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Higher education social studies worksheets for Easel Activities
The Social Dilemma Netflix Documentary: 30 Question Worksheet + Answer Key!
The Social Dilemma- This is a video guide + answer key! (Hard copy and digital versions.)Technology, cell phones and social media leave us with a social dilemma for sure! Whether it be Facebook, Snap Chat, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter, all social media gives us reason to stop, pause and reflect!-----------------------------------------------------Here you will find:* 30 questions that follow along with the documentary* Answer key to make grading a breeze* An optional "less paper" version* Link
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: High School Health Curriculum: Full Year, Skills Based Health Education
Confessions of a Shopaholic Movie Viewing Guide & Personal Finances Worksheets
Add an element of fun to your Personal Finances unit with this "Confessions of a Shopaholic" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!This movie can be used as a review of the principles of personal finances and credit card debt and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.The Viewing Guide is three pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Sociological Perspectives Application Activity
The following is an application activity for Sociology class after students has learned about the three Sociological Perspectives (Functionalist, Conflict, and Symbolic Interactionist) in class. This activity provides students with 4 scenarios where 2-3 statements are given (per scenario) from various real life points of view about behavior. Students are asked to read each scenario and decide which Sociological Perspective is most in line with the point each person makes in their statement. Afte
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Hunger Games Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheets (Government and Economics)
Add an element of fun to your government and economics classes with this "The Hunger Games" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheets!This movie can be used as a review of the basic principles of government and economics and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to government and economics.The Viewin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development: Movie Representation Worksheet (Child Dev)
This worksheet works through the Erikson's 8 Stages of Development by viewing Disney/Pixar movie clips. The following Youtube videos provide the exact clips needed for this worksheet, but you can easily find the individual clips yourself.Youtube video clip links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWfct9sHOY ORhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhBbE8hSz1I&feature=emb_logo*Please check the Youtube links to see if they are still valid or that you can access the movie clips needed before purchasing
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mexican American War Reading
A great READING resource on Mexican-American War with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading first explains manifest destiny and its influence on westward expansion. Next, it provides context on how Texas contributed to tensions between Mexico and United States. This includes the border dispute over the Nueces Rive
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Missouri Compromise Reading
A great READING resource on Missouri Compromise with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading provides context on why newly acquired territories from the Louisiana Purchase divided the nation. It explains how Missouri’s request to be a slave state increased sectional tensions. Next, the reading breaks down the differe
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Community, Safety & Traffic Signs Sign Definition to Image Matching Worksheets
For this community instruction based lesson, students are presented with varying community, traffic, or safety signs visually/in word form. Students will work on their functional vocabulary skills by identifying the sign's name and image. Students are asked to review the provided sign meaning or definition and match it to its image, out of an array of three. Students will work on identifying sign based vocabulary words, reading signs, defining signs/understandings purpose and more!There are 15 w
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Manifest Destiny Reading
A great READING resource on Manifest Destiny with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading provides an explanation of what Manifest Destiny means and how it relates to westward expansion. It explains the political, social, and economic interests at stake for territorial expansion. Next, it focuses on the influence of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Impractical Jokers Social Norms and Sanctions Application Activity
The following is a Sociology activity in which students are asked to watch 8 different video clips from the television show "Impractical Jokers" in order to analyze and apply Social Norms and Social Sanctions which take place in each clip. Each clip is given a title with a YouTube link provided (search clip name is having issues with link).A graphic organizer is provided (with a key) which tasks students with identifying the Social Norm being broken, how the Social Norm is being broken, Social
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nullification Crisis Reading
A great READING resource with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! It focuses on the topic of Nullification Crisis. Included are 1 page reading, 1 page question sheet and 1 page answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or reading for test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading provides context on how the Tariff of 1828 led to the Nullification Crisis. It explains why the south was upset with the tariff. This includes paying more for imported goods, tr
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Sociological Theories Video Application Activity
The following is an activity in which students watch an episode of the television show "The Office" and apply the three sociological theories (Functionalism, Conflict, and Symbolic Interactionism) to the behavior of the characters in the episode shown.This activity has three prompts (questions) for each theory which help guide students as they explain the behavior of the characters using each theory. I usually show the Christmas Party episode from Season 2 or Michael's Birthday from Season 2.I u
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mulan (2020) Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheet (Chinese Culture and Geography)
