Social Studies Contributors

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...

Students will review the events, acts, groups, people, and more from the New Deal by completing true, false, fix. They will read 26 statements, determine which are true and which are false, and then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best...

Students will review the events, people, causes, and more from the Great Depression by completing true, false, fix. They will read 26 statements, determine which are true and which are false, and then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is...

Students will review the events, developments, achievements, people, beliefs, and more from Ancient Babylon and Persia by completing true, false, fix. They will read 30 statements, determine which are true and which are false, and then complete 3 other...

Students will read and analyze a primary source on Alexander the Great defeating King Darius and the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela by answering 16 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included and this would be great for a...

Students will watch and analyze an almost 4 minute video on Mansa Musa and his impact on the empire of Mali by answering 15 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd.  Sample...