Social Studies Contributors

Students will read and analyze the military start of World War 1 (WWI) when Germany invaded Belgium, violated its neutrality, and marched towards France to begin the Schlieffen Plan by answering 15 questions (one is about a political cartoon). The...

Students will learn about the policy of containment during the Cold War with this 11 slide overview, discussion questions, and built in activities. It also includes primary source excerpts from George Kennan's containment policy with 12 questions/tasks...

Students will learn about, or review, the main WW2 (WWII) conferences (Munich, Cairo, Casablanca, Atlantic, Potsdam, Tehran, and Yalta) by completing a research chart, answering two questions, matching primary source quotes to their conferences, and...

World Geography students will create their own land with 19 landforms to show what they learned in a creative, but geographically responsible way. They will then answer 5 questions, complete an academic task, and if time allows connect what they learned...

Students will review the people and events of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) by creating a timeline out of political cartoons. There is a 2 part written academic portion to this assignment for each cartoon followed by an opinion task. A selection of websites...

Students will create a pamphlet highlighting 4 individuals and groups to commemorate Black History Month while meeting 8 academic and creative requirements. The instructions, a sample layout, and a points distribution are included. This could work for a...

This WW2 (WWII) writing activity review asks students to take on the role of news reporter during the war and write a cumulative RAFT. Allowing for suspension of disbelief, the student is moved from unit to unit and must report on Pearl Harbor, the...

To review the Roaring 1920s, students will pick a minimum of 20 people, events, trends, publications, court cases, etc to make a collage out of. They can use a combination of maps, political cartoons, printed images, hand drawn images, and words. The...

Students will write and deliver a Fireside Chat style radio address with 5 components and complete 3 other tasks/activities to review what they learned about 4 different acts from the New Deal passed in FDRs first 100 days as president. Depending on your...

Students will learn about, or review, Black History Month by answering 11 questions and completing a creative task after visiting up to 6 websites. The answers are included where appropriate and this would work for a sub! Sample questions include:--Why...

Students will learn about the history of Halloween and some of its traditions by visiting 2 websites, answering 17 questions, and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate.  If your students have access to the internet...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, and more of Reagan's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible...