Social Studies Contributors

Students will create a female superhero to represent the life and accomplishments of any trailblazing woman throughout history. There are 7 main and 5 minor requirements for students to address (mix of visual/written/academic/creative) in creating their...

Texas History students will read Texas' intent to secede from the Union and analyze it by answering 15 questions and completing one of two creative tasks. They can also complete a vocabulary task, a point of view task, a summary task, and more! There are...

Students will review what they learned about the people, acts, events, and turning points, and more of any topic within Texas History by making trading cards, a cube, or both! Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity...

Texas History students will learn about, or review, Texas during the Civil War with these 36 task cards. The questions are a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and short answer (8 are about images). If time allows, 4 blank cards are included for...

Students read excerpts of President Jackson's address on Texas' Independence and potential annexation into the United States and answer 15 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! The reading itself is a...

Texas History students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned about about the arguments for and against the annexation of Texas (as well as its details) and the people and events of the Mexican-American War with this editable long quiz or...

Students research 5 different holidays celebrated in December (they choose from Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, St. Lucia's Day, Festivus, Boxing Day, and Hogmanay) and they will create a power point, poster, one pager, collage, booklet, etc to demonstrate...

Students will analyze 16 documents (5 are images), answer 16 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the War of 1812. There are 10 essay prompts for students to pick from but one allows for the class or...

Students will analyze 19 documents (9 are images), answer 19 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Populist Party during the Gilded Age. There are 12 prompts for students to choose from (one allows...

Students review key people and events related to the Gilded Age by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange. Topics covered include immigration, politics, economics, Native Americans, Grangers, and more! This includes a teacher...

Students review key people and events related to Jackson's presidency by matching 19 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange (one image matches to two captions). This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its...

Students review key people and events related to Hoover, FDR, the Great Depression, and the New Deal by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety...