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8th grade social studies research videos
New Jersey: State and Capital Virtual Field Trip
Explore New Jersey! This resource has it all: history, fun facts, and hidden gems.We start out by asking you what you might already know about NJ! There are pictures and vocabulary to help students along.Next up is a visual ride on NJ Transit as we head down to the capital: Trenton! While we are on the train we give you some fun facts to help pass the time (video included).Our tour guide is all geared up by video to bring us through some of the great history packed into Trenton, NJ.After the tou
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Civil War Early Finisher/Extension Choice Board
Are you studying the Civil War and need something engaging for students to do if they finish early, or as an extension activity?This product includes 18+ links to a treasure trove of interesting and worthwhile websites, articles, videos, and games, all about the Civil War.My students love looking at these links when we study the Civil War and they finish work early.Please note, you may want to preview the videos to make sure they are appropriate for your students, as some of them are about Civi
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6th - 9th
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Black History Month
This short video explains the trials and triumphs of Harriet Tubman's life.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Frightful's Mountain John Stossel You Tube DDT Video Transcript Expeditionary
This is a transcript of John Stossel's video about DDT that is used in Unit 4 of Expeditionary Learning in ELA Grade 6. The video is difficult for the children and this is meant to act as a method of differentiation or scaffolding for those who struggle, such as ESL and SWD students. They can use the transcript to follow along, or they can use it after the video in order to perform activities or as part of their research for the argumentative essay. I've done my best to be accurate. If you f
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
U.S. History Documentary Project "Lights, Camera, Action"
Students select any topic in U.S. history, research the topic, conduct interviews with primary sources and learn first hand about how bias can be put into a movie. This project fits well during any time period but I have my students choose a topic from 1960 to present day (I give the option of local history). Students learn as editors of video first hand how they can add their bias to video and really start to question what they see in video after their project. Project works well for technolo
Grades:
7th - 12th
The Revolutionary War Interactive Timeline Activity
Have students engage in the specific events and battles that occurred during the Revolutionary War! In this interactive timeline, students will watch an introduction video, then watch shorter videos about each specific event. Then, on the document, students will summarize the event and whether that event swayed momentum in favor of the British, or the Colonists!
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5th - 9th
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11:10
Setting Sail with Columbus: The Dark Side of the Journey
Many of us may have learned, "In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." However, the question becomes what life was like on these voyages, and how were the indigenous people that Columbus encountered treated? In this video lesson, you'll be able to delve a little deeper to help answer these questions.At the end of the video is a list of ten questions that can be used to assist in classroom discussions, research projects, or essays. This video includes a teacher's guide
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Renaissance Video, Research, and Questions worksheet
The Renaissance Videos, Research, and QuestionsStudents watch a short video, answer questions to follow along, and then do a little research to learn more about this time period.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Grade 6-8 Social Studies Bundle Middle Years History
Australia and New Zealand Travel Commercial
Students select an island, state, or territory in the area, research that location, and create a commercial to attract tourists. Can be done using technology (iPads or computers) or with a good old posterboard! I have also included the notes I required them to take in outlining their commercial.
[You could expand this project to include all of Oceania but I found that many of the islands were difficult for middle schoolers to research in a short amount of time.]
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5th - 12th
Five Important Hindu Beliefs
This document provides a variety of resources for students about five important Hindu beliefs: Brahman, deities, samsara, dharma, and karma. There is a table of contents and students can browse resources by topic. Includes text resources, website resources, and video resources.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Electoral College Map Activity (3 min 31 min Video with directions/ex.)
This hands-on activity allows students to gain a better conceptual understanding of how the electoral college plays into the overall strategy to win the presidency. Students color code the states based on their projections as strong dem, lean dem, toss up, lean rep, and strong rep. *The activity has the side affect of reinforcing knowledge of state locations/spellings, and the relative populations of the various states!
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Andersonville: Trial of Henry Wirz Research Assignment or Viewing questions
This one page sheet with an answer key covers the History Channel DVD Andersonville: Trial of Henry Wirz but can simply be used, without the DVD, as a short research assignment for this fascinating episode of the Civil War.
Wirz was the only man to be hanged for murder and conspiracy against the Union. Davis & Lee and others were not. Why this man?
