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Free high school social studies laboratories
Oceans: Currents and Maps (Come EXPLORE Your World!)
INSERT YOUR NAME HERE! Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, John Cabot, Leif Eriksson, James Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh, Marco Polo, Vasco de Gama, and Columbus.This is a part of the complete ocean current tutorial/lab/activity found below:FULL VERSION CLICK HEREDiscover the Gulf Stream, the Kuroshio Current, the East Australian Current, the California Current, the Peru Current, and the Labrador Current.6 different mapping activities addressing similar content (ocean currents and global winds) in differe
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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FREE Forensic Science Fiber Virtual Lab SAMPLE DIGITAL RESOURCE
FORENSICS & DISTANCE LEARNING: This Virtual Lab is PART 1 of a 3 PART SERIES on Investigating Fibers. Elevate your students experience with a virtual lab that will have students thinking and engaged. Students will explore the collection of trace evidence and create their own paper bindle following step by step instructions. The virtual lab uses a combination of You Tube guided labs and a DIY tutorial for students to safely investigate fibers. This SAMPLE LAB is already digital and ready t
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Forensic Science The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line
World History- Unit 2- Murder of Julius Caesar Mystery Activity
- a fun, interactive mystery activity to help students understand the reasoning behind Julius Caesar's murder in the senate-set the stations up and print out the investigation sheet and you've got a great 40+ minute independent activity for students to enjoy-can be used as a stand alone assignment or in conjunction with my world history unit 2 materials
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: World History- Unit 2 Bundle- Ancient Greece and Rome
Density of Unknown Glass Samples Forensics Lab
Fun and easy glass density lab that has students calculate the density of six unknown glass samples. The equipment needed are graduated cylinders, beakers, balances and 6 different glass samples. I recommend broken Pyrex lab equipment, marbles, large glass beads or even broken glass from car windows or the windshield. The lab can be quickly altered for use in crash scene investigations for Law Enforcement or even chemistry! Included are a copy of the lab in word and pdf as well as teacher instru
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10th - 12th
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Selective Incorporation Lesson
This resource provides a short lesson on selective incorporation, designed for AP® Government classes. The product includes a short power point presentation and cloze notes on selective incorporation and the 14th amendment clauses. In addition, students will look up a few incorporation cases. I have also included an FRQ practice worksheet that you can use as practice during your civil liberties/civil rights unit. This product is also available in my Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Unit BUNDLE f
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Unit BUNDLE: AP® U.S. Government
Civil Rights Events Project
In this free product students will be creating a group presentation that will be presented the rest of the class in a gallery form. Students would be given a civil rights movement event and create a presentation as a group. Each student would give their presentation to other traveling groups that would be responsible for all events. Civil disobedience, Supreme Court decision, Civil Rights leaders and Legislation are researched. This is a fun group grade in which all students in the group have
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8th - 12th
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Create a Cloud
This little experiment is a GREAT addition to studies of monsoon seasons, rainy seasons and cloud formation. Everything you need and step by step directions are included for students to create a cloud in a jar!
Includes a summarization writing assignment for students to reflect on their experience
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✨Mesopotami
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4th - 10th
Branded: To be or not to be ~ A Name Brand vs. Generic Foods Lab
The "Branded: To be or not to be" foods lab allows students to analyze whether a food sample is a name brand or generic food. Everything you need to run the lab, including instructions, is available through this download. The only thing left to do is shop for your food samples!
My students LOVE this lab and it really hits home the fact that product quality is not often compromised between name brand and generic foods. Prior to the lab, students receive instruction on the difference between nam
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6th - 12th
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SGS Glacial Bundle
You are smoking hot! You asked, and we answered! A compressed file folder containing all of SGS's Glacial resources in a bundle! You do not have to play the hot vs. cold game trying to find all the lessons, presentations, labs, maps, and activity sheets. Everything is together in one bundle! However, you are about to get cold as you explore...Glacial Terminology: Lesson & Presentation Glacial Activity Stations: Lesson & Stations (Ice-Cream, Flipbook & Game) Our Big Valleys: Lesson &a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NYS Earth Science Regents Longitude & Latitude
This lab uses page five from the NY State Earth Science Regents Reference Tables in order to learn longitude and latitude. The Reference Tables are available at Reference Tables for Physical Setting/Earth Science | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov) and are essential for the Regents. Students will use coordinates to identify the locations of major cities on each of the continents. Also, they will identify key longitude lines and key latitude lines. Using this page will assist them
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8th - 10th
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Latitude and Longitude Lab
This simple lab gives students a change to practice the important skill of finding locations using latitude and longitude. While some may find this is a basic skill, I always find that my students have very little experience finding coordinates themselves! Begin with a review of longitude and latitude, and then reinforce with this lab.To do this activity, I recommend using globes (I use mini 7 inch globes!) rather than a paper map. Since I don't have 30 globes laying around, I also have students
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6th - 12th
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Forensics Simulated Forgery Lab
In this lab activity, the students will be writing their own signatures and forging their classmates signatures. They will then be analyzing the handwritings according to the 12 characteristics of handwriting.Included in this lesson:Lab Activity (Google Doc)
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10th - 12th
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AP Psychology Sock Baby Station Labels
Hello AP Psychology educators! Looking for a way to keep your sock baby creation lab a little less messy? I made station labels for my students to rotate through as they are creating their sock babies. Each station has an accompanying illustration that shows what a fetus is currently looking like during this stage. This is a FREE download that you can edit on Canva. To edit on Canva, you will have to select the headings on any of the pages (for example: Station 1 or Birth Certificate), and the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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La nourriture en France (Core French/ French Immersion/ Extended French)
This is a reading comprehension activity based on French cuisine and culture.