Add another interesting element to your Geography of China Unit with this "Mulan (2020)" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet.This lesson includes a pre-screening activity with basic questions about Geography and cultural concepts that might require students to conduct a little bit of research.The viewing guide is split into four sections to go along with the movie. Each of the four sections contains questions that are designed to make students think about the people and ideas at play in the film a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Journey to the Center of the Earth Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheet
Add another interesting element to your Basics of Earth Science or Geography Units with this "Journey to the Center of the Earth" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet.This lesson includes a pre-screening activity with basic questions about Geography and Earth Science concepts that might require students to conduct a little bit of research.The viewing guide is split into four sections to go along with the movie. Each of the four sections contains questions that are designed to make students think ab
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Ever After: A Cinderella Story Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheets (Renaissance)
Add an element of fun to your Renaissance Unit with this "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!This movie can be used as a review or introduction to the ideas of the Renaissance and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to the Renaissance.The Viewing Guide is two pa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Compromise of 1850 Reading
A great READING resource on Compromise of 1850 with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading provides context on why newly acquired territories from the Mexican Cession divided the nation. It explains how California’s request to be a free state increased sectional tensions. It upsets the balance of free and slave stat
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates Reading
A great READING resource with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! It focuses on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading defines what debates are and provides context on why Lincoln and Douglas debated. Next, it focuses on events that shaped the topic of the debates. This includes Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, and t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Erik Erikson Developmental Stages~Scenarios #1~Fill In & Task Cards~NO PREP
Do you need a way to study Erikson's Stages of Development? Here are 15 Fill in the Blank scenarios where you will have to read and fill in the appropriate stage of development. Try it with a word bank, then try without! Try the matching task cards on your own, in a small group, or get someone to quiz you on them!1 worksheet with Word Bank1 Challenge worksheet without Word Bank2 pages of Task Cards1 Recording Sheet1 Answer KeyAlso see *******Erik Erikson Crossword~ Stages VocabularyErik Erikson
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Weather and Climate - Text and Exercise Sheets
Weather is the state of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time. Weather always changes and is different all around the world. It depends on many elements . It may be warm and sunny in one place, but cold, windy and rainy somewhere else.Climate refers to the weather conditions in a certain area over a longer period of time.Contents : 16 pagesIntroductionElements of the weatherTemperatureAir pressureHumidityPrecipitationGlobal wind systemsAir massesClimate ZonesWeather forecastingExt
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Psychology Perception Gestalt Principles
Psychology: Sensation and Perception: Gestalt PrinciplesLIMITED TIME OFFER: Enjoy 50% off this Gestalt Principles' packet. We know TpTers appreciate customer feedback to help them decide if a product will be a good fit for their students. But, when we post a new product to our store, it starts with no ranking. So, we offer half-off for the first couple of weeks as a way of saying 'thanks' for trusting us with your curricular needs - and to kindly ask that you leave a review for the next person.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Nature Vs. Nurture Activity (Family and Consumer Sciences, Psychology) - PDF
Students use the list of personality traits, physical attributes, preferences, etc. from the 1998 The Parent Trap movie (the older movie version will work as well) to determine whether they are a result of nature (inherited traits) or nurture (learned behavior). A Venn Diagram worksheet is provided for students to categorize those traits and attributes into nature, nurture or either. Finally, students complete the reflection questions worksheet to explore how they chose to categorize the traits
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Family and Consumer Sciences Movie Activities Bundle
Declaration of Independence Word Search Puzzle Activity Page with Coloring
Declaration of Independence word search puzzle / coloring page activity worksheet. Combines a challenging word find activity with mindfulness coloring to provide an engaging and relaxing learning activity. Contains 32 words in an advanced puzzle for older kids, teens and adults. No prep, ready to print. Includes a digital EASEL version of the word puzzle.Reinforce vocabulary, spelling and learning with a fun printable wordsearch puzzle. Also great for games nights and class parties. The pe
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Day After Tomorrow Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheets
Add another interesting element to your Weather and Climate Unit with this "The Day After Tomorrow" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheets.This lesson includes a pre-screening activity with basic questions about the weather and climate that will require students to conduct a little bit of research. The viewing guide is split into four sections to go along with the movie. Each of the four sections contains questions that are designed to make students think about the people and ideas at play in the f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Sociological Imagination Application Activity
For this activity, students are asked to apply C. Wright Mill's "Sociological Imagination" to Dorothea Lange's photo called "Migrant Mother" from the Great Depression. This activity provides the photograph and asks students a set of questions which guide them in using and applying the Sociological Imagination.This is a great activity in which students must apply what they have learned about this key concept of Sociology.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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