Social Studies Contributors

Students will review the events, new states, policies, people, developments, acts, and more from the Era of Good Feelings by making trading cards, cubes, or both. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity.  A...

Students will learn about the Berlin Wall (its causes, construction, course, and effects) and the reasons for the division of Berlin and Germany by watching this 6 minute TedEd video, answering 27 questions, and completing an extension task. The answers...

Students will watch and analyze a 5 and a half minute video about the two sides of Nixon's legacy by answering 22 questions and completing 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate.  The video is from TedEd. Sample questions...

Students will watch and analyze a 6 minute video about the two sides of Ramses the Great's legacy (legacy of Ramesses II) and his historical significance by answering 22 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where...

Students will review the events, treaties, speeches, documents, policies, people, and more from the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson (early American history) by making trading cards, cubes, or both. Both options balance academic...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, and politics from the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson (Early American History) by completing this sorting chart, identifying 6 images, answering 6 questions, and completing...

Students will learn about Ancient China's terracotta army and a bit of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's reign by watching this 4 and a half minute TedEd video and answering 21 questions. The answers are included where appropriate.   Sample questions...

Students will review what they learned about American Imperialism completing 2 graphic organizers, identifying 6 images, answering 6 review questions, and completing 2 extension tasks.  The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...

Students will review the people, events, treaties, beliefs, and more from the Age of Absolutism (absolute monarchies) by completing this sorting chart, identifying 5 images, answering 6 questions, and completing a creative task.  The answers are...

Students will review what they learned about the beliefs, people, events, developments, and more from the groups of the early Americas (Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca, and smaller groups from the Andes) by completing two sorting charts, identifying 6 images,...

Geography of Ancient Civilizations(updated to the latest curriculum revisions in May 2025) is a unit created to align with Section 3 of “Time and Space” in the new Alberta Grade 5 social studies curriculum. It’s completely laid out...

Interpreting History (updated to the latest curriculum revisions in May 2025) is a unit created to align with Section 2 of “Time and Space” in the new Alberta Grade 5 social studies curriculum. It’s completely laid out with...