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8th grade social studies independent work packet pdfs
NATIONAL PARK Research Projects | USA American Landmarks Report Activities
This bundle of 30 national park brochure projects is a fantastic way for your students to explore a huge variety of landscapes across North America. Each no-prep activity can be completed in a few different ways. You can provide your students with the information to fill out their brochures, or have them find the information through Internet research. If your students are inexperienced with Internet research, guide them through the process by projecting a search that you lead. NPS.gov and Britta
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Pearl Harbor Primary Source Analysis Compare 3 Points of View
Students will read and analyze 3 accounts of the events at Pearl Harbor from the point of view of an American soldier, a Japanese bomber, and the White House by answering 25 questions including comparing and contrasting them. Two questions have students connect the material to today. They will also analyze images and propaganda posters (prompts provided), create two propaganda posters for different points of view, and complete 2 extension tasks (a dialogue exchange and a word cloud). The answ
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â World War 2 Bundle
Map and Globe Skills Worksheets (6th, 7th, 8th Grades)
Your students will love reviewing map and globe skills with this engaging, no prep worksheet packet! It's great to use during the back-to-school weeks. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!Resource Includes: 12 worksheets & answer keysCardinal and intermediate directionslatitude and longitudegrid maps: reading & creatingphysical maps: reading & drawing conclusionsgraphic scales: to determine distancesmap keys: to acquire informationAn
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Grades:
5th - 8th
World War II: Map Coloring & Labeling Activities- Europe & Pacific Theaters!
This World War II Map Activity includes two map activities that include blank maps, student direction sheets, follow-up map tasks, and completed sample maps to use as reference. One map activity focuses on Axis Expansion in EUROPE and one on Axis Expansion in ASIA (The Pacific). They can be used with many different age groups, learning styles, and independently- great addition to your WWII unit!**Note: These maps focus on the peak of Axis power/control during WWII. Please see the completed ma
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in:Â US History / American History BIG BUNDLE of Resources! NO-PREP!
Viking Ship Interactive Distance Learning Geoexplorers Reading Project Vikings
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects! This project focuses on the Viking ships of Norway and Scandinavia. Have your students read the included story about Vikings and answer questions related to the text. A second page using the vocabulary will help the students find the meaning of new words. Once the reading lesson is complete, your students get to build their own Viking ship! This lesson can be used independently, or to enrich a unit already being taught. The page of directions can
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
3 Branches of Government Civics Activities
Teaching the three branches of the U.S. government is an essential part of the U.S. History or Civics curriculum. This product is a concise and effective way of teaching the three branches of government. It can be used to meet the needs of all learners. There are a variety of activities included!This product includes the following:Reading passage: a one page reading passage about the 3 branches of governmentGraphic organizer: students can use to take notes as they read or to summarize what they
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Achilles
Practice deep reading comprehension with this fun Greek myth based on Achilles. Students will read a one page story about Achilles, the brave Greek warrior with a hidden weakness. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, figurative language, cause and effect, theme, and character traits. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one pa
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
Middle School U.S. History "NO PREP" Sub Resources and Independent Assignments
You'll be ready for anything with this self-directed U.S. History learning resource bundle, offering all the help you will need for creating sub plans and a sub binder AND with independent assignments for your U.S. History students! Are you tired of the last-minute scramble to find meaningful and appealing work or engaging resources for your class? Do you need a quiet day where your students work harder than you do? Are you going to be absent and don't have the time to plan for a sub? Then elimi
Grades:
5th - 8th
Life Before and After September 11 Activity
Students will read 3 brief paragraphs giving an overview of 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on 9/11. They will then answer 5 discussion questions and determine from 15 statements/scenarios which refer to life before 9/11 and which represent life after 9/11. This also includes 10 interview questions students can ask someone about the impact 9/11 had for them immediately, in the short term, and today. ***Updated to include 4 discussion questions for President Bush's first two addr
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Social Studies Activities for Holidays Bundle
World Map Practice Activities BUNDLE | 11 Continents and Regions | Google
End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes will think critically with these engaging practice activities. First, they answer geography questions by analyzing various physical & political maps covering 11 different world regions. Then, a drag & drop challenge assesses their learning of the locations. Each world region includes a printable worksheet that takes labeling maps to the next level! Students create a map using only absolute & relative locat
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5th - 12th
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Fun End of the Year Activities Middle High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These End of the Year Summer Break activities and puzzles teach the history of our current school schedule and why it might need to be changed in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. Students will also get tips about landing that summer job. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substi
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â End of the Year Bundle Middle High School Sub Plans or Independent Work
END OF THE YEAR HISTORY ACTIVITIES with Google Slides
Celebrate the end of the year with a student choice project - as either a print version or on GOOGLE SLIDES! This End of the Year Social Studies Choice Board is designed to reflect information your students have learned in Social Studies, personal information about your class, and gives your students an opportunity to preview information from their next Social Studies course. Templates are included.Don’t have time for a choice board? You can differentiate the content by offering different activi
