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Landmark Supreme Court Cases that ROCKED Our World! Research Project
Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Rocked Our World is a high-interest research project for high school government or for any content area. Students research Supreme Court landmark cases of historical or legal significance that impacted our individual rights and liberties while also shaping our history. After conducting research, students showcase their landmark Supreme Court cases by using the free Animoto website and creating an educational music video! Your students will love presenting their
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9th - 12th
Veterans Day Reading Activities - Print and Digital Options
This scavenger hunt is the perfect activity to help students learn about the history of Veterans Day, the United States Military, and honor our veterans. The short pieces of nonfiction text in the Veterans Day scavenger hunt provide information using a fun format for students in middle grades. Digital, print, and QR code options available. Thirteen short pieces of text (1 - 2 paragraphs) serve as the clues. Students use these clues to search for the answers to specific questions (printable or G
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4th - 8th
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Civics Research Project - Representative or Elected Official Letter
Use this complete letter to an elected official kit to upgrade your Civics class with an authentic project that makes your students to be real agents of change with their government!Cultivating great writing skills isn’t hard. You just need the scaffolded, step-by-step directions and models in one low-prep, everything's-included project kit.This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with those who can create change.This
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution Vocabulary Activity with Quiz Included
Preamble - U.S. Constitution. This Preamble assignment will have students take the "old language" found in the Preamble and use a dictionary, thesaurus, or online source to figure out what message was trying to be explained when it was written. What I've always liked about this assignment is hearing students talking to each other and trying to figure out which words we use today mean the same thing as the words used back in 1787.This assignment, as well as the included quiz, are in both paper
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Back to School Bundle for Middle School Social Studies
Machiavelli's 'The Prince' Seminar: Inquiry-Based Project *Editable*
My students love discussion-based assignments. I created this seminar resource to give structure and purpose to student discussion, as well as practicing text annotation and research skills. This is a complete project using Chapter 17 of The Prince, by Machiavelli. You may be asking about a seminar: where to start? This project will help you and your students with the whole process, saving you time! This would be a great project for distance learning; you can hold the seminar on any video-confer
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Government Bundle: Applying Political Concepts *Editable*
First Amendment Free Speech Activity Project - Civics End of Year Project
Teach the First Amendment by having students use their free speech rightswith this real-life exploration of the First Amendment, Supreme Court cases, and school dress codes that asks, "What actually are my rights?"This kit comes in two formats: print PDF and editable digital Google files. By the end of this project, your students will be able toApply learning from various landmark free speech cases as well as their own school policyResearch and evaluate news sources on a current issue of their c
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Amending the US Constitution - Civics End of Year Project PBL Research Essay
Culminate your American Government & Civics course with this highly scaffolded capstone end-of-course research paper that lets you or your students choose a hotly debated Constitutional issue! Or conduct one as you study each of the three branches for a fantastic way to deeply develop and track growth in essential social studies skills!Everything is included, from background knowledge to final editing, for your students to research and argue whether or not to:Grant Washington DC statehood (
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9th - 12th
Mock Congress: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Bill-Writing Packet & Activity)
Students research a real-world problem and use a detailed template to write a bill. Students eventually act out the process and have the class/classes split into the House of Reps. and the Senate. They present their bill, try to convince their classmates to vote for it, and present it again for an official vote. If their bill passes the 'House' and 'Senate', it advances to the President (principal?) to become a law or to be vetoed. The detailed, step-by-step packet walks students through the bil
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5th - 12th
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Civics Project - Good Citizenship Responsibilities of Citizens Activities
Teach the responsibilities of citizens and active citizenship with the course-long civics service project. In this complete print-and-go project kit, students will become informed, engaged citizens, completing a wide variety of political and community volunteer hours and projects.It's like a course-long unit that operates in the background - hardly any class time is needed!Featured Service Projects: Write letters to the editor and op-ed essays Research current issues and write to elected officia
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Monetary & Fiscal Policy Research-Based Economics Lesson! (Distance Learning!)
