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Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Strengthen your on-level U.S. History or AP US History units with 48 1-page-or-less, high-interest primary sources from early American History: Colonial America - Jamestown and the Revolutionary WarEarly America - Constitution, reform movements, westward expansion Civil War - the abolition movement, Civil War, and ReconstructionGilded Age - New immigrants, urbanization, Native Amerian relationsEach source comes with a tailored graphic organizer and answer key, using the effective HIPPOS analysi
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8th - 11th
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Seuss Socratic Seminar Bundle
Are you looking for a great way to introduce the Socratic method to your class? Do you want to get your students thinking at a higher level in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way? Are you looking to bring close reading into your classroom? Do you need a way to get your kids to go back and cite the text? Seuss Seminars are the perfect way to do all of this! Seuss seminars are also a great way to intertwine history and civics into your LAL curriculum (or vice versa).
This bundle includes five Dr
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4th - 9th
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Vaccines, Viruses and Bad Science
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of vaccinations: vaccine basics and herd immunity, the anti-vaccination movement, consequences of the movement, and analyzing graphs for correlation and causation. Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle 2 (Set of 5)
Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Strengthen your on-level U.S. History or AP US History units with 48 1-page-or-less, high-interest primary sources from 1900s modern American History:Turn of the Century - Progressive Era, Roaring 1920sHard Times - Great Depression, WWIIMid-Century - Cold War, Civil Rights MovementLate 1900s - Vietnam War, Reagan through Trump administration Each source comes with a tailored graphic organizer and answer key, using the effective HIPPOS method: Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurpo
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8th - 11th
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Evolution of Skin Color In Humans
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of the evolution of skin colors: indigenous populations and human migrations, UV exposure in different regions, Folic acid & Vitamin D. Students will analyze these different aspects and how they relate to biological fitness in different regions. This activity
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-4
Also included in:Â Natural Selection and Evolution Bundle
Emergency Sub Plans: Claim, Evidence, Bad Science
We are constantly bombarded with "clickbait" headlines making all sorts of scientific claims. Unfortunately, if it sounds too good to be true, or too crazy to believe, it probably is. Although it may seem that these headlines are harmless, they actually can carry some pretty heavy consequences for our health, actions, and decision-making. How do you know if a claim is true? Let's take a look at four headlines from different news agencies and examine the claims, evidence and science behind th
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
Dust Bowl Mystery: Inquiry-Based Intro. to Great Depression!
The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl have fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based investigation that they will remember all year long!This lesson is SO FUN when used as an introduction to a unit about The Great Depression. I let them try to solve the mystery first and THEN tell them that our next unit will be about The Great Depression. It's the perfect way to get them asking questions and build genuine curiosit
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â THREE MYSTERY BUNDLE: Solve the Social Studies Mystery w. Primary Sources!
Four case studies in population genetics
What do blue people, the Irish Potato Famine, a Mars Colony, and a Norwegian seed vault have in common? Students should be able to tell you by the end of this lesson. This 4 page, EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment can be completed individually, in a small group, or discussed as a class, and is perfect for a low-key day or an emergency sub plan during a population genetics unit. Each page asks students to analyze text and previous knowledge, then respond to analysis questions. Print it out, and y
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Also included in:Â Population Genetics Unit Bundle
A Modest Proposal quiz, key commentary, text, and rhetorical analysis prompts
26 rigorous, AP-exam style quiz questions, formative or summative. Includes notes and suggestions for use (I use a nontraditional approach to quizzes of this type). Key and commentary with notes for discussion of questions. Includes a Word doc version of the text (public domain) with graphics from the original frontispiece. Includes a series of rhetorical analysis prompts and suggestions for composing AP Exam FRQ responses.