Keywords are bolded for students to define.
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6th - 12th
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Reaction Time Lab
This is a quick, fun lab testing student reactions times with and without a distraction. Students play a game online that tests reaction times. They then repeat the activity while composing a text message. Students calculate average reaction times with and without a distraction, graph the data and discuss the implications.
The lab is a great introductory lab to the process of science since it develops skills in identifying types of variables, collecting and graphing data and hypothetico-deduct
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Physical Geography: Glaciers and Periglacial Landscapes Learning Activity
This learning activity highlights and examines different types of glaciers, glacial features, and highlights the landforms that are a part of periglacial landscapes around the world. Questions include visual identification of glacial/landform features, topographic map identification, matching, short answer, and long answer questions.The learning activity consists of 6 pages/25 questions.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Early Humans Scavenger Hunt - Using The Smithsonian Institution
Both a following directions and a research project in one! First page gives step by step instructions on how to access the website, and what to do once there. The back provides a clear and easy to understand spreadsheet for students to record their research. Always a crowd-pleaser, and you can't go wrong with the Smithsonian!
If anyone using Common Core sees a match with their standards, please shoot me an e-mail, and I'll happily add them.
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6th - 9th
World History- Unit 5- The Disappearance of the Mayans Mystery Activity Slides
- a fun, interactive mystery activity to help students understand the disappearance of one of histories greatest civilizations- The Mayans-Coincides with a worksheet/investigative journal in my store-can be used as a stand alone assignment or in conjunction with my world history unit 5 materials
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: World History- Unit 5 Bundle- The Empires and Cultures of Mesoamerica
Rivers and Watersheds (Pennsylvania Focused)
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Other Hydrology activities and labs present within the SSS store.
A beautiful blend of earth science and geography is which students study Pennsylvania landforms which leads them into a focus of Pennsylvania rivers and watersheds.
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Very COLORFUL and pairs wonderfully with the other river notes/activities on our TPT page. River and watershed content includes: Pennsylvania cities, geograph
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6th - 9th
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Economics Laboratory: Factory Simulation
Coupled with a dynamic, interactive web simulation, this lab activity takes students into the fascinating world of the factory. "Think you have what it takes to run a complex machine, control the flow of manufacturing and production, minimize waste and MAXIMIZE profits? And can you do this this while listening to campy 1990s 8-bit music? Let’s find out…" Getting students interested in what manufacturing may involve can be challenging, but this simulation takes up this challenge and succeeds w
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sensation of Touch Lab
This is a lab designed around testing your sense of touch. There are a few required materials for each of the sections. Required Materials:- pack of toothpicks- Blindfold- pack of disposable gloves - shoebox with various items - Pencil (probe) - sandpaper
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8th - 12th
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AP Psychology Notetaking Experiment Lab: Typing vs. Handwriting
This short AP Psychology experiment & lab demonstrates both research principles and the value of writing notes by hand instead of typing them. This activity takes about 15-20 minutes of class time, depending how much discussion follows.Hypothesis: Students who handwrite notes will demonstrate better recall than those who type notes.Research principles utilized:subjectshypothesisrandomizationvariables/confounding variablesscoringaverage/meanLab report includes Introduction with Hypothesis, Me
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9th - 12th
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Measuring the World - History of STEM Practicals - Circumference of Circles
#Updated 12/2023 - now including presentation and extended introduction.Rediscover Ancient Wisdom: Practical 6 - Measuring Earth's CircumferenceStep into the footsteps of ancient explorers with Practical 6 in the History in STEM series. This enthralling experiment resurrects an ancient quest—measuring the Earth's circumference—a journey taken over 2000 years ago. Experience a hands-on adventure that requires minimal equipment and offers a glimpse into a time-honored method of calculation.Unveili
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: History of STEM Practicals Bundle - Science, Mathematics and History
Teachers Making Soap
A fun activity I have done for years with my classes. Tied in well with grade 9 chemistry, grade 5 pioneer unit, and also Mother''s Day presents. Making soap from lye, fats, and oils.
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3rd - 9th
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