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8th grade civics resources for Microsoft OneDrive under $5
Solve a Real World Conflict Current Events Activity | In the News | Microsoft
The United Nations needs help! Students propose solutions to real-world conflicts in this thought-provoking activity. First, they watch the news to find examples of conflict and cooperation around the globe. Then they summarize the information for the UN Security Council and write innovative proposals for peace. This is a great way to integrate current events and research skills into your curriculum. A fill-in rubric is included for easy grading. Your purchase has print & interactive, digita
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6th - 12th
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The Bill of Rights Practice Activity | US Amendments in Cartoons | Microsoft
This fun “Which Amendment?” activity challenges your students to figure out which amendment is violated in 15 cartoon scenarios by referencing the Bill of Rights. The silly connections engage your classes while they explore their basic rights as Americans! My students always love this activity. There are 2 versions so you can easily differentiate learning in your classroom. One gives short descriptions of each amendment to use as reference while the other includes the actual text from the Bill o
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4th - 9th
Get Gerrymandered!: A Digital Map Activity
My husband (an AP Government and AP US History teacher) and I created this resource as a civic competency lesson and activity. In the United States, we, more often than not, have artificially noncompetitive elections due to gerrymandering. The intent of this resource is to teach your students about the effects of gerrymandering on elections and how to analyze their congressional district. Students will search congressional district maps to identify gerrymandered United States House Districts. T
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Design a Global Action Figure Research Project | World Cultures PBL | Microsoft
This fun project challenges your students to create a “Barbie & Ken Around the World” action figure. First, they investigate a world culture by filling-in a research guide. Then, they design the attire and accessories for their dolls in a way that reflects their world culture. Project-based learning promotes higher-level thinking and creativity in your classroom. These can be adapted to any world culture and look awesome on display! Teacher slides guide your explanation of the project, and a
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5th - 12th
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Government PictoWord Activity | FUN Vocab Practice | Microsoft Print and Digital
Students design Picto-Words to illustrate the meaning of various types of governments. It is an engaging way to review the concepts while encouraging students to show off their creativity! Guided slides help you explain the activity & a fill-in rubric makes grading easy. Picto-Words make great classroom & hallway displays too! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need
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5th - 12th
Types of Government Review Practice Activities | Microsoft Print and Digital
Review the different types of governments found around the world with these practice activities. Students identify, classify & examine traits of various government systems to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & PrintGuided Explain Slides3 Practice ActivitiesAnswer K
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5th - 12th
Forms of Government PowerPoint with Easel Assessment
Forms of Government PowerPoint. Fundamental forms of government to introduce students to basic concepts for understanding governments. Terms: anarchy, tyranny, autocracy, monarchy, dictatorship, patriarchy, theocracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, plutocracy, democracy, direct democracy and representative democracy with Presidential and Parliamentary systems, federalism, centralism, and fascism. Includes link to a hangman game on forms of government and a great website that compares all types of gover
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5th - 8th
Intro to Cultures and Cultural Traits Review Puzzles and Unit Quiz | Microsoft
This is a fun way to review and assess and Intro to Culture while keeping your class engaged! Challenge students to match 17 vocab terms with their definitions by rotating each piece to solve the puzzle. They work great as a warm-up activity, re-teach opportunity, exit ticket, or review game. Students love the challenge of solving a puzzle and you love the learning! The resource includes 3 versions of the puzzle. Option 1 is a digital, interactive activity where students drag & drop the piec
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5th - 12th
Georgia Studies - Legislative Branch of Government PowerPoint
Georgia Studies PowerPoint on the Legislative Branch of Georgia Government explains the details of the Legislative Branch of government in Georgia. Helps students in Georgia understand the process of legislation in the State House and in the State Senate. Useful tool for Georgia History classes and supports Common Core State Standards. Also helps prepare 8th grade students for the Georgia state test Social Studies. Includes a 20-question self-checking interactive review at the end. 76 slides. An
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Macro & Micro Economics Current Events Lesson PRINT
Help your students learn to think critically about the news and media they consume with this Current Events Worksheet and slides introducing News Literacy. This worksheet is designed to allow for student choice in article selection, then have students consider the reliability of their source and answer analysis questions to deepen comprehension and engage with real-world issues.Students will choose an article from an economics or financed driven news source to complete the assignment. After choo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Macro & Micro Economics Current Events Lesson DIGITAL + PRINT
News Literacy Introduction & Current Events Lesson PRINT
Help your students learn to think critically about the news and media they consume with this Current Events Worksheet and slides introducing News Literacy. This worksheet is designed to allow for student choice in article selection, then have students consider the reliability of their source and answer analysis questions to deepen comprehension and engage with real-world issues.This worksheet can also be modified to focus in on a specific topic or skill. Some examples include:Find an article fro
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: News Literacy Introduction & Current Events Lesson DIGITAL + PRINT
Types of Governments Vocabulary Puzzles | FUN Government Review | Microsoft
