Social Studies Contributors

Students will learn about the first presidential election (election of President Washington) by watching a 4 minute video and answering 22 questions (one is a creative task). The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd...

Texas History students will read through 2 websites and complete a graphic organizer to review different Native American tribes of Texas such as the Karankawa, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Jumano, Tonkawa, Jornada, Tigua, Atakapa, Coahuiltecan, and Caddo...

Texas History students will review the people, places, events, documents, and more that they learned about Texas during the Civil War, Reconstruction, cowboys/frontier/ranching, oil and the Progressive Era, WWI, Roaring 20s, Great Depression, New Deal,...

Texas History students will review the people, places, events, documents, and more that they learned about the regions of Texas, Native Americans, exploration, colonization, Mexican War of Independence, the Texas Revolution, and Texas as a Republic by...

Students will learn about the rise and fall of Spartacus and his rebellion against enslavement in Ancient Rome by watching a 5 minute video and answering 22 questions. They will then complete a creative task. The video is from TedEd and the answers are...

Students will learn about the people, events, beliefs, politics, and more from the Civil Rights Movement with this PowerPoint, note guide, and extension activities. The 50 slide presentation is divided into sections to make it easier to print and use as...

Students will learn about the Roman Republic with this PowerPoint (can be printed and used as a gallery walk) and stations activity (can be used as a jigsaw). The presentation is 49 slides covering Rome's foundation, the establishment of the Republic,...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty (the Treaty of Kadesh) by answering 13 questions and completing a creative task. This includes one paragraph of historical context and background information.  The...

Students will learn about the efforts to by historians and archaeologists to discover the truth behind the Trojan War and Ancient Troy from research and excavations by watching a 4 and a half minute video and answering 22 questions (one is a creative...

Students will compare and contrast Ancient Athens and Sparta by watching two videos (4 and a half minutes for Ancient Athens and 4 minutes for Sparta) and answering 25 and 18 questions respectively. Then will then complete a creative extension task if...

Students will learn about different myths and facts about Vikings by watching an almost 6 minute video, answering 27 questions, and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd.  Sample...

Students will show what they learned about the people, locations, beliefs, events, developments, and more from Medieval Europe at its Height by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and...