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12th grade U.S. History resources for GATE
Women in the Civil War: Station Rotations (Primary Sources & Informational Text)
Diversify your syllabus. Get your secondary students up and moving using these Women in the Civil War Station Rotations. This adaption of a DBQ gets students into exploring authentic female sources and perspectives. Students will take an inquiry stance-- all stations help students answer the essential question, "How did the Civil War Challenge and Change the Role of Women & Notion of 'Womanhood' in American Society?”(Looking for "Women in the Civil War" for grades 4-7? Click here)One wom
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8th - 12th
Immigration and the Law - Internet Research Projects for High School
31 printable or digital pages for students to research immigration and the law. Students analyze who was targeted, how the public reacted, what the problems were with it, and what was happening globally or in the US at the time. Students investigate acts of congress, court cases, immigration operations, and presidential executive orders: Oath of Allegiance (1727), Naturalization Act of 1790, Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, Naturalization Law of 1802, Fourteenth Amendment (1868), Chinese Exclusi
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9th - 12th
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Cesar Chavez Day Power Point Presentation
Power Point Presentation, Cesar Chavez Day, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Pesticides, Fair Wages, Farms, Migrant Farmworkers, Mexican Americans, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Heroes, Social Justice, Multicultural Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Birthday, California, Arizona, Politics, US Government, Farm Workers, United Farmworkers Union, Latino, Dolores Huerta, Robert Kennedy, Spanish Language, Cultural studies
26 Slide Power Point Presentation on the Legacy of Cesar Chavez. This prese
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2nd - 12th
The Constitutional Amendment Process: Notes, Lesson, and Math Activity Lesson
Looking for a way to teach the amendment process? I use this resource in my class; my student love learning about adding an amendment to the constitution. Take a break from your notes and readings, and try a little math in your social studies class.This Resource Includes:Notes Guided Notes Fraction fill in worksheetAmendment math worksheetVocabulary Failed Amendment worksheetWhat would happen if amendments were not added worksheetand much more!Want access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: American Government and Civics Constitution Bundle
HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Meriwether Lewis (Lewis & Clark) w/ Primary Sources
For this installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE, students will review the mysterious death of famed explorer and American hero, Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark). This is an engaging and creative take on DBQs, with a heavy focus on SOURCING and CONTEXTUALIZING as your students think like historians (and detectives) to piece together the mystery. (Note: There is no "real" answer-- so students can't google the answer-- scientists and historians still don't know the truth about why Lewis died, or
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6th - 12th
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Student Letter to Senator: Argumentative Writing & Civics
Let your students voices be heard with this argumentative letter writing assignment!! Students will select a topic, research the topic, and write a letter using a thesis (claim) and supporting research to justify their claim. Then, mail the letter off so that your students can make their voices heard! (Stamps and envelopes not included)
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This lesson packet is takes your students through the basic steps of writing an argumentative letter to their Congressperson. The packet i
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3rd - 12th
American Government and Civics: John Locke and the Declaration of Independence
This item is apart of a bundle! Teaching the enlightenment? Use this lesson as a way to teach the philosophy of John Locke and his influence on the Founding Fathers. This can used in Interactive notebooks or as separate consumables You will Love this resource because:Provides 2 lesson versions for Gifted and Gen Ed classes. Collaborative Activity Critical Thinking ActivitiesNotes Declaration of Independence Analysis Editable PowerPointWant access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the Civics an
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6th - 12th
Topographical Salt Dough Map of the United States
It's ready for Distance Learning! This is a turn-key project. Assign it to your students and let the parents work with them. They can present it with pictures or video. The format is Google Slides, so you can alter it any way you see fit. There is a list of features that students must label. From mountains to bodies of water, basins to rivers, the goal is to get them familiar with the landscape of the United States. I am using this as a GATE enrichment project. But, it can be used with a
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4th - 12th
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Korea War and Vietnam War, Compare & Contrast, Memorials
This bundle is wonderful for accompanying your unit on the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Students can use the Compare and Contrast chart to keep track of the significant similarities and differences between the 2 wars (this is a Bloom's Taxonomy skill - higher order thinking!).
There is also a handout in which students can learn about the memorials - this in turn helps students review key facts about the wars, as well as learn about the significance and purpose of our nation's treasured monuments.
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7th - 12th
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Second Amendment: Research and Class Debate (Gr. 7-12)
No study of the Constitution or current events is complete without a well researched and organized class debate. This resource provides teacher and student guidance through the 2nd Amendment debate process-- researching the Amendment and its modern application, the debate format, and a written reflection to conclude.This bundle includes:- Ppt to guide class- Research organizers for student use- Four sourced documents to spur research- Sentence starters for debate participant use- Sideline orga
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of President Zachary Taylor - Primary Source Analysis
For this installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE, students will examine primary and secondary source documents and use evidence from those documents to justify their claim concerning a 170-year-old mystery: Who Killed President Zachary Taylor?
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On July 4, 1850- after only 16 months in office- President Zachary Taylor was in the middle of a heated battle over slavery in the new territories. The "Compromise of 1850" and its controversial Fugitive Slave Act was tearing the nation apart. He
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7th - 12th
Systems of Government Student Created Gallery Walk
Having a hard time explaining systems of government? Use this student created gallery walk as a way for your students to think about and diagram systems of government. Gifted students will especially love this because it challenges them to think about how the power is distributed. Students will diagram how the power is distributed in a system of government and will walk around the room and guess their peers system of government. Watch your students as they make the systems of government easy to
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6th - 12th
Geography: Physical Landmarks in the United States
Have students mark up their maps and learn about physical landmarks in the United States!
