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8th grade social studies research under $5
20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates
These research graphic organizers will help your students form strong note-taking habits, organize findings, build vocabulary and keep track of the sources they used to find information. - 20 Diverse Graphic Organizers / Templates for Research - Generic enough to be used across different subjects, activities and lesson - Differentiated from basic to advanced with different focuses, formats and layouts- Can be used as a non-fiction reading response activity for student accountability - Excellent
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1st - 10th
American Revolution Battles | Differentiated Passage and Coloring Activity
This activity is an engaging way to cover many facts about the battles of the American Revolution! This differentiated resource is perfect to have on hand for your Social Studies classroom.Get this resource and more in my money-saving bundle! Social Studies Color by Number BundleTwo versions are included to differentiate for your students:Version 1: The passage is written on an 6th grade level. All parts of the coloring page include facts.Version 2: The passage is written on a 4th grade level. L
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4th - 8th
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Veterans Day Activities & Crafts: Patriotic Agamograph Project & Bulletin Board
Honor our military veterans during Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day (9/11), and other patriotic holidays, by creating this easy-to-make project that you can display in your classroom or school hallway.This ready-to-go, time-saving project becomes a beautiful, kinesthetic display that transforms from the image of a saluting veteran into the image of an American bald eagle. Students will love creating this easy-to-make agamograph using the color-by-number templates. And as
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: 10 Patriotic Activities and Crafts: Patriotic Holidays BUNDLE (Save 30%)
Fairy Tale Court - a mock trial mini unit
Fairy Tale Court is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that's highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. They will learn all about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesFairy Tale Court InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteSix Classic Fairy TalesExhib
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5th - 8th
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Primary and Secondary Sources Activities and Worksheets | Google Drive and PDF
If you are looking for a no-prep lesson and activity to teach your students about Primary and Secondary sources, this resource is for you! There are printable and digital options of each component of the resource, so you can customize it based upon your needs and preferences! This resource includes:Teacher Guide (PDF)Student Handouts (Information Sheets + Worksheets, with an answer key)Editable Google SlideshowSelf-Grading Google FormEditable Google Doc version of student handoutsThe information
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: History Skills Bundle | Why Study History and Social Studies
Friendly Letter Writing Paper & Template - Great Mail Race How to Write a Letter
The Great Mail Race is an excellent way for students to learn letter writing, geography, research skills, data collection, and graphing skills, and much more! Students send letters and questionnaires to schools in all 50 states. You can use the responses any way you want - mark the schools on a map, graph data from their surveys, etc. This packet has everything you need but the stamps and envelopes! Includes:Teacher instructions for the projectEditable introductory letter Class questionnaireStud
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2nd - 8th
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 - court simulation for middle school
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteCasesTemplate for the Prosecutio
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6th - 9th
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Scaffolded Natural Disasters Research Project Extreme Weather
Students will research specific facts about a natural disaster and create a brochure (either on paper or digital) about it. Are your students curious about natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes? This project will help students learn about different natural disasters around the world. This is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will love learning about extreme weather and natural disasters in this scaffolded research project.This Natural Disaster Brochur
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8th - 10th
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Women's History Month Research and One-Pager Summary Project
Celebrate Women's History Month in March with this one-pager project that requires students to research important women in history. Completed projects make beautiful hallway or classroom displays; students' artwork also makes for great bulletin boards that highlight Women's History Month.Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager projectHolistic Rubric for the one pager projectExample one pager (Featuring RBG - Ruth Bader Ginsberg)11 BLANK TEMPLATES (printable -- optional)
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5th - 12th
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Teach Students How To Research
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4th - 9th
13 Colonies | Differentiated Passage and Coloring Activity for Social Studies
This differentiated resource is perfect to have on hand for your Social Studies classroom as students practice finding text evidence with information about the 13 Colonies. Get this resource and more in my Social Studies BundleTwo versions are included to differentiate for your students:Version 1 Identify the year colonies were founded/founders. They do not have to know the location of the coloniesVersion 2 The map portion is blank- they will need to know the location of the colonies as well as
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4th - 8th
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Biography in a Bag
Great way to research biographies and present to classmates in an interesting and engaging way. Promotes deep thinking and creativity. After reading a biography or studying a historical figure students complete this two page document and find household items to symbolize the person studied. Items can symbolize character traits, accomplishments, hobbies, etc. Students bring items in bag and are displayed and explained to class along with new information learned about historical figure. Rubric inc
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3rd - 8th
Forensics: Innocence Project Lesson & Research Activity
Save yourself TIME AND ENERGY with this no-prep Innocence Project Lesson & Research Activity! This resource bundle begins with a lesson over The Innocence Project where students will complete the included "Science Scribbles" notes sheet. Then, students will conduct their own research and create a banner that showcases what they learned. Need a digital option? No problem! This bundle includes both PRINT and DIGITAL versions of each resource, making it perfect for distance learning, online c
