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Higher education social studies research
#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Battle of Lexington and Concord: Mysteries in History
The students will try and solve the mystery of who fired the first shots at Lexington by looking at Primary sources, finding the main idea of the documents, making judgements and then writing up a detective report to explain what they discovered.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Compare and Evaluate Stocks | Stock Market Simulation Activity
Are you looking to help your students learn more about investing and the stock market, but you need some structured activities to help? Perhaps you are playing The Stock Market Game, How the Market Works, Marketwatch, Investopedia, or Personal Finance Lab's stock simulations with your class? This activity will provide research prompts for students to compare popular stocks from the US S&P500. All stocks are listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Students will be asked to find information such as Tic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The History of Sports No Prep Lessons MEGA BUNDLE (Football, Tennis, Soccer...)
Reading comprehension is at the heart of this PACKED bundle of sports and social studies based sub plans and no prep lessons! Your students will learn the histories and rules of Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, and Soccer! History Workshops will help your students dig more deeply into subjects while improving their reading skills. They make excellent sub plans and/or regular classroom days.These History Workshops feature:Pre-reading vocabulary charts12-20 During
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics and Business: Teach Entrepreneurship with the Pursuit of Happyness
The preview includes only 2 of the 8 questions that the students are to fill out while watching the movie. Before watching the movie, students complete the handout titled "Entrepreneurs," which explains a one-page quick write that students are to write regarding their chosen entrepreneur. Students then watch the hit movie "Pursuit of Happyness" in class. This movie is connected to capitalist entrepreneurs because Chris Gardner, after being hired by a brokerage firm, started his own brokerage
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Big Short Movie Guide & Activity Packet
This is a movie guide to accompany the film, The Big Short. This resource is intended for senior Economics students. Your purchase and download will include resources that will fill an entire week of instruction about the 2008 market crash. Your purchase will include: permission slip, movie guide & answer key, pre-film research questions & answers, and finally post film discussion questions! This is an excellent resource for students to make sense and comprehend the 2008 market crash.Tha
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12th, Higher Education
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Los Alebrijes - FUN ART & CULTURE PROJECT
PERFECT for Spanish, Art, or Social Science class! Original writings are in English and Spanish! This is a FUN and ENGAGING activity for students to learn about and create their own alebrije, a traditional Mexican art form. It also goes great with the Disney movie, Coco. There is also a link for a great video to introduce the topic. This is a great activity any time, but especially during Halloween/Día de los Muertos!The activity includes:1. A Youtube video to introduce alebrijes.2. An orig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Día de los Muertos - Activity Bundle
Personal Finance - Cost of Living Project (Middle & High School)
COST of LIVING PROJECT**NEW**: This file has been updated so it is now EDITABLE. The pages can be printed for students to complete OR students can type answers into the digital file :)Purpose: The purpose of this project is for students to explore expenses they will most likely encounter as adults. Assignments include exploring cost of ...* housing* utilities* furniture* college* vehicle - purchase* vehicle - related expenses & maintenance* entertainment* groceries and eating out* careers &
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Personal Finance Student Assignment Plan & Cost of Living Project
Thesis Statement
Use this worksheet to help students plan a thesis statement for a research paper. The thesis worksheet guides students to use three main points and meld them together in one sentence for a thesis statement. Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have pos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sample Outline for a Research Paper
Prepare your students for research writing!
Why should you purchase this resource?
• no prep
• easy to use
• engages visual learners
• applies across content areas
• works with all levels of students
Students are often expected to know how to organize a research paper but have never been shown how that might look. They do not know how to outline a paper, even though that is not only a critical step in the writing process, but also often a required component to turn in as part of the entire gr
Black History Month Biographies List of 100 African Americans Research Project
This resource contains a ready-to-use printable list of 100 notable Black Americans who made contributions to American History. You get 1 list categorized by men/women, and another list categorized by profession. The same 100 names are on both lists. Use the organized and categorized lists to assign research projects, “wax museum” personalities, or Black History Month projects for the class. Create and share research to promote stories of American accomplishment, hope and inspiration through di
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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World History Timeline
The History of the World is clearly illustrated with this large 35-page timeline wall display. When arranged side-by-side, this exhibit extends more than 24 feet in length and makes an easily-viewed display for your classroom or school hallway. This timeline is cleverly illustrated with fun