5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will create a pamphlet determining the most influential features of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment by fulfilling a mix of 8 academic and creative requirements. A sample layout, topics to choose from, and a points distribution are...$3.25 -
The Age of Absolutism True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review the events and people related to Absolutism/Europe's Absolute Monarchs, by reading 36 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material...$1.50 -
The Vietnam War Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the Vietnam War by creating a pamphlet to persuade the citizens of a given country to keep fighting or pull out of the conflict. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy and creativity...$3.25 -
The Byzantine Empire Pamphlet Review
$3.25Students will create a pamphlet for time traveling tourists in a Medieval History unit on the Byzantine Empire by fulfilling a mix of 8 academic and creative requirements. A sample layout, topics to choose from, and a points distribution are included...$3.25 -
Early European Exploration Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students create a pamphlet to review 3 European Explorers of their choice from the Age of Exploration. They also review what was needed to be a successful explorer and why a country would want to join the race to make the newest and biggest discoveries...$3.25 -
Presidents and World Leaders Review Project
$3.50Students will make trading cards and/or a cube to review any world leader’s time in power or any president’s time in office. There are 9 requirements for the trading card and 6 requirements for the cube (both have visual and written...$3.50 -
2nd Pan African Congress Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read a brief background on the Pan African Congress organized by W.E.B. Du Bois to fight for nationalism, African independence, racial equality, and ending imperialism and colonialism, and an excerpt of the Manifesto from the Second...$3.00 -
Iron Curtain Speech Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (The Sinews of Peace) and answer 16 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. They will then complete two extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this...$3.50 -
Kublai Khan Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students read a brief background on Kublai Khan of the Mongolian Empire, a short account of him in battle, and answer 10 questions of varying levels of difficulty. They then complete 2 creative tasks (one has students look at Kublai Khan as both a...$3.00 -
Attila the Hun Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read a brief passage on Attila the Hun and an account of his interactions with Roman envoys during a dinner. They will then answer 8 questions and complete 3 creative tasks. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where...$3.00 -
The Liberation of a Concentration Camp Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about the liberation of the concentration camp Majdanek during World War 2 from the perspective of a journalist and answer 10 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Four websites have been included after the reading for students...$3.00 -
Ancient Rome Tourism Review Activity
$3.00Students will review key locations from Ancient Rome with a poster board project where they create a tour and lead tourists around the city and surrounding area. There are written and visual components to this project, and if time allows, group...$3.00