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Full Semester High School Economics & Personal Finance 20 Weeks Curriculum
Do you need help teaching Economics and/or Personal Finance? My Full Semester Economics bundle is perfect for the teacher that has been given a new prep. You will get access to my Google Drive Link, and all the videos will be included for PPT’s/Keynotes. It provides you with multiple options for teaching Economics with lots of resources to mix it up! Additionally, the new 2022 Google Drive refresh now includes all the materials optimized for both Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and Goo
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12th
CCSS:
Civics and US Government Mega Bundle GOOGLE DRIVE ONLY
Overwhelmed trying to find curriculum for Civics and US Government? This Mega Bundle covers Civics and US Government. You will have access to my Google Drive Only, and all the videos will be included for PPT’s/Keynotes. It provides multiple options for teaching Civics with lots of resources to mix it up! DO YOU TEACH ECONOMICS? CLICK HERE FOR THE COMBO SUPER BUNDLEIf you are interested in my video training series with your purchase click belowCivics and US Government + Teacher to Teacher Traini
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12th
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U.S. History STAAR/EOC Era Review One Pagers
Help your students review by using these resources to create a one page study guide for each Era studied throughout the year that will be covered in the the STAAR/EOC test. Each page will help students review Important People, New Amendments/Laws, Important Court Cases, Events, and Key Terms for each Era.List of Era included are: -Foundations of the Republic -Gilded Age/Westward Expansion-Progressive Era-Imperialism & Expansion-World War I-Roaring '20s/Jazz Age-Great Depression/New Deal-Worl
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Not Grade Specific
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Media Literacy: Logical Fallacies as Propaganda in Current Events
This engaging lesson takes a comical approach to examining the common use of logical fallacies as propagandistic techniques in product advertising, popular press news coverage, and political campaigns. Rest assured, your students will become much more savvy information consumers after they have purposefully used fallacies to mislead others in this active assignment. The lesson begins with a fictional news article that uses logical fallacies to prove that a visit to the doctor is deadly and to
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Globalization Webquest IKEA, COKE, WALMART, MCDONALDS Geography Culture Webquest
Globalization Webquest IKEA, COKE, WALMART, MCDONALDS Geography Culture Webquest ActivityNeed a computer with internet access.Explore the globalization of four companies with this webquest.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Travel Agency Brochure Project worksheet - 5 Themes of Geography
Students create a travel brochure for an assigned or chosen country using the 5 themes of geography to generate content for their brochure.
Rubric included.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History #223
Looking for better supplemental videos to use in the classroom? In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is that the conflict is immensely complicated, and just about everyone in the world has an opinion about it. John is going to try to get the facts across in under 13 minutes. Here is what is included in
Grades:
7th - 10th
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CCSS:
Complete US History Curriculum Early America to 1970's Bundle GOOGLE DRIVE LINK
Teaching US History and don't have many resources? My US History curriculum bundle is everything I teach first and second semester. All tests are included, and all videos for the PPT’s/keynotes on Early America to the 1970s. You will have access to my GOOGLE DRIVE LINK. As a bonus, I will add student workbooks for both 8th and 11th grade.US History - Colonial Heritage - A New Nation - Civil War - Reconstruction - The Progressive Era - World War I - 1920's Harlem Renaissance - 1930's Great Depres
Grades:
8th - 11th
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CCSS:
US Constitution Test and Answer Key
50 Question Test covering the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
Answer Key inlcuded.
25 Multiple Choice
10 Fill in the blank with the right number of the amendment for THe Bill of Rights
15 True False
Grades:
5th - 11th
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Lying Activity- AP Psychology
This activity is a great, fun introduction to a unit on Emotion, Stress, and Motivation for AP Psych and regular Psych. In this simulation, students pair up to try and see if each other is lying about a particular issue. Students then watch informational videos and have a discussion about how they could tell if their partners were being dishonest. A great fun activity...especially for a Monday! :)
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Just Mercy AP English Language Prompts
Six AP English Language FRQ prompts based on Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. 2 Synthesis2 Rhetorical Analysis2 Argument PromptsPrompts do not require students to read the text, but these prompts enable a deeper reading of the text through consideration and analysis of specific issues and experiences within the text.Prompts are appropriate for Pre AP and Honors/Gifted courses preparing for state exams.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â 37 AP English Lang Essay Prompts
America: The Story of Us- Episode #2 "Revolution" Film Guide & Answer Key
This is a twenty-one question guide (The teacher key is also included) that is to be used in conjunction with episode #2 "Revolution" from the History Channel documentary series, "America: The Story of Us". If you like this film guide, please check out my others. All follow a similar format, and are setup to keep your student's on-task, and engaged in the film. You may also modify the film guide if you wish, however, please make sure to maintain me (Daniel McDonald) as the author.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
America: The Story of Us- Episode #11 "Superpower" Film Guide & Answer Key
This is a twenty-two question guide (The teacher key is also included) that is to be used in conjunction with episode #11 "Superpower" from the History Channel documentary series, "America: The Story of Us". If you like this film guide, please check out my others. All follow a similar format, and are setup to keep your student's on-task, and engaged in the film. You may also modify the film guide if you wish, however, please make sure to maintain me (Daniel McDonald) as the author.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Population Pyramid Analysis Activity (Demographic Transition Model) Version 2.0
I use this activity after teaching both the Demographic Transition Model (stages of demographic transition) and the basics of population pyramids. Taking data from the CIA world fact book site, I have located 4 very different population pyramids that students analyze, answer questions about and make predictions into the future understanding much can be told about a nation looking at population demographics. This document could be used as a formative or summative assessment. Additionally, this
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8th - 12th
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Conspiracy Theories Assignment/ Project- Students love this!
