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Social studies printables for SMART Notebook
Oceans & Continents Social Studies SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
This lesson follows my lesson on THE GLOBE. Your students will learn about the continents and oceans through interactive pages (click and reveal), website links, video link and a printable book for students to color / write in and keep. A teacher's notes page is included describing how to use the lesson. Have fun learning about the world with this fun SmartBoard Lesson! Lisa Rombach(This is a .notebook file and requires Notebook software to open.)Some other social studies smartboard lessons
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K - 2nd
SMARTboard Unit Responsibilities, Rights, Privileges ~ Printables & Assessment
A 6 day SMARTBoard unit teaching Responsibilities, Rights, and Privileges. This civics unit is aligned to 3rd grade curriculum. The unit was created using the Delaware recommended curriculum for Citizenopoly.
LFS essential questions, graphic organizers, vocabulary, exit tickets, and other printables are available in this download. A two page assessment is also included.
All materials are included in the unit or can be found in the resources links on the last page of this download. There is a b
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2nd - 4th
Pioneer Smartboard Unit 70 Pages Social Studies
70 Page Pioneer Unit. Updates have been made to address the new Ontario curriculum 2013. Great to cover the curriculum. All of the hard work is done for you. Many colourful slides, clipart,and photos to appeal to the visual learners in your classroom. Notebook Software File. This pioneer unit includes:a) Pioneer Educationb) Pioneer Schoolc) School Rulesd) Modes of Transportatione) Pioneer Occupationsf) Blacksmithg) Cooperh) Teacheri) First Nations Taught Pioneersj) Pioneers Arrive in a New La
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Pioneers BUNDLE - Early Settlers PPT, PDF, Workbooklet, Smartboard Unit
Learn the States - state names, capitals, abbreviations (Smartboard activities)
This product allows you to teach the different states within the United States in a FUN way!
Students are able to drag the states' names, capitals, or abbreviations to the appropriate location on the map. Correct answers will respond but incorrect answers will bounce back into the list. (Allows immediate evaluation of the students' knowledge of the material)
The SMARTboard activities teach/reinforce the states within different regions of the continent. By working with only a few states at a
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Introducing the School Resource Officer SMART Board Lesson
Does your school have a new School Resource Officer? Use this interactive lesson to help students understand the SRO's job in the school setting. Our SRO will read a story, share all of their "tools" on their tool belt and follow the SMART Board lesson. It's a friendly way to introduce the SRO to the elementary aged student. Activities are included. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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K - 5th
The American Revolution: No Taxation Without Representation!
A simple role-play that helps students to understand the concept of no taxation without representation by asking them to imagine situations where they might come into conflict with their parents as teenagers and as adults. This introduces the concept of resentment when decisions are made by others but affect individuals. The role-play ends with a discussion about the relative importance of taxation as a cause of the American Revolution. Prompts can be used for discussion or as a written assignme
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9th - 12th
History of the Americas - The Castas System
A basic flow chart that can be used with students as an "add details" exercise or as a discussion prompt. The second page contains an assignment that asks students to draw or write about a typical Spanish Pueblo in the Americas. Created for 9th or 10th grade, but could be used with a variety of age groups.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Service Learning Unit: Hiefer International Research and Investigation
This is a social studies smart notebook resource that covers four lessons about Hiefer International. It is an outstanding series of lessons that would fit perfectly as part of any Service Learning Unit as background research on international organizations. It is also perfect for a social studies course on global organizations, third world countries, or poverty. The lessons are engaging with video captions, worksheets, and colorful handouts on Hiefer International. Students would learn about t
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3rd - 6th
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World History SOL Map Review Sorts Rome, Greece, Ancient Civilizations
This is 6 slides, one on continents and oceans, ancient civilizations, Persian empire, India, Greece, Rome. Each one has key bodies of water and lad to label that's color coded.
Grades:
9th
American Revolution - The Continental vs. The British Army
A simple graphic organizer that requires students to fill out the details of the advantages and disadvantages held by each side at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. After filling out the chart, students can then discuss which side they believe has the "on paper" advantage. Format is SmartBoard Notebook file which is easily convertible to PDF if you choose to use this as a handout. This chart was originally used with Steve Wiegand, "US History for Dummies", Wiley Publishing Inc.: N
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Economics Vocabulary using Smart Board
This Smart Board lesson is a great way to review 21 economic terms. Each slide has a different question and the answer is covered up by a screen cover that slides down to reveal the meaning. Terms include:opportunity cost, scarcity, need, want, capital goods, capital resources, profit, labor, goods, income, services, supply, demand, goods, producer, consumer, natural resources, competition, and distribution. The final two frames review two sets of four words for students. Included are 5 e
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2nd - 6th
How to Mediate Your Own Disagreements
This is a series of six pages that are detailed and written for kids that teach them through role play and discussion about how to mediate disagreements they have at school or home. It is set up for Smart Notebook but can be printed out, as well for individual students. It should be teacher guided.
