Social Studies Contributors

Students will research an unsung/unknown hero, or a historical figure who was left out of textbooks, and will create a two page textbook entry for that person. There are 14 requirements including a timeline, mini biography, map, quote, historical...

Students will learn about, or review, a current event by making trading cards or a cube. There are two options for the trading card and two options for the cube. Both balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. Items students must...

Students create a one pager to learn about any current event. There are 12 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. Students can choose from one of 16 templates ranging from completely blank to having a spot for each piece...

Students will create a one pager to review what they have learned about any topic or event from history. There are 14 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. They can choose from one of 8 templates ranging from completely...

In this U.S. History activity, your students will complete notes using a highly visual graphic organizer and participate in a Document Based Gallery Walk Activity that allows students to learn about Immigration & Industrialization during the American...

Students will create a superhero persona for any individual they learned about during a unit, semester, or year. There are 12 main academic and creative requirements to this project. There are also 4 optional extension tasks, including maps, a nemesis,...

Geography students will research any country with one of 5 templates. There are 18 requirements for the first part of the project (such as national flag, motto, industries, climate, type of government, etc). They will then choose 2 of 6 extension tasks...

Students review key people and events from the Progressive Era by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best done as a gallery walk...

Students will use one of 5 graphic organizers to complete a presidential research project. There are 14 requirements for the first part of the project, such as years in office, political party, accomplishments, shortcomings, speeches, and more! They will...

Geography students will choose one of 5 templates to complete a United States state research project. There are 18 requirements for the first part of the project (such as state flag, motto, nickname, industries, national monument or park, climate, etc)...

Students will review key people and events from the American Revolution by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best done as a...

Students review key people and events from the French Revolution (and 3 for Napoleon) by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best...