DVD Available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/THE-TRIAL-OF-HENRY-WIRZ/dp/B000E371ZA
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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4:08
Influential American Biography Project
Full and specific directions/rubric for students to do a thorough biography on a U.S. historical figure. This includes 15 different areas to address, including key critical thinking questions to help students analyze the effects of their influential American's main actions. Excellent to help students begin doing research projects and presentations.
Copyright: You may show or copy any of my resources for your STUDENTS only, but please DO NOT share my video practices or copies with those who hav
Grades:
5th - 8th
Starting the Civil War using Discovery Education
Using Discovery Education, students research the term Civil War using the reference section and watch a 2 minute video clip called "Starting the Civil War." Students will answer questions on the organizer, using close captioning and pausing to help with students who are ESL or special education.
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5th - 8th
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Cinco de Mayo: Interactive Slides
Assign these interactive Google slides to your students! Let them explore and discover about the rich history of Cinco de Mayo! Slides are linked with a digital map, links, and videos about Cinco de Mayo; parades, food, traditions, and history!No prep needed for this source! Assign and let them go!
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2nd - 8th
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0:50
H.O.W. - Headline of the Week
This is a great weekly activity to help students research more current events. My competition aspect brings this to a whole new level too.
Copyright: You may show or copy any of my resources for your STUDENTS only, but please DO NOT share my video practices or copies with those who have not purchased them. I have worked very hard to develop these unique strategies that will save teachers a lot of time and effort and greatly benefit your students, plus the profits I make from TPT are helping m
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6th - 9th
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Formatting a Bibliography
Raise your hand if you walk students through formatting a bibliography and they go home and forget everything you taught! Once this happened a few times for me, I made this video, posted it to Google Classroom, and had students refer to it each time they had a question. This video walks students through the process of formatting bibliographies on Google Drive, not Microsoft Word. This is also a fantastic source for remote learning!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TED Talk Discussion Guide: Lessons from the Summer of 2020
I always learn so much from listening to a TED Talk but am sometimes overwhelmed with all of the solid, educational information in them. In order to make them effective to use in my classroom, I listen to them first and come up with questions that provide a great framework for discussions and keep my students engaged the entire time while listening. Using this product along with the TED Talk will make sure your students get the most out of the information from each speaker. Questions are organiz
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7th - 10th
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American History -An Untold Story All Educators Should Know
Genocide is "the deliberate and systematic destruction of, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group".
We all know that the holocaust was a deliberate and systematic destruction of a specific group of people. Textbooks today give our students a welled laid out historical account of this traumatic time in history.
What I want to share with you is another unaddressed Holocaust. I URGE you to please take the time to listen to this sad, but true, story that was inte
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Child Labor Video Quiz with research, writing and discussion components.
This is a quick and easy way to cover the history of child labor in the United States. The video included on the sheet is easily found on youtube, but the questions are generic enough that you could use any video of your choice, or multiple clips. There is a research based written component that ties in current problems with child labor, along with a discussion component that could be done with partners, a group, or the entire class.
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8th - 11th
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Time Travel 101: Writing with Primary Sources
What are primary sources? How are they different from secondary or tertiary sources? How are they used in writing history? In writing fiction? This learning module, suitable for middle and high-school audiences, runs approximately 24 minutes. It explores online primary source archives and how they were used in researching Rysa Walker's young adult novel, Timebound, which was recently selected by readers as the Grand Prize Winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition.
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7th - 12th
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The Coming of World War I (part 1 of 5)
Teaching Bible and History half-time, creating during the other half, and during the "third half" studying history and the Bible.Hi! My name is Pete. I am really into my project of creating sound-less PowerPoint presentations of US History, intended for the classroom teacher, the parents of homeschoolers, or the historically obsessed. It takes time to create the lessons, but it’s fun for this old retired teacher. I need no money, but donations might indicate the value of my product. I find th
Grades:
8th - 11th
Teaching Diversity Appreciation
Students can safely discover new cultures in the comfort of their school or home.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Où rougissent les coquelicots
"Où rougissent les coquelicots" is a trailer for the french version of the 30 minute docudrama "Where The Poppies Grow: The Lakehead at War" This project is both a commemoration of the sacrifices of the First World War and the documentation of the historical contributions of Thunder Bay and region in the conflict. The First World War (1914-1918) had a significant impact on the communities of Port Arthur and Fort William (now Thunder Bay). Thousands of men and women from the region served
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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