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Full Semester High School Economics & Personal Finance 20 Weeks Curriculum
Do you need help teaching Economics and/or Personal Finance? My Full Semester Economics bundle is perfect for the teacher that has been given a new prep. You will get access to my Google Drive Link, and all the videos will be included for PPT’s/Keynotes. It provides you with multiple options for teaching Economics with lots of resources to mix it up! Additionally, the new 2022 Google Drive refresh now includes all the materials optimized for both Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and Goo
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12th
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Media Literacy: Logical Fallacies as Propaganda in Current Events
This engaging lesson takes a comical approach to examining the common use of logical fallacies as propagandistic techniques in product advertising, popular press news coverage, and political campaigns. Rest assured, your students will become much more savvy information consumers after they have purposefully used fallacies to mislead others in this active assignment. The lesson begins with a fictional news article that uses logical fallacies to prove that a visit to the doctor is deadly and to
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7th - 12th
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Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Map Scale Bundle
Conspiracy Theories Assignment/ Project- Students love this!
Conspiracy Theories Assignment/ Project- Students love this!this includes, background information, research tasks and topics with graphic organizer for students to complete with an annotated bibliography and rubricBackground:One guilty pleasure in the life of a curious person is indulgence in the world of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories serve an important purpose for one major reason: they contain plenty of truth or of verifiable fact in resistance to secret, corporate or government en
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Not Grade Specific
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Interdependence Trading Game and Worksheet
To go along with Social Studies discussions about interdependence, exports, and imports, this game puts students in charge of their own countries. They must trade with other groups in order to obtain the supplies that they need to be a successful country. There are 8 supplies total that all countries need: fruit, meat, water, transportation, wood, books, clothing, and gasoline. This packet comes with the color cards to print, the coordinating worksheet that guides students through the game an
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3rd - 6th
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Robber Barons: Meet Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt & Their Monopolies
This is a perfect introduction to the "Gilded Age" of monopolies and "Robber Barons" such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Students are provided context concerning the time period and monopolies before analyzing short but detailed and interesting biographies of 4 of the original monopolists: Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt. Students are asked to explain how each formed their monopoly and to identify something admirable and shameful about each individual before responding
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6th - 12th
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Roaring 20's: Tensions After WWI - Sacco & Vanzetti, Palmer Raids, Scopes Trial
Students explore the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, The Palmer Raids, and the Scopes Monkey Trial in the context of the social changes and tension after WWI. Students then answer questions that push them to make modern connections/comparisons, and finally analyze political cartoons from the time period. Great for class discussion and linking to current events the next day, such as current debate and concerns over immigration, terrorism, and religion vs. politics or science.
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7th - 12th
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1968: Worst Year in US History? Vietnam War, Counter Culture, Civil Rights
Bring the late 60's to life! This capture sheet and the accompanying notes/pictures/links/videos/quotes serve to guide students through events that shook America in 1968: Vietnam lies and massacres, assassinations of RFK and MLK, race riots, LBJ resigning, and Richard Nixon's campaign. The events are in chronological order. Students are amazed at just how tumultuous the year was! Can be used as a lecture, or a gallery walk, jigsaw, group work, individual work, web-quest or a mix of activities. I
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8th - 12th
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Observational Learning & Bandura applied to Cartoons/Violence (eLearning/InPerso
Students will view the childhood cartoons and evaluate them using Bandura’s Social Learning Theory (Observational Learning.) In this lesson they will learn how to operationally define a term and what inter-rater reliability means. Students will keep track of how many separate instances of violence can be observed in the cartoon and then discuss how this societal phenomenon works in accordance with Bandura's theory. What this comes with...+detailed, minute-by-minute lesson plan+two student handou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Movie Guide: The Motorcycle Diaries
21 chronological questions in both Spanish and English to accompany the film Motorcycle Diaries which chronicles the early life of Che Guevara. This film won awards and is excellent for any level of Spanish or Social Studies. However, one should note that the film carries an R rating for the language that appears in the subtitles. (the English is harsher than the original script) and you will want to obtain parental permission or limit this film to junior and senior students. Movie guide als
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Spanish Movie Guides- Levels 3, 4, 5 AP
Community Service Project
Students plan and carry out their own community service project to learn how to be a part of a community. Students learn that even though they are young, they can be a valuable asset within their city. Students complete forms to help them plan, carry out, and reflect on their service projects.