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in:Â SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
Student Choice Biography Research Project — Secondary ELA — CCSS Rubric
Do you want to teach your students the format of a short biography? This no-prep biography research project guides students through the research and reporting on a significant figure of their choice! It will shepherd student learning from the selection and planning process to the creation of a polished essay using thoughtfully scaffolded and tested activities. Designed as a weeks-long research unit, this product includes (See PREVIEW):The Basics of MLA Style PowerPoint presentation to assist wit
Grades:
6th - 10th
Geography Around the World Christmas Map Activity
Students will review map and research skills (cardinal directions, latitude, longitude) and what they learned about political and physical geography by helping Santa and his reindeer get from one location to another to deliver presents. There are 25 questions and each answer is a different location in the world (country, city, body of water, etc). Students will then map each location Santa went to and then send him to 4 of their own design. The answers are included and if your students have a
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â World Geography Full Course Bundle
I AM NOT A NUMBER Lessons - Residential Schools Reading Response
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School Students This no-prep learning resource / reconciliation novel study, includes NINE different activities to support this authentic resource using comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Critical Thinking and Transformation Plus... an activity identifying Child Rights violations described in the book.This response unit supports in class learning as well as DISTANCE LEARNI
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â I AM NOT A NUMBER & As Long as the Rivers Flow - Residential School BUNDLE
Halloween Activites Puzzles Middle and High School Sub Plans or Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Halloween activities and puzzles teach the history of Halloween in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Halloween worksheets are
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Back to School Bundle for Middle and High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Thanksgiving Activities Puzzles for Middle High School Sub Plan Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Thanksgiving Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Thanksgiving in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Thanksgiving Da
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Back to School Bundle for Middle and High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Veterans Day Activities & Puzzles Middle High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Veterans Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Veterans and Armistice Day in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Veter
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Grades:
7th - 10th
World Geography Create a Map BUNDLE | Absolute & Relative Location Clues WS
End the cycle of bored students copying from a book to label maps! This BUNDLE of Create-a-Map Worksheets takes labeling maps to the next level! Challenge your class to think critically by creating 11 maps of various world regions using only absolute & relative location clues. Easy-to-follow directions make these a fun way to integrate mapping in your classroom! Everything you need is included! Includes Printable Resources: Microsoft & PDF11 "Where is it?" Clues Worksheets11 Printable Ma
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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United States Complete Primary Source Analysis Bundled Set Civil War- Modern Day
This is the ULTIMATE U.S. History Primary Source Analysis Complete Bundle Set that will save you time and energy as you prepare your students to practice the valuable Social Studies skill. From the Civil War to Modern America, the bundle includes 84 pages of images, quotes, charts, graphs and so much more with guiding questions for better student understanding or review of the social, economic, and political changes for each major national era and the decades from 1860 to 2014. Topics begin wi
Grades:
5th - 11th
Also included in:Â U.S. History Custom Bundle
Prehistory and Early Humans Google Drive Interactive Notebook
This Prehistory digital resource for teaching about features a set of 10 fully-editable interactive pages on the Stone Age for Google Drive! The pages cover the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras with a variety of links, graphic organizers, and more! These super-engaging pages can be completed all online with laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! Prehistory topics covered in these pages include: The Hominids: Australopithecines, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthal, &a
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â World History 1: Google Drive Digital Resources Interactive Notebook Bundle
The Boston Tea Party Primary Source and Image Analysis
Students will read 2 primary sources on the Boston Tea Party from the American Revolution (Revolutionary War) and answer 12 questions for one and 17 for the other. They will analyze 5 images by responding to 7 prompts and completing a creative task. Lastly, there are 4 extension tasks to choose from. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! See the preview for a closer look! ***UPDATED to include 5 ideas for implementation.***Sample questions include:--
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Revolutionary War Bundle for US History
Bill of Rights 10 Amendments Matching Activity for Government and US History
Are your students confused by the meanings of the Bill of Rights? These 10 Amendments matching activities are the perfect solution and are differentiated for different student levels. Looking for a Constitution Day activity? This is great for helping all students access grade level content!These are no-prep matching activities - one option has the literal 10 Amendments and the other has the simplified meaning of the 10 Amendments. Students can cut and paste amendments with their meanings, write
Grades:
8th - 11th
St Patrick's Day Activities Puzzles Middle High School Sub Plan Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this St. Patrick's Day independent work/sub-plan lesson with a word search, crossword puzzle, highly engaging reading passages and other activities. Students learn the history of Saint Patrick and St. Patrick's Day in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that you or a substitute can use. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for
Grades:
7th - 10th
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