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U.S. History laboratories under $5
History Mystery: Vietnam- The War that was Lost in Our Living Rooms
Your students will become investigators on a history mystery analyzing primary and secondary sources surrounding the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. This activity includes over a dozen primary and secondary sources set up in 8 investigation stations and students' investigation packet. Teams of students work together to solve the mystery of why the Vietnam War lacked support from many Americans. Includes a PowerPoint for teachers to use for the activity along with answers to the st
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Statue of Liberty STEM Activity | Google Classroom |Digital
The Statue of Liberty STEM Challenge will engage your students as they learn about World Famous landmarks. Digital link included. Students will construct a models of The Statue of Liberty after they research it. Students will go through the Engineering Process as they build and test their structures using various materials to construct it. ⭐This product is included in my STEM World Famous Landmarks! My STEM Landmark Bundle is a great way to save money!! Your students will love designing, creati
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Landmarks & Celebrations Around the World Activities
The Wright Brothers - Outdoor Learning Lab and Measurement Experiment
This hands-on outdoor learning lab allows students to measure the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight as a way to bring concrete meaning to an abstract idea (what does 120 feet really look like?).
This product includes:
-welcome letter
-teacher instructions
-necessary materials list (all easy to find and in most classrooms already - things like sidewalk chalk, yard sticks, and a timer of some sort)
-student procedures and expectations
-measurement handout
-suggested resources t
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Boston Tea Party-STEM Activity
A fun, interactive way to get your students excited about the American Revolution! In this quick and easy simulation, students are enlisted by His Majesty, King George III as royal engineers to design a tea crate that can withstand the attacks of the Sons of Liberty! A few simple materials required to create a lasting impression with your students. Compatible with:Road to Revolution coloring notesRoad to Revolution unit slidesBoston Tea Party: Mob EtiquetteSons of Liberty & the Capitol Riots
Grades:
4th - 12th
History / Psychology: War Propaganda
This analysis of the mass use of propaganda during war is rich with interesting and insightful details that is certain to provoke energetic classroom discussions. Useful in both an American or World History class, and/ or in a Psychology class, this activity offers a wide-range of perspectives and pieces of evidence for students to closely inspect, evaluate, and discuss. Also included in this analysis are two short assessment pieces that measure reading and listening comprehension skills, as wel
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
American History-Colonial Settlement/Survival Sim
A simulation designed for 11th Graders to explore early European settlement of North America. Students work in groups to try and keep their colony alive, foster good relations with local Native Americans, and perhaps even grow. This activity does not directly referent historical events but parallels the first 10 years of Jamestown, First Contact experiences, war in the early New England colonies, and even some light Salem witchcraft.
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Grades:
11th - 12th
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Hidden Figures video viewing worksheets and after activities
Hidden Figures tells the story of three female mathematicians in the early years of the space program. Their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics led to some of NASA’s greatest successes. Hidden Figures is the 2016 PG-rated adaptation of an incredible but true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The film is set in the early 1960s when workplaces were still segregated. Despite the social and p
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Movie Bundle: video viewing worksheets and afterward activities
*Read Description* GSE Georgia Studies 8th Grade STEM Barrier Islands Erosion
This product will not be updated since I have moved out-of-state and no longer teach this content. I stand by what I have created as being updated per the GSE standards established in 2017.**THIS ITEM IS ALIGNED WITH THE NEW GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR**Thank you for checking out this product!When you purchase this item, you will receive an exciting lesson, simulation, and lab to complete with your students that gives them more insight into the barrier islands.
Grades:
8th
Social Studies (US History) Alphabet Chart Cards - In Cursive and Print
This is a great alphabet line for a social studies classroom! This set focuses on American History! You can choose between cursive or print. Just print (cardstock paper would work best), laminate and cut! These cards will look great hanging above a chalkboard or bulletin board. If you want to use these as part of a social studies word wall, you can add words above each letter card.
This pack includes:
A = abolitionist
B = battle
C = cabin
D = declaration
E = eagle
F = flag
G = gold
H =
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Pioneer Log Cabin Learning Lab and Team Building Activity
**PLEASE NOTE** - to implement this project in your classroom, you will need to have access to enough wooden log building sets (like Lincoln Logs, etc.) for every 2-4 students.
Do your students enjoy learning about pioneer life? This hands-on learning lab will serve as a great culminating activity for your study of these early Americans.
Students will use wooden log building sets in a competition that will focus on utilizing effective teamwork. Lots of fun for your kids!
