolution Gallery Walk, Questions, Response Chart, Industrialization
$1.99Students will partner up, move around your classroom, and break down the positive and negative aspects that simultaneously occurred as a result of Industrialization. This is an engaging introduction to United States History or World History, as you study...$1.99 -
Revolutions: Then and Now Gunpowder, Rights, Russia, United Kingdom, or China
$0.99Revolutions: Then and Now Gunpowder, Rights, Russia, United Kingdom, or China allows students to choose a particular focus of World History and compare it to historical events and modern happenings. There are a variety of Social Science Standards that...$0.99 -
Sociology Syllabus for College (Editable)
$2.50This is a 4-page sociology syllabus for university professors. It's very detailed. I used this book at the text: Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials. Author: Diana Kendall (11th Edition) You can obviously change that...$2.50 -
Change My Mind Assignment (Oxford Debate)
$0.99Students choose a persuasive speech topic, and write a 1-2 minute speech with source evidence to persuade the class, which is polled ahead of, and after, the speech, to show how effective the student has been in changing anyone's mind. This is a great...$0.99 -
U.S. Geography Unit (Intro for 5th-9th Graders)
$19.97The U.S. Geography unit lesson plan covers a wide range of topics from geographic and physical land forms of the U.S., to map types and tools, to population and settlement patterns, and WAY MORE! The unit is designed to last 9 to 10 classroom...$19.97 -
Making a Book about Washington D.C. During the Civil War
$8.00Making a Book about Washington D.C. During the Civil War An activity that combines process and content In 1861, Washington was a dusty, muddy city of a little over 50,000 inhabitants. Most Congressman and even the President fled the city at...$8.00 -
Simulation: Unemployment Calculation and Labor Force Economics!
$2.99Product Description This simulations is designed to allow students to engage in a simulation that will emphasize the following. 1. Number of people in the labor force 2. Number of employed people 3. Number of unemployed persons 4...$2.99 -
Simulation: Federal Reserve Banking Simulation Economics
$3.00Product Description This simulations is designed to allow students to engage in a simulation that will emphasize open-market operations, fractional reserve banking, required reserve ratio, lending, and credit. I use these for my on-level...$3.00 -
2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Simulations Activities for Economics!
$2.99Product Description These two simulations are designed to allow students to engage in a hands on activity to exemplify the importance of how GDP is calculated and the difference between Nominal and Real GDP. I use these for my on-level...$2.99 -
GDP Application Project Flipbook Interactive Power Point High School Economics
$5.99This project is for a middle to high school Economics course. The project is designed to either be a power point or flipbook. This powerpoint is set up for students to interact with the slides to further their knowledge of Gross Domestic Product...$5.99