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Benjamin Franklin: A Life Driven by Curiosity Help students discover the man behind the famous name with this engaging, evidence-based Benjamin Franklin resource! Benjamin Franklin: A Life Driven...

The Five Nations: Map, Research & Discover Take students beyond memorizing names and locations with this engaging 3-page geograph

Texas History students will review what they learned about the people, battles, causes, effects, challenges, successes, documents, and more from the Texas Revolution by designing a pamphlet. There...

Students will review the people, events, documents, and more from the French Revolution and Napoleon by playing this review game. They will identify which overarching event the items on the slides...

Students will review the events, documents, successes, challenges, and more from the Early Republic (the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson) by creating a pamphlet. There are 8...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the discussions that became the Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise) by answering 25 questions. They will...

Students will watch and analyze a 4 and a half minute video on why and how Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead by answering 14 questions and completing a creative task. The video is from TedEd and...

Texas History students will learn more about Quanah Parker, his role in the Texas frontier, and his overarching historical significance by watching a 6 minute TedEd video and answering 20 questions...

Students will watch and analyze a 3 and a half minute TedEd video about the Ho Chi Minh Trail by answering 17 questions. The video touches on its purpose, nature, changes throughout the Vietnam War,...

Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video on the historical significance and role of the Normans, the impact of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and the Norman legacy on world history by...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, beliefs, and more from the Roman Republic with this timeline stations and map activity. They will first put together one timeline with...

Students will learn about the causes, course, and effects of the Rwandan Genocide by watching a 6 minute TedEd video and answering 26 questions. The answers are included where appropriate.  Sample...