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1st - 4th
Firefighters!
While learning about fire safety, use this notebook to develop an understanding of what firefighters can do, what they have and what they are! Students engage in great discussions! We used this during our fire safety unit. After visiting the fire station, the students had some great ideas about firemen!
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PreK - 5th
European Wars of Religion
A SmartBoard Notebook file that contains a simple question sequence assignment on the French and European Wars of Religion. Students will be required to know about the Huguenots, Philip II of Spain, the Plague and Witchcraft. There are seven questions for easy conversion to an IB grading scale. The file can be converted to PDF format and is thus easily printed and photocopied if you prefer to use this as a handout. The questions could also be used as the basis for discussion instead of a piece o
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7th - 10th
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The Congress of Vienna
A very simple question sequence assignment on the Congress of Vienna. This allows you to use the questions as a class assignment or as discussion prompts. This resource was originally created to be used with a 10th Grade pre-IB class but would be suitable for other levels. Material for the questions was mainly taken from the following website:
http://www.historytoday.com/stella-ghervas/what-was-congress-vienna
Numerous other resources could be used.
Resource is in SmartBoard Notebook format a
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9th - 12th
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Ratification of the US Constitution
A simple SmartBoard Notebook file that starts off with a graphic of a Delaware license plate and the discussion prompt, "Does Delaware deserve to be called the First State?". This is meant to engender discussion of how exactly did the USA form, as a Union or a collection of sovereign states? The following slide lists the names of some of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and is meant as a research prompt with the objective of teaching students why the Federalists and the Federalist Papers wer
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7th - 10th
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3rd Grade Social Studies Appalachian Rocky Mountains SmartBoard+ Paper artifacts
No Prep Smart Board teaching and learning activities for SS3G1b: Locate Appalachian and Rocky Mountains on a map of the United States. Materials include 4 artifacts that match the Smart Board Lessons.
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3rd
US and Canadian Systems of Government
A two page SmartBoard notebook file that compares and contrasts the US and Canadian systems of government. The first page is a T Chart that requires students to list similarities and differences of the two systems of government. The second page contains several True-False statements that can be used as a lesson starter or as a discussion prompt.
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Spread of the Reformation
A SmartBoard Notebook file that contains a simple question sequence assignment on the spread of Protestant ideas during the Reformation. Students will be required to know about Calvin, Zwingli, Henry VIII and the Anabaptists. There are seven questions for easy conversion to an IB grading scale. The file is in PDF format and is thus easily printed and photocopied if you prefer to use this as a handout. The questions could also be used as the basis for discussion instead of a piece of evaluation.
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9th - 12th
Background to the Reformation
A simple question sequence assignment that requires students to investigate and learn about the historical context within which the Reformation took place. The invention of the printing press, Luther's theology and its differences to Catholic teachings are all covered in this short assignment. There are seven questions for easy conversion to an IB grading scale. The SmartBoard Notebook file is easily convertible to PDF format if you choose to use this as a handout. This assignment was originally
Grades:
9th - 12th
IB History - Russia under the Tsars
A question sequence assignment on the various social, political and economic conditions that existed in Russia in 1855. A SmartBoard notebook file that is easily convertible to PDF should you choose to use it as a handout. There are 7 questions for easy conversion to an IB 1-7 grading scale.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Russian Revolution - The Bolshevik Takeover
A SmartBoard Notebook file with multiple slides including a question sequence assignment, a timeline assignment and a simple discussion prompt that could also be used as a writing assignment. There is also an extra page where teachers can follow up with notes and discussion with their students. The file can easily be converted to a PDF format if you prefer to use it as a handout. Best used with a pre-IB class. I originally used this with my 9th Grade World History class, but it could also be sui
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7th - 10th
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IB History - Problems inherited by Tsar Alexander II
A quote from Tsar Nicholas I about the state of Russia in 1855, with a question prompt that students can either discuss or write about or both. Suitable for use as a discussion starter, either as a whole class activity or in small groups. Alternatively, the quote and question could be used as the basis for an in-class or homework writing assignment. A SmartBoard Notebook file that is easily convertible to PDF if you choose to use it as a handout.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Industrialization in the USA
A simple question series assignment that was originally used with a 10th US History class. The questions are based on John Green's "Crash Course US History" video series, specifically the episode titled "The Industrial Economy". Other resources could easily be used if your students don't have access to YouTube or if you prefer to do the assignment as a completely text-based task. The file is in SmartBoard Notebook format and thus can easily be converted to a PDF if you prefer to use the question
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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