This can be an extension activity to the geography packet and
gifted geography packet
Whats in this worksheet
- checklist for students to keep track of their work .
- make this worksheet into doodle notes and have students customize their worksheet
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-identify major physical landmarks in the United States
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics U.S. Geography and Map Skills Bundle
"Party Through the Decades" Research Project
This is a great cooperative group or even independent research project for Social Studies! What a great way to wrap up the school year or just challenge some Gifted and Talented Students throughout the year. All the while learning about history, pop culture, economics, and trends of our history. They end with a fun party incorporating historical events and people of the decade, as well as, trends in fashion, music, foods, and the entire culture of the decade!
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4th - 12th
Social Reform Movements of the Jacksonian Era
Placards for a walkabout / gallery walk on the social reform movements of the Jacksonian Era. Each placard focuses on a reform leader and their movement. A matrix for gathering and summarizing information is included.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Feminist Movement
William Lloyd Garrison -- Abolitionist Movement
Lyman Beecher -- Temperance Movement
Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Transcendentalist Movement
Elihu Burritt -- Pacifist Movement
Sylvester Graham -- Health Movement
Horace Mann -- Public Education
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7th - 12th
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NATO Phonetic Alphabet/Military Alphabet Activity for Kids
This activity is designed for students to be introduced to the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, in conjunction with facts about the usage in WWII. Students will read a short article explaining the alphabet and its history of integration into WWII, and answer a series of questions for deciphering the alphabet. This can serve as an extension, integration, or as a stand alone activity. This was written for upper Elementary, but can be integrated into any beginning unit on the Phonetic Alphabet/Military Alph
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4th - 12th
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What is this Thing?
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Have you ever wandered through a museum, looked at an artifact, and wondered,
“What IS This Thing?”
So did Nancy Polette as she toured the Montgomery County Historical Society in Missouri.
As she wandered through the museum, she imagined a child of the 1800s suddenly appearing in her kitchen, at a mall, or in a classroom. How puzzled that child would be! A microwave, a blender, a cell phone, a computer, an escalator – what strange objects!
Just as a
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K - 12th
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Results of the War of 1812
Placards for a Gallery Walk exploring the results of the War of 1812.
Information is presented in a concise way with graphics so students learn the results of the War of 1812 without being ovewrwhelmed with details.
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7th - 12th
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10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know - The Judicial Branch
A high interest 2 - 3 day lesson for students studying the Supreme Court or the Judicial Branch. Students will get an overview of the "10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know" (NY Times article) and create a detailed GATE frame that dives deeper into a case that interests them. Lastly, they will complete a Galley Walk to showcase their research and learn about the other cases. The lesson includes: - Teacher Led Presentation (Day 1) - Guided Notes Worksheet (Day 1) - Anticipation/Intro V
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6th - 12th
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Blunder or Brainstorm
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Fact & Fiction of Famous Inventors and Inventions
4th in the series, Nancy presents not only fact and fiction statements, but also offers an original limerick for each of the inventors. From Archimedes to the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell to Alfred Nobel. Students learn about the first friction match, the first computer program, the first car, Velcro®, Coca-Cola,® Smith Brothers’® Cough Drops, Colt’s revolver and more. Great for just re
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K - 12th
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Damsel or Daredevil
Did Molly Pitcher hide in a well when bullets flew during the Battle of Monmouth? Could Sacagawea, the interpreter for Lewis and Clark, speak English? What did Jacqueline Cochran, Bessie Coleman, and Amelia Earhart have in common? What do Sarah Emma Edmonds and Frank Thompson have in common? Did critics of Susan B Anthony drag her through the streets because she supported women's rights? Who was a world famous photographer who captured on film the bombing of Moscow by the Germans, recorded the s
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K - 12th
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War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History
A comprehensive unit on this period of US History! Students develop important inferencing, application, analysis, and evaluation skills. The document-based questions and activities (DBQs) help them learn that people interpret events from differing points of view. War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History covers these American history topics: the Sons of Liberty, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Common Sense, Valley Forge, John Paul Jones, Paying fo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Revolution Bundle for Middle-Grade Social Studies Classes
Local History Museum Project
Use this project to help your students understand your local history. This is a great research project for everyone and it can be modified to meet any learner's needs. Students are required to create their own Local History Museum and fill it with research they have done about a specific topic. They get to design everything: from the entrance of the museum to the giftshop! Students are responsible for creating "display rooms", summaries of the events, and explanations of why they chose the artif
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4th - 12th
Can You Pass the Ellis Island Immigrant Feature Profile Test?
The Feature Profile Test was a wooden block puzzle test administered to Ellis Island immigrants because IQ tests involved language translation issues. Instead, the Feature Profile Test became an instant nonverbal IQ assessment. The Feature Profile was made from wooden blocks that—if placed in the proper order—formed the profile of a human face.
According to the Smithsonian Magazine, this test was used at Ellis Island in the early 1900’s to keep out “feeble-minded” immigrants. The idea was th
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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