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8th - 12th
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Black History Month Research and One-Pager Summary Project
Celebrate Black History Month with this one-pager project that requires students to research important African American figures in history. Completed projects make beautiful hallway or classroom displays; students' artwork also makes for great bulletin boards that highlight Black History Month. Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (2 Versions: PDF and word document)Holistic Rubric for the one pager projectExample one pager (Maya Angelou)10 BLANK TEMPLATES (pr
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
ANY TOPIC 1 Day Mini Research Activity Lesson for Google Slides™ Project w/ MLA
Teach research skills, encourage curiosity, and promote choice with your students. This product includes 4 Google Slides templates to allow for a straightforward mini-research project. You have so much flexibility with these templates, and you can edit them in VIEW > THEME BUILDER to suit your needs. For example, you can change "definition" to "description" depending what you want your students to research. An editable grading rubric is also included.Similar products:1 Day Mini-Research Proj
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Egyptian Mythology: Gods and Goddesses Ancient Egypt Bulletin Board Project
Ra Ra Ra! Are there any stories more exciting than those pulled from the mythologies of ancient cultures? Students will love learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses as they create Big Galoots of these fascinating figures. Choose from 15 different gods and goddesses, and invite students to learn their mythologies. Have them color and cut the ready-to-go Big Galoot templates and write about what they learned on the back side of the figure. Then hang the Big Galoots on a bulletin board or across
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4th - 8th
Ancient Rome Emperors + Leaders Project | Roman Empire Historical Baseball Cards
This Ancient Rome Project will be a lot of fun for your students and help them learn about the different leaders and emperors of Ancient Rome! In this no-prep activity with printable and digital options, students will create baseball cards about several Roman emperors or leaders in Ancient Rome. For each baseball card, students will select a leader or emperor from Ancient Rome to research. Then, they will include the leader's name, a sketch or image of them, the dates that they ruled, their job
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle | Activities, Simulation, Notes, Timeline, Test
American Revolution Causes | Differentiated Passage and Coloring Activity
This differentiated resource is perfect to have on hand for your Social Studies classroom as students find text evidence in a passage about the events leading up to the American Revolution. Get this resource and more in my money-saving Social Studies BundleTwo versions are included to differentiate for your students. Version 1: The passage is written on an 8th grade level. All parts of the coloring page include facts. Version 2: The passage is written on a 5th grade level. Less facts are include
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4th - 8th
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Industrial Revolution - Invention & Inventor Poster Project
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ACTIVITY - Students really enjoy this assignment where they become an inventor from the Industrial Revolution and market / sell one of their inventions. Students must research both the inventor and the invention and then "sell" themselves and their ideas. Includes the following 8 pages - a detailed assignment sheet- pre-research planning sheet- list of inventors/inventions- research record sheets (for students to keep track of their research) - a bibliography template - b
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6th - 9th
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Civil War Poster Project - Battles & Leaders - Student Research & Presentation
Bring student research into your classroom with this simple digital or print project! Students research a Civil War topic and then create either a digital slide or poster to present to their peers. Your students will become the teacher as they explain the significance of a battle, event or leader to the class!Students will demonstrate multiple historical skills, including: gathering information to answer a question–how did individuals and events change the course of the Civil War?--and demonstr
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Civil War Unit Resources Bundle | 7 Activities and Projects
Country Research Project: Google
Need a fun project for researching a country ? Need a creative Distance learning activity?Country Research Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This activity includes a wide range of topics for students to research such as, government, economy, traditional dance, population, traditional clothing, cuisine, current event, and more! These comprehensive activities provide rigorous instruction allowing students to research and understand the country of their or the teacher
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4th - 12th
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Civil War Leaders | Differentiated Social Studies Passage and Coloring Activity
Students love a chance to color, and this activity is an engaging way to cover many facts about leaders during the Civil War! This differentiated resource is perfect to have on hand for your Social Studies classroom.Get this resource and more in my money-saving bundle! Social Studies Color by Number BundleTwo versions are included to differentiate for your students.Version 1: The passage is written on an 6th grade level. Version 2: The passage is written on a 4th grade level. Less facts are incl
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4th - 8th
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United States Government | Differentiated Passage and Coloring Activity
Students love a chance to color, and this activity is an engaging way to cover many facts about the government of the United States! This differentiated resource is perfect to have on hand for your Social Studies classroom.Get this resource and more in my money-saving bundle! Social Studies Color by Number BundleTwo versions are included to differentiate for your students.Version 1: The passage is written on an 7th grade level. All parts of the coloring page include facts.Version 2: The passage
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4th - 8th
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Volcano Research Journal / Volcano Project - PRINT & DIGITAL
Volcano Project - Students pretend to be a scientist studying an active volcano anywhere in the world - luckily during their research the volcano erupts. They must write a first person account of their volcano research. Includes a print (PDF) and digital (Google Slides™) version of the project for distance learning / online learning platforms. My students love the opportunity to learn and write about a volcanic eruption - I love to see what they come up with! Easy to differentiate for a varie
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7th - 12th
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