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Around the World First - European Explorers - FREE
$0.00Challenge your students to discover and debate the question of who circumnavigated the globe first. Was it Magellan as history claims? Or did other men achieve the goal before him? This lesson begins with a warm-up activity that discusses man’s...$0.00 -
European Explorers Trading Cards
$5.99Discover the men and countries who participated in the race locate a faster route to reach Asia and create trading cards for each explorer. This lesson begins with an inquiry method riddle. The class will be posed with a puzzle of a riddle and will ask...$5.99 -
President and Vice President Matching Game
$5.00President and Vice President Matching Game This is a great product for students to learn about the 45 men that have served as the President of the United States, and the 48 men who have served as the Vice President of the United States. All of the...$5.00 -
Good Guys or Bad Guys? of the Wild West
$4.50Who are the “good guys” and who are the “bad guys?” Delve into the conflicts between the Native Americans and white settlers over land ownership in the 1800s. Students must determine who are the “good guys” and who are...$4.50 -
Should the National Anthem Be Changed? Close Reading of the Star-Spangled Banner
$3.99Explore the question – Should the National Anthem be Changed? Students will analyze the primary source document of the Star-Spangled Banner and explore the possibility of the United States National Anthem being changed. Classes will learn a brief...$3.99 -
"I Have a Dream" Speech Analysis and Determining America's Dream Today
$4.99Analyze Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech– What is America’s dream today? Students will analyze the primary source document of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The...$4.99 -
The Energy Crisis of 1970 (Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...$3.00 -
Building a Nation-Slavery in New Colonies
$3.00This lesson is designed to be an introduction activity for students. Students will be provided with background information about slavery in the 13 colonies. They will show what they know by completing engaging in classroom activity that will require them...$3.00 -
End of the Civil War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the end of the Civil War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering various...$3.00 -
Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...$3.00 -
Albania Map Scavenger Hunt
$1.00Albania Map Scavenger Hunt This unit includes: - Map Questions (9) - Questions are based on students using cardinal and intermediate directions to answer specific questions. -Questions have students find important cities, bodies of water,...$1.00 -
Civil War Espionage-Can You Catch a Spy?
$7.99Can you catch a spy? Students delve into the espionage work of spies of the Civil War? This lesson begins with the class working together to solve an inquiry riddle. The students ask yes/no questions centered on the items used in espionage. Next, the...$7.99