Social Studies Contributors

Students will make a 20 item cumulative review timeline to demonstrate what they learned throughout the semester. Their timeline will represent a combination of individuals, events, laws, conferences, developments, court cases, etc studied during the...

Students will read and analyze the historical background and a primary source excerpt from an account of the World War 2 (WW2, WWII) evacuation at Dunkirk. They will answer 16 questions, complete a comprehension task, and if time allows answer one more...

World Geography students will research a keystone species and its impact on the environment and other species around it by completing this project (it has 13 components). There is also an extension task (from a choice of 4) and a world map for students...

World Geography students will learn about, or review, the physical geography of East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice...

Students will review what they learned about the people, beliefs, documents, events, and more of the Protestant Reformation by creating a one pager. There are 10 items students must address and they will respond to an overarching academic question (they...

Students will review what they learned about the people, court cases, foreign policy events, social changes, economic items, overarching changes, and more from the Era of Good Feelings by creating a one pager. There are 12 topics students must address...

Students will read a one page excerpt from the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention, answer 22 questions, and complete 3 comprehension tasks. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. See the...

For Women's History Month, students will create a pamphlet highlighting 5 women of their choice while fulfilling 10 requirements and addressing specific topics discussed during Women's History Month. The activity includes the instructions, a sample...

Students will read a one page refresher background on the events of 9/11 (September 11, 2001), an overview of the Patriot Act (including Congressional opinions for and against it), and a brief overview of the Department of Homeland Security. They will...

World Geography students will review the physical geography (landforms, climate, natural resources) of the Caribbean (the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles, and the Greater Antilles of Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic) by making...

World Geography students will learn about, or review, the physical geography of South Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with...

Students will read and analyze FDR's Quarantine Speech from 1937 by answering 24 questions (a mix of academic, opinion, and creative). The speech has been modified to fit on one piece of paper front and back. An answer key is included where appropriate...