This engaging puzzle is a fun way to review vocabulary & concepts about types of governments. Challenge your students to match 24 key terms with their definitions by rotating each piece to complete the vocab puzzle. Use it as a warm-up activity, re-teach opportunity, exit ticket, or review game before an assessment. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Th
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5th - 10th
Current Events Worksheet PRINT
Help your students learn to think critically about the news and media they consume with this Current Events Worksheet and slides introducing News Literacy. This worksheet is designed to allow for student choice in article selection, then have students consider the reliability of their source and answer analysis questions to deepen comprehension and engage with real-world issues.This worksheet can also be modified to focus in on a specific topic or skill. Some examples include:Find an article fro
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Current Events Worksheet DIGITAL + PRINT
Classify Limited vs Unlimited Governments Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
These two practice activities help students identify characteristics of limited and unlimited government systems. They categorize traits by type of government each example best fits. Your purchase has editable, print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & PrintGuided Explain Slides2 Practice ActivitiesAnswer KeysTeacher Reference GuideAligne
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5th - 12th
Types of Government Strength & Weaknesses Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
Promote critical thinking by challenging your students to evaluate various types of governments. They use clues to identify each system, then reflect on the government’s strengths & weaknesses. Guided slides help you explain the activity & a sample answer key makes grading easy. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Covers: democracy, anarchy, absolute
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5th - 12th
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Supreme Court Case Analysis Worksheet
Get your students researching the Supreme Court! The following worksheet provides an analysis of a Supreme Court case of the teacher's or student's choosing. The file downloads as a Word Document so the teacher may edit it as they wish. It is designed to be done on paper or digitally. I generally like to post this assignment and allow my students to type into it as they complete it. Thank you very much and enjoy!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Georgia Studies - Voting and Political Process PowerPoint
This Voting and Political Process in Georgia PowerPoint is designed for an 8th grade Georgia Studies class. It is also a good Election Day lesson. The presentation outlines the voting process in Georgia. Students will learn about the political process, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and the voting and election requirements in Georgia. This is a useful tool to use as a supplement to your lessons on Georgia History. 24 slides. The PowerPoint is editable for your classroom use. Please
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8th - 11th
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6Cs Article 013: This person put Zimbabwe onto the 360 map - CHARACTER - Easel
Zimbabwe wasn't on Google Street View™. So, this person decided to do something about it. Students MAKE CONNECTIONS while they read about how ONE PERSON can make a difference. Want to see exactly what you get before you buy this product?Watch the PREVIEW VIDEO.Look at the PREVIEW PDF. (It is a watermarked version of the entire PDF resource.)This lesson includes concepts from the 6Cs CHARACTER chapter of the GROWTH MINDSET 21st Century Learning bundle.This article goes well with the MAKING CONN
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5th - 11th
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6Cs Article 008: Green Leader - Collaboration - Easel
Reading comprehension article handout (differentiated Gr 5, 7, 9, 11) about COLLABORATION and how diverse leadership can help.Annamie Paul was the first Black person to be the leader of a federal political party in Canada. She won the leadership race for the Green Party of Canada in October 2020. The take-away message is that collaboration happens when you have a group of people working together towards a common goal or objective and they create something new: it could be a new solution to a p
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5th - 11th
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6Cs Article 006: Building Bridges between police and youth - CITIZENSHIP - Easel
Reading response article about CITIZENSHIP and building bridges between police officers and disadvantaged youth. PK Subban is a professional hockey player. He has been using his position of power to help build bridges between police officers and disadvantaged youth by creating opportunities for the two groups to hang out with each other in positive ways.The take-away message is that active citizenship means making a positive difference in your community. We all belong to different communities -
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4th - 10th
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Types of Government Creative Writing Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
This creative writing activity is a fun way to review characteristics of different types of governments. Students choose a form of government to lead & write imaginative stories describing their society. It encourages writing across the curriculum & assesses their understanding of the concepts! Guided slides help you explain the activity & a fill-in rubric makes grading easy. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class l
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5th - 12th
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Unlimited Governments Undercover Writing Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
Students examine the effects an unlimited government system can have on its citizens by becoming undercover reporters. They write imaginative news articles about an incident they witnessed involving the unlimited regime. Guided slides help you explain the activity & a fill-in rubric makes grading easy. Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microso
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5th - 12th
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Current Events Worksheet
A great way to get your classroom of any grade level engaged in current events! This file is a Microsoft Word file so you can feel free to edit after download. Students will can use any website to go along with the template and will be invested in breaking down the news article and connecting to themselves and the rest of the country/world. As always, thank you for your interest and enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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