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U.S. History Common Core W.7.6 resources
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM Bundle: TEKS-aligned & Google Apps!
The amazing 7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 7th grade social studies (Texas History) in Texas!! Each one of the 12 units included with this incredible year-long curriculum bundle has been comprehensively designed and curated to specifically follow the most recent 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines -AND- come 100% COMPLETELY READY to use for BOTH in-person classroom learning (via PDF & PowerPoint/PPT) and online digital lea
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7th
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The Outsiders Pre-Reading 1960's Webquest
Getting ready to teach The Outsiders? Part of our job as ELA teachers is for students to research other time periods for understanding as we delve into new novels and new time periods that our students only experience through pop culture. Let's give them the reality of the time period as much as possible! What's imperative for students to understand going into The Outsiders? There is so much language and many references in the book that make no sense without context, so I developed this WebQuest
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6th - 12th
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7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle: Google Apps & TEKS Aligned!
The 7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital classroom learning (via Google Apps). The amazing resources in this bundle have been designed and curated specifically for the TEKS 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines to help save you **HOURS** of your time!!The 3 Units included with this awesome 7th Grade Texas History VALUE Bundle are:Unit 1: Thinking Like A HistorianUnit 2: Texas Geography & Native AmericansUnit
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7th
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PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
Washington DC: Create a Field Trip Project Activity to the Nation's Capital City
OverviewCan't take your class to Washington DC? This lesson is the solution to getting your students to our Nation's Capital without spending a dime. As tour guides, students will study various memorials, buildings, and attractions to research and present to the class in the form of a presentation. These various "tours" will bring the entire class around to the major attractions of Washington DC. This student-led, virtual class field trip will help your students learn about the major sites o
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5th - 12th
Instagram the American Revolution Project (Middle grades version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the American Revolution unit. Students select an identity, post at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. This is based on the 6-8 Common Core standards for history, with 7th grade standards as the meeting grade level, 6th as approaching grade level and 8th as exceeding grade level. C
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6th - 8th
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October Sky Movie Project
Students view the movie October Sky and use the worksheets to take notes on aspects of the movie.
Following the movie, students use the essay writing guide and grading rubric to write an essay about aspects of the movie.
Finally, students choose a topic about the Cold War and the Space Race to research and present to the class. A grading rubric is included.
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7th - 9th
Opinion Writing: Letter to NASA
So you want to be an astronaut? This activity is a motivating way to encourage students to write an opinion piece. They read articles about astronaut selection and training and then apply to NASA to become one of the newest astronaut candidates.This project incorporates paragraph structure practice, opinion writing techniques, practice with business letter format, and imagination. At the end of the project, students receive a simulated letter from NASA accepting them into the astronaut training
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5th - 8th
Instagram The Cold War Project (Middle grades version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the Cold War unit. Students select an identity, post at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. This is based on the 6-8 Common Core standards for history, with 7th grade standards as the meeting grade level, 6th as approaching grade level and 8th as exceeding grade level. Could be adapted
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6th - 8th
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Astronauts Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete an Astronauts Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Astronauts research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Astronauts Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
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4th - 8th
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13 Colonies Video Quest Bundle
To help your students understand life in the 13 Colonies, these two video quests will guide them into meaningful learning! There are TWO videos and scaffolded question sets.*Great for in-person learning, virtual learning, or independent work.
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5th - 8th
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Instagram World War I (WWI) Project (Middle grades version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the World War I unit. Students select an identity, post at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. This is based on the 6-8 Common Core standards for history, with 7th grade standards as the meeting grade level, 6th as approaching grade level and 8th as exceeding grade level. Could be adapt
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6th - 8th
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Washington DC Field Trip Journal Notebook Differentiated
This Washington D.C. Notebook is perfect for children and students of all ages who would like to document, scrapbook, draw, write and create memories of their field trip or vacation. Writing is perfect for synthesizing the learning which takes place through field trips and hands on learning experiences. By having peers edit each other's entries you can integrate language arts, grammar and mechanics. Writing based on educational museums and experiences with and without prompted essay topics furth
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K - 12th, Higher Education
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, MS-ETS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
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Native American Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete an Native American Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Native American research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Native American Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms
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3rd - 7th
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Presidents Day Quotes Paragraph Writing for the Google Classroom
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to a quote by famous American Presidents for President's Day. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. This Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
Contains one quote from each of the following American Presidents:
•George Washington
•Abraham Linco
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4th - 7th
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Famous People in Black History Research Project
This choice board research project guides students through the writing process as they learn more about famous people from Black History. Students will research about Black History leaders, Black History inventors, and more to learn about this important part of history.There is a mini-lesson about reliable and unreliable resources. Students will also discuss what they already know about Black History and their historical figure. They will pick a topic to research and use the graphic organizer
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Informational Writing Bundle
George Washington Quotes Paragraph Bell Ringer for the Google Classroom
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to quotes by George Washington. Perfect for Washingtons's Birthday also known as President's Day. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a George Washington's quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. Great Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
You will download a pdf with teacher tips
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4th - 7th
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Life in the Colonies Video Quest
To teach students about Life in the 13 Colonies, here is a video quest to help them integrate knowledge from visuals and articulate their thinking and comprehension through guided questions!This resource includes this "Colonial Life" video + question set.*Can be used for in-person learning, virtual learning, or independent work.
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â 13 Colonies Video Quest Bundle
Abraham Lincoln Quotes Paragraph Bell Ringer for the Google Classroom
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to quotes by Abraham Lincoln. Perfect for Lincoln's Birthday or President's Day. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a Honest Abe's quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. Great Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
You will download a pdf with teacher tips and instructions. In th
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4th - 7th
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The American Presidency: A Group Research Project
Have your students learn more about American Presidents as they work collaboratively to complete this group research project. The final project includes a five paragraph research paper written and cited in MLA format and a PowerPoint presentation that is presented to class.
This group research project is a great introduction to US History and American Literature.
This download includes:
- The research project assignment (PDF)
- Research topics and websites for students to visit (PDF)
- Group m
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6th - 12th
Abraham Lincoln | History Project
Studying the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln? Wanting your students to develop their ability to research, organize, write and create a complete project? This interactive, hands on, resource is one that can be used in Social Studies, History and Language Arts classes and is designed to be either teacher led or student centered - whichever you prefer! This project resource can be assigned individually or to cooperative groups. You can give students as much latitude as you want
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Abraham Lincoln | BIG BUNDLE
13 Colonies Video Quest
To teach students about the 13 Colonies, here is a video quest to help them integrate knowledge from visuals and articulate their thinking and comprehension through guided questions!This resource includes this "13 Colonies" video + question set.*Can be used for in-person learning, virtual learning, or independent work.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 13 Colonies Video Quest Bundle
Interviewing Family and Friends - America
25 printable or digital pages for students to interview family and friends on the phone, by text, through email, or in person about America. Students ask a question and write down what the person says (and chooses the best answer at the end). There are no right or wrong answers and nothing to grade in this independent study packet. And kids get to talk with people from a variety of ages (old and young) instead of just filling out another worksheet in silence. Yes, they get to talk and write. W
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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