Included:
Letter o
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Halloween Fun Pumpkin Math Middle School Science and History lab
This lesson has been tested for many years by my middle school students.Part 1The history of pumpkins and the way Native Americans used the Three Sisters method to cultivate this crop.Part 2Detail instructions on how to grow your own pumpkin patchPart 3Lab students will learn how farmers in New England are able to determine the weight of their crops in the field.MaterialsSticky notesScale5 pumpkinsMeasuring tape5 buckets WaterThe Math Concepts Circumference- The distance around your pumpkin. Mea
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Colonial Butter Making Activity
This cross curricular lesson handout follows the scientific method and allows students to learn about a common chore in Colonial times- making butter!
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Native American STEM Engineering Birchwood Canoe Middle School Science
Take the classic STEM and use history to bring your students to the next step. Can you build a canoe model similar to the ones used by Native Americans in the NorthEast This lesson is an application of the historical engineering design process It includes engineering, geometry, ratios, and critical thinking skills. MATERIALSRoll birchwood.ScissorsTemplateNeedle and threadCardboardColor pencilsScissorsTapeThis is a completely cross-curricular class lesson for science and history. Students wil
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Native American Activities Hands on labs to explore history
Native American Acorn Whistle A Fun Lab Middle School science
This is a fun lab to do with your students during the summer at camp. No prep and no cost!! The Wampanoag tribe was friends with the Pilgrims and taught them how to make a whistle if they ever got lost in the woods. The Native Americans utilized these whistles to locate each other during hunting expeditions. A good survival trick especially if you like to hike. The materials are free and students truly enjoy learning how to make the whistles.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
Also included in: Environment Habitat, Community and Adaptions Middle School Science
computer research activities
involve your students in researching information on the internet with these easy to use search tools and charts.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Chemistry Supersaturated Solutions-Salt Sticks and Native American Food
Combine Chemistry and History This lab will teach your students one of the six Native American food preservation techniques!!! This is a terrific lab to join forces with your history department to teach the concepts of solutions, solves, solutes, and supersaturated solutions. All materials are found in the kitchen. Included are two reading one about how the Native Americans made salt sticks and the second is a science read. This is a new twist on the classic lab. MATERIALSBowlToothpicksSalt 2
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Native American Activities Hands on labs to explore history
CSI Investigation: Elaine Race Massacre
This investigation asks students to dive into the Elaine Race Massacre. Students will examine what ideologies led to the original conflict, what led to over 250 Arkansans' death, as well as how this event changed America and the state of Arkansas forever.
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8th - 12th
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Artifact Analysis Sheet, Can be Used with Multiple Items!
This artifact analysis sheet can be used with multiple items. I designed it for use with River Rocks and used it as part of a literature unit. It could be used with other items since the questions are opinion based and generalized.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Black Powder Stoichiometry July 4 High School Chemistry
Teach your High School chemistry students history and stoichiometry in this historical lab. All materials and procedures are outlined in this experimentIncludedMaterialsStoichiometry ProblemsProceduresA warning is hereby given that not all Project Ideas are appropriate for all individuals or in all circumstances. Implementation of any Science lesson should be undertaken only in appropriate settings and with appropriate parental or other supervision. Reading and following the safety precautions
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-4
Musical Glasses Ben Franklin armonica Science and History Sound waves
Are you looking for the chance to make history come alive in your classroom? You can share this lesson with your science teacher or perform it in your classroom. Your middle or high school students will build a working glass armonica. A lifelong fan of the song, Franklin played many instruments, including the guitar, harp, and viola da gamba, a cello-like stringed instrument. He even invented one—the glass armonica—after seeing performers make music with glasses of water.Students appreciate h
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS4-5
Also included in: U.S. History Science labs Middle and High School
The Constitution
15 slide PP on the guiding principals of the Constitution, includes map of representatives for Tennessee. Guided reading activity using a State of Tennessee textbook but can be modified to use the textbook used in your class.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Growing The Constitution History Lab
Students will have concrete, hands on opportunity to think critically about the foundations of the United States Constitution.Students will grow beans in a bag to represent the 5 European Influences of the U.S. Constitution. Here is the idea behind this activity:Everything begins with an idea. That idea will begin grow and more ideas are added to it. Eventually you have a working thriving concept. The U.S. Constitution is very similar. The Co
Grades:
6th - 12th
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LOUISIANA-Governor's Info
Stop the typical governor's introduction lecture as you launch a study of Louisiana's state officials and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about the governor's life and office with this “V.I.G. of Louisiana History” print-and-go biography activity.This single-page worksheet is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Louisiana's governor's background. Over my years of teaching I have known of teachers who have required students to "know"
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Racial Tension in South Carolina (8-4.2)
This is an excellent activity for a GATE class or other high achieving students. It can be done as a whole class or in small groups inside a computer lab. Students are given 10 short primary sources (3 sentences to 2 paragraphs) and a set of thought provoking questions that go along with each primary source. After discussing the ideas presented, students rank the events along a continuum (high to low racial tension). Students will be forced to re-evaluate their positions and beliefs about t
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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