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Decoding & Social Studies Integrated 5E Lesson Plan
This is a Reading Decoding lesson plan that uses word origins, and root words to decode vocabulary in Social Studies. The lesson plan follows the 5E Lesson Plan model. The 5 Es are Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. The plan uses poetry to enforce vocabulary, however, any reading passage can apply to this lesson plan. The lesson plan applies to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the Common Core Standards. The lesson is designed for the average student
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in:Â Reading 5E Lesson Plan BUNDLE
Israel Palestine Conflict Complete BUNDLE
Enrich your students' understanding of this complex geopolitical issue with 19 resources. The Israel-Palestine Conflict Resource Bundle provides history lessons, current events materials, multimedia analyses, and more to teach about all perspectives in a balanced way.BONUS: Includes Unit Guide to Organize Resources.This bundle includes:History Slideshow Lesson, 900 BCE to 2023: A 16-slide history of the region.2023 Current War Slideshow Lesson: A 24-slide lesson briefly covering the history of t
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9th - 12th
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American Revolution: Taxes, The Stamp Act & The Sons of Liberty
This interesting activity goes into great detail about what taxes are, how they work, and why "No Taxation Without Representation!" became such a rallying cry in the American colonies. It then dives into the effects of the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Sons of Liberty, and the Townshend Acts. It leaves off by hinting at the upcoming Boston Massacre (I highly suggest checking out my Boston Massacre Mock Trial).
The reading has visuals and is content r
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6th - 12th
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American Factory Documentary Worksheet (Netflix)
This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information.The premise of this f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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15 "After the APUSH Exam" US History Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE w/KEYS
15 "After the AP United States History Test" Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE w/KEYSShowing movies after the AP US History test can serve several purposes, providing both educational and recreational benefits for students:Reflective Learning: Watching historical movies after the AP US History test allows students to reflect on the content they studied throughout the course. It provides an opportunity for them to revisit key events, themes, and concepts covered in class in a more relaxed setting.Visual
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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DBQ Constitution Debate--Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
One of the most interesting topics in any U.S. History class is the development and ratification of the Constitution. This packet includes documents that guide students towards answering the question, "Should the Constitution be ratified?" The question is posed in the present tense, because ideally, students take the role of Federalist or Anti-Federalist in debating the merits and drawbacks of the Constitution. The packet includes sentence starters, space for students to list the most relevan
Grades:
6th - 12th
Africa Country Research Project
I LOVE teaching this project, and came up with it after living in Ghana and realizing, upon returning to the U.S., that Americans don't know much about Africa!
In this 2-week project, each student picks a country in Africa after we do background lessons about the continent. (See my store for background lessons.) To assign countries, have students rank their top 15 choices for homework, then go around the room assigning them, entering them in a Google spreadsheet to ensure no two students in a c
Grades:
7th - 9th
300 Thermopylae Phalanx Simulation Ancient Greece (World History / Geography)
Easily a student favorite each and every year. Students get a chance to get out of their desks and get some fresh air. The impact of geography on world history is displayed vividly in this interactive simulation. Students will better understand the historical battle of 300, the role of geography, and the impact on western civilization.
This product is also sold as part of the Ancient Greece Activity Bundle AND the Ancient Greece Unit Bundle. Each bundle from High Altitude History saves you 3
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece & Rome Super Unit Bundle
World Geography Demonstration: Cultural Diversity and Wealth Disparity
This engaging lesson on global demographics from Shawneen Morrison gets students out of their seats and moving in order to create a strong visual representation of regional, linguistic, and religious diversity in the world. Then, in the final round of the activity, students receive tokens based on the likelihood that they would have various advantages related to economic opportunity if they lived in any given region. After the tokens are tallied, a box of cookies is distributed to the class in p
Grades:
7th - 12th
World Geography (Regionally Aligned) Full-Course Bundle
Full course bundle for the World Geography! Materials are aligned regionally.This course was originally built around Texas standards but has been made for general use. You may still see some references to Texas in documentation.This document is contains all materials needed for a full year, delivered in a single scope & sequence document with hyperlinks to all materials.1. 180 day scope & sequences with daily objectives and overviews, with suggested resources to use.2. Over 1,100 pages o
Grades:
9th - 12th
World Geography Introductory Trivia Competition
This trivia competition is a fun introductory lesson for a World Geography course. Some basic geographic concepts are demonstrated in an entertaining way. However, the bulk of the lesson is designed to expose students to dissonant information about life in other countries, the relative position of the United States in the world, or enduring global challenges like piracy and slavery. Although the comparative components emphasize contrast with the United States, the lesson could be easily ada
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7th - 12th
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Grade 2- UNIT 2: NYC Social Studies Lesson Plans: NYC Over Time
This is the 2nd unit for the new SS program that is being used throughout NYC . This is the entire Unit (12 lessons). Very thorough with differentiation in every lesson. This unit focuses on NYC over 3 centuries. There might be some adjustments that need to be made due to formatting difference between computers. Any concerns please contact me!Michele
Grades:
2nd
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