Conspiracy Theories Assignment/ Project- Students love this!this includes, background information, research tasks and topics with graphic organizer for students to complete with an annotated bibliography and rubricBackground:One guilty pleasure in the life of a curious person is indulgence in the world of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories serve an important purpose for one major reason: they contain plenty of truth or of verifiable fact in resistance to secret, corporate or government en
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Not Grade Specific
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Movie Guide: Which Way Home
This 83 minute academy award winning documentary chronicles the journeys of children and adolescents as they risk their lives to come to the United States. Its an excellent video and students can identify with the main characters as they are all children close to their own age. A great way to open discussion about illegal immigration or just give students something to think about the hardships these people leave behind. 24 Chronologically ordered questions and 5 topics for follow up. Movie t
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Spanish Movie Guides- Levels 3, 4, 5 AP
Global/World History: Post-Cold War Globalization Timeline
Reading comprehension worksheet on the Post-Cold War era and the key events that occurred during the time period.
Worksheets have key information and reading comprehension questions with space to answer each one right on the page.
Topics include:
The end of the Cold War
Developing countries
The Green Revolution
Human Rights
The Gulf War
Grades:
9th - 10th
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Roaring 20's: Tensions After WWI - Sacco & Vanzetti, Palmer Raids, Scopes Trial
Students explore the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, The Palmer Raids, and the Scopes Monkey Trial in the context of the social changes and tension after WWI. Students then answer questions that push them to make modern connections/comparisons, and finally analyze political cartoons from the time period. Great for class discussion and linking to current events the next day, such as current debate and concerns over immigration, terrorism, and religion vs. politics or science.
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7th - 12th
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Robber Barons: Meet Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt & Their Monopolies
This is a perfect introduction to the "Gilded Age" of monopolies and "Robber Barons" such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Students are provided context concerning the time period and monopolies before analyzing short but detailed and interesting biographies of 4 of the original monopolists: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt. Students are asked to explain how each formed their monopoly and to identify something admirable and shameful about each individual before responding
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6th - 12th
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Interdependence Trading Game and Worksheet
To go along with Social Studies discussions about interdependence, exports, and imports, this game puts students in charge of their own countries. They must trade with other groups in order to obtain the supplies that they need to be a successful country. There are 8 supplies total that all countries need: fruit, meat, water, transportation, wood, books, clothing, and gasoline. This packet comes with the color cards to print, the coordinating worksheet that guides students through the game an
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3rd - 6th
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SCIENCE (or any topic) ONE-PAGER with Directions, Requirements, Scoring Rubric
If you've never done one-pagers before -- if you want better products from your students -- this is the resource you need! All requirements for a quality one-pager are listed -- an editable scoring sheet is included so you can quickly assess and students can focus their efforts. If you don't like the scoring sheet, it can be easily adapted into a leveled rubric.The file is editable so teachers can create custom directions for each topic -- or use as-is and have students add their topic, sub-to
Grades:
5th - 12th
Wacky Wordies Word Puzzles
This is six-page handout of Wacky Word puzzles. These puzzles are great activities for either the first day of class or the last day of class.
These puzzles challenge students to use higher level thinking skills to put together common phrases.
This entire handout includes over 150 Wacky Word puzzles and an answer key for all puzzles.
Great for grades 7th -12th. These are great to fill those 10-15 minute gaps in a classroom or as extra credit for students. They are challenging and fun to do
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Mayflower Compact, FOC, and Virginia House of Burgesses Reading/ Activity
(FOC stands for Fundamental Orders of Connecticut) This is an excellent 45- minute activity for students to learn and practice the significance of the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses. The following are included in this product:A reading about the documents significance and origins along with pictures.Comprehension questions to go along with the readingA Document Based- Question activity On the Document Based- Question activity there is a
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History: Colonization Unit 1 Activities and Mastery Quizzes Bundle
Longitude and Latitude Worksheets (SEPARATE SHEETS FOR BOTH)
For teachers just starting to teach latitude and longitude, I broke up the two into two different worksheets so that children can master them separately before having to master them together! Enjoy :)
**You need to write in the DEGREES symbol because it wouldn't work on Word, sorry!
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3rd
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