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words “fiscal and monetary policy” my eyes automatically glaze over. If my eyes are glazing and my mind is wandering, how can I expect my students to be engaged? With this frustration in mind, I designed this research-based lesson to be totally student-centered. By making the language understandable to students and giving them the ability to research the tools of fiscal and monetary policy on their own, I’ve seen incredible student engagement. Students
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10th - 12th
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Model UN Country Profile and Research Guide
Help your students prepare for a Model United Nations conference with this comprehensive set of resources that is appropriate for upper middle and high school delegates. Start by teaching students how to identify credible sources and conduct research for MUN using the handouts and slides provided. Next, they will use the template provided to create a country profile of geographic, social, political, and economic information. Finally, the guiding questions and helpful links about Model UN researc
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Model UN Lesson and Activity Bundle
Bill of Rights & Amendments Activity 1 Day Mini-Research Google Slides™ Project
This DIGITAL, EDITABLE product is great for an American literature, U.S. history, or government class. Teach research skills with a smaller, manageable topic. Jigsaw the Bill of Rights or the 27 amendments with your students and have them present to each other.This product includes 7 slides:1 example slide1 directions slide (editable)1 rubric slide (editable)4 Google Slides templates (to give students color choice)The Google Slides templates can be edited in View > Theme Builder (formerly "Ma
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6th - 12th
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State Report and Float | Research Project Bundle | For Google Slides™
Are you looking for an alternative assessment for your social studies students? This project will keep your students engaged in their learning, while allowing them to use their creative side. This project has two parts—a report and a float. The report, which is based on Google Slides, allows students to learn the facts, but also to be creative. The digital report includes:Basic InformationState HistoryState GeographyState SymbolsFamous PeopleVisitor’s CenterWeatherNational Park Service SitesFun
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3rd - 5th
Prisons Around the World: Research Jigsaw (Sociology - Deviance)
Perfect for use in a Sociology class during the Deviance and Crime unit! Students will become an expert on one of 9 prisons around the world. Hyperlinked resources (videos and articles) are already provided for students to use for research. Each student will complete a "doodle notes" style graphic organizer on their assigned prison before sharing with other students. During sharing, an additional graphic organizer is provided for the remaining 8 prisons. At the end of the activity, students will
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Sociology Growing Bundle (30% Savings)
Create a Netflix Series about a Supreme Court Case
There are several groundbreaking Supreme Court cases that every American should be aware of. These historical cases have had the biggest impact on our system of government and our laws. For this project, students will be assigned one of these cases and will need to create a Netflix docuseries about the case itself and the outcome. Using their knowledge of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Supreme Court, and basic ideas about law, students will research the case they have been assigned, and org
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6th - 12th
MODERN Presidents - WEBQUEST - Print & Digital - Contemporary America
This student-centered research activity includes a WebQuest for contemporary Presidents from John F Kennedy to Donald Trump. Students will follow the link to find information about the Presidents such as political experience, domestic and foreign affairs, and other interesting facts. Students complete wrap-up questions at the end. Both printable and digital (Google docs) versions are included! Answer KEY included. Here are just a few ideas you can do with this activity: Individually- Have studen
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9th - 12th
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Create a school survey to analyze public opinion polls!
Discussing the role of The People and Public Opinion is a very important topic within any government, civics, current events or history class. However, nothing helps students to learn information better than actually living it! In this activity, students get to design their own survey, poll their peers, analyze the results and answer critical thinking questions about how political analysts might use their research. DOK 3 and 4! Student-centered learning!This is consistently one of my student
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Executive Branch Research Paper
Increase your Civics and American Government curriculum with the Presidential Research Paper—an immersive academic journey meticulously designed to deepen students' understanding of the Executive Branch. As educators, we're constantly seeking innovative ways to engage students in critical analysis and argumentative writing, and this research paper offers a compelling solution. I recommend assigning assigning each student a different president to research.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Biden v. Trump Candidate Comparison Election 2024 webquest
Get your students interested in the next presidential election with two candidates who have received a lot of attention recently! A great webquest and research activity that can lead to great class debates or argumentative essays. This is a great way to introduce the 2024 election process, develop research skills with credible websites, develop informed opinions with evidence to back it up, and teach civic responsibilities. Students really have fun with this!
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7th - 12th
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International Humanitarian Law: Slides + Independent Work Packet
The International Humanitarian Law unit covers the following:International Criminal CourtGenocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, crime of aggressionInternational Court of JusticeHistory of Israel and Palestine (context for current case before the ICC)Islamophobia (understanding bias to enhance media literacy)Antisemitism (understanding bias to enhance media literacy)Media literacy principlesCareers in humanitarian lawWhat's included:43 Google Slides (w/links to readings and videos)11-page
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9th - 12th
CNN 10 Notes Guide
✅ Use this quick little note guide if your students watch CNN 10. ✅ Help get more engagement when your students are watching this great quick news resource.✅ It is editable on Google Slides via the "theme builder".✅ It has fully virtual with text boxes or if you press print the text boxes will disappear and it will print out as a mini worksheet. ✅This is a Google Drive resource so I realize it is easy to share but please be courteous of all the time and effort I have put into my work and do not
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3rd - 12th
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California Local State and Federal Government | United States Constitution
Are your students learning about California's government? Students will enjoy completing this California: Local, State, and Federal Government (CA 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4) projectfor Google Slides™. This project is an engaging digital alternative to paper-pencil assignments, if you’re looking to go paperless and check responses in real time!What's included:California: Local, State, and Federal Government for Google Slides™PDF versionDirections are also included in the download.Directions:Shar
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4th
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Three Branches of Tennessee Government
Tennessee History 5th Grade New StandardsThis product contains a slideshow and guided notes for The Three Branches of Tennessee Government . It is aligned to the Tennessee 5th Grade Social Studies Standards. I have always printed off 2 per page to save paper, and students can easily read and complete at this font size. All words to be written in the guided notes are highlighted.All test questions are bold and underlined, for students to highlight or underline in their note packet to study later.
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4th - 8th
Media in America Research Project for Google Docs
Calling all teachers!!! Are you teaching students about the media’s role in American politics? Do you want your students to understand the differences between corporate, local, national, and alternative media? Do you believe that your job as a Social Studies teacher is to train your students to look at news, social media, and publications with a critical eye? Look no further, you have found what you are looking for! I built this project for my American Government class as a way to avoid giving
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Not Grade Specific
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