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11th - 12th
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Emergency Sub Plans: Climate Change 101
This 4 page, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment provides a broad outline for the causes, effects and solutions to climate change and requires students to: 1. examine the differences between weather (short term trends) and climate (long term trends).2. connect human activities (carbon emissions) to climat
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7th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-6
Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Genetically Modified Foods
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment asks student to: analyze the history of genetically modified foods, explain how they are made, investigate the controversy surrounding GM's and the rise of "superweeds," and finally assess the food needs in future generations. Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "a
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS1-1
Also included in:Â DNA, Transcription, Translation and Protein Synthesis Bundle
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Animal Behavior (Finding a Mate)
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different case studies in animal behavior and how they relate to biological fitness.1. Fireflies: Mimicry and Murder2. Superb Fairy Wrens: You are NOT the Father3. Male Molly Fish: Bi-curious? 4. Bowerbirds: Professional Home wreckersIncluded in this file is a PDF and a Word docume
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-4
Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
Gilded Age Labor Rights Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from labor unions, child labor activists, the Populist Party, and others.This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collection: Knights of LaborMark TwainPresident ClevelandMary LeasePopulist Party Mother JonesThe effective HIPPOS framework targets historical & critical thinking skills:Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurposeOutside Informatio
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9th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
This set of 5 EDITABLE, no-prep sub plans are designed for a life science class and are meant to be completed individually. Print them out, and you're ready to go!Included in this set:Mitosis, Mutations and Cell Maturation1. analyze the cell cycle and why a cell might undergo apoptosis.2. connect mitosis rate to the type of specialized cell.3. analyze the use of stem cells to replace damaged cells that never undergo mitosis (neurons). 4. and to make connections to cells that break the cell cycle
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8th - 12th
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American Revolution Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Abigail Adams, Tecumseh, and others.This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!Featured voices in this dichotomy of values:Thomas PaineThomas JeffersonA European immigrant A Free African AmericanAbigail AdamsTecumseh, leader of the ShawneeEffective HIPPOS framework to target historical & critical thinking skills:Historical ContextIntended Audien
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9th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Progressive Era Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Challenge your students to feel empowered to be their own agents of change by exploring the arguments and causes of Progressive Era activists in this engaging primary source collection that questions, exposes, and creates change. This 6-pack also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collection of compelling arguments:NAWSA & women suffragists Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire reporterUpton SinclairGeorge WaringIda TarbellChild labor muckrakerThe effectiv
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Plato- Allegory of the Cave Common Core Lesson
Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is a great piece of literature to introduce students to Ancient Greek philosophy, and it has the added bonus of promoting education in a thought-provoking way.
This Common Core aligned activity includes a condensed version of "The Allegory of the Cave," which matches a memorable eight minute cartoon video that can be accessed on YouTube (web address provided in the worksheet). Additionally, there is a Common Core-styled activity sheet that provides a variety of s
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8th - 12th
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Emergency Sub Plans Bundle 2 (Set of 5)
This set of 5 EDITABLE, no-prep sub plans are designed for a life science class and are meant to be completed individually. Print them out, and you're ready to go!Included in this set:Genetically Modified FoodsThis assignment asks student to: analyze the history of genetically modified foods, explain how they are made, investigate the controversy surrounding GM's and the rise of "superweeds," and finally assess the food needs in future generations Evolution of Skin Color in HumansThis assignment
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8th - 12th
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: mRNA Vaccines and Covid-19
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of the new mRNA vaccine: How does a virus work inside the body?How do traditional vaccines work?How does the mRNA vaccine work?Testing and efficacyIncluded in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and diff
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7th - 12th
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The Reconstruction Amendments
This is a CCLS aligned lesson that teaches students about the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. It introduces key concepts such as Literacy tests, Poll taxes and the Grandfather Clause. This lesson includes primary source analysis, summarization, critical thinking writing exercise in addition to a sample literacy test.Word and PDF versions included.This lesson is complete... All you have to do is teach!
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History Mega Bundle: Over 100 American History Lessons
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Mitosis, Mutations and Cell Maturations
This 4 page, EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment asks students to: 1. analyze the cell cycle and why a cell might undergo apoptosis.2. connect mitosis rate to the type of specialized cell.3. analyze the use of stem cells to replace damaged cells that never undergo mitosis (neurons). 4. and to make connections to cells that break the cell cycle che
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS1-4
Also included in:Â Mitosis and Cellular Differentiation Bundle
DBQ: First Amendment in Schools (From Tinker to "Bong Hits")
This DBQ focuses on the effect the Tinker v. Des Moines case had on students' and teachers' First Amendment rights. It ruled that you do not lose your constitutional rights at the "schoolhouse gate." Since the Tinker case, the rights won have been eroding from court case to court case. This DBQ analyzes the limitations the Supreme Court has put on free speech in schools, from Bethel v. Fraser, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, and Morse v. Frederick (Bong Hits 4 Jesus). This DBQ is a great argumentative p
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9th - 12th
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A History of Rocket Flight
This article tells students about the history of rockets, from the Nazi V2 to the Space-x dragon. It also touches on the Apollo program, the space shuttle program, and the Russian program. It also touches on the technologies that have come from the space race and talks about the role of animals in space science. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading. Each is ~1175 words. Level 1 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 69.Level 2 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease
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5th - 9th
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DBQ: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This DBQ focuses on the justification and costs of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This DBQ addresses the fact that while the bomb ended World War II, while there were critics who felt it was a barbaric act. We leave it up to you--Was it worth ending World War II by dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? This DBQ is a great argumentative piece that is aligned with the Common Core.
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9th - 12th
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