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Common Core RI.6.7 research
Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project
Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
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3rd - 6th
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History's Mysteries - The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
History is full of unsolved mysteries, and who doesn’t love a good mystery? This packet is one of a growing collection of engaging inquiry-based learning adventures for your students. In each packet, students will investigate a mystery from history and try to solve the case!This investigation requires your history detectives to return to the year 1937. The world was a buzz with the excitement of Amelia Earhart completing the first trip around the world at the equator. Everything was going well.
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4th - 8th
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Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Digital Independent Research Project - Topic of Choice
Want a fun, creative, independently paced project for your students? Looking for something to challenge your students who have already mastered your skills?Need an activity that will allow your students to practice research skills, questioning strategies, and higher level thinking?With this independent project, students will be able to choose any topic they wish to research and follow through at a completely independent level. Product includes basic research steps, such as brainstorming, backgro
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2nd - 7th
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Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
WASHINGTON STATE - History
Another great resource for students who are learning about the state of Washington. This Power Point includes information on the following topics:- The First People- Native Americans- Explorers- Settlements- Trade- Oregon Territory- Washington Territory- Transportation- Statehood- Historical Events, People and PlacesThis engaging lesson incorporates informational text, primary and secondary sources, visual information (charts, photographs, historical documents, and maps) with plenty of discussio
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Attention Washingtonians! - Washington State Bundle
Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea BIOGRAPHY BUNDLE - 9 Projects - 30% OFF
A ready-to-go, time-saver! Students will love researching and reporting on the adventurous lives of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea as they construct one of nine different hands-on projects—3 agamographs, 3 circle books, and 3 big galoots. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-on learning in your classroom, and they make a vibrant bulletin board display.These ready-to-go projects work well with units that focus on writing biographies, studying the American Expansion or the Westward
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3rd - 7th
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Animal Research Packet | Animal Magazine Project
Animal research projects can be so exciting!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite animal and present the information back to their classmates in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any kind of animal they choose!This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 4 pages for recording notes, sketching an animal, words to know, works ci
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3rd - 5th
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4-LS1-1
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Career Research Packet | Career Display Project
Career research projects can be so fascinating!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite future career of choice and present the information back to their classmates (and even a larger audience) in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any career they choose! This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 5 pages for recording notes, sket
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3rd - 5th
Native American Tribe Research Poster Project | Social Studies Graphic Organizer
Discover the rich culture of Native American tribes with our engaging Native American research project posters. These posters provide a comprehensive guide to researching 80+ Native American tribes, making it a perfect activity for Native American Heritage Month in November. Each poster includes essential research components such as homes, clothing, food, geography, and interesting facts, ensuring that students gain a deep understanding of each tribe. Incorporating these posters in your curricul
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4th - 7th
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ANNE FRANK ACTIVITIES: 3 Hands-On Biography Projects / Bulletin Board
The Diary of Anne Frank is both in intimate journal of a young girl facing troubling times and a classic work of literature. Students will love researching and and reporting on the fascinating life of this remarkable young girl as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it ea
Online Scavenger Hunt - Learning and Practicing Research Skills Online
This is the update of my PDF file project for learning to refine search skills. This file allows you to share a Google Slides to your students from Drive or Google Classroom. It is editable by students and can be turned into you for marking when completed. This scavenger hunt is one of two digital and editable online projects that I am selling. If you want to teach basic skills for Grade 2 - 5 students, please take a look at my other scavenger hunt. This project helps students learn about and pr
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4th - 8th
Pre-Reading Activity- PASSPORT TO DENMARK- Number the Stars
Help your students build their background knowledge on the sites & culture of Copenhagen, Denmark with this hands on research activity! This is a perfect pre-reading activity to pair with the novel, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.Students will "travel" to Denmark & learn about the people, culture, government, and scenery. As students explore their travel itinerary, they will fill out a "passport" with important information about the country. This activity can be paired with an interactiv
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4th - 8th
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United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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Career Research One Pager Activity for Middle School Career Day
Looking for a creative and engaging informational text assignment to help your students explore their future careers? Use this Career Research One-Pager Creative Informational Text Activity to help your students research a career of their choice! This activity allows students to practice research and synthesis skills for informational texts and writing. The creative aspect of a one-pager increases engagement and makes it a fun assignment for students. Students will complete their research, creat
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6th - 8th
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Winter Holidays Research One-Pager Informational Text Activity for Middle School
Looking for a creative and engaging informational text assignment for before winter break? Use this Winter Holidays Around the World One-Pager resource to help your students research a winter holiday of their choice and get in the holiday spirit! This activity allows students to practice research and synthesis skills for informational texts and writing. The creative aspect of a one-pager increases engagement and makes it a fun assignment for students. Students will complete their research, creat
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6th - 8th
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Biography Research Packet | Character Display Project
Biography research projects can be so exciting!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite icon or historical character and present the information back to their classmates in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any character they choose!This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 4 pages for recording notes, sketch a character, timeli
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3rd - 5th
History's Mysteries Whatever Happened to the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste?
History is full of unsolved mysteries, and who doesn't love a good mystery? This packet is one of a growing collection of engaging inquiry-based learning adventures for your students. In each packet, students will investigate a mystery from history and try to solve the case!This adventure includes activities for integrated learning in history, reading comprehension, writing, and technology. Students will be required to use higher order thinking skills to infer, evaluate, analyze, draw conclusion
Unit of Study: Enigmas | Research Study | The Pyramids | Yeti | Nazca Lines
Students will use the scientific method to research and explain a chosen enigma. They will complete research from a variety of sources and compare various theories in order to come to their own conclusion regarding the enigmas explanation. This unit of study was originally developed and implemented in a gifted and talented pull out program, however it can easily be used in a traditional classroom or as an independent research study. Each lesson plan follows a 6E model of teaching: Engage, Explo
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4th - 6th
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Revolutionary War: Summarize American Revolution Biographies | American History
Enjoy studying about the American Revolution through the influential people that contributed to the Revolutionary War. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries in a
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Industrial Revolution: Inventors and Influencers, Biography Summaries Webquest
Studying Industrialization? Learn about the influential inventors and contributors of the Industrial Revolution with these Historical Biography Summaries in both pdf and Google Drive formats. Students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these histor
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Not Grade Specific
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Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Design a Global Action Figure Research Project | World Cultures PBL | Microsoft
This fun project challenges your students to create a “Barbie & Ken Around the World” action figure. First, they investigate a world culture by filling-in a research guide. Then, they design the attire and accessories for their dolls in a way that reflects their world culture. Project-based learning promotes higher-level thinking and creativity in your classroom. These can be adapted to any world culture and look awesome on display! Teacher slides guide your explanation of the project, and a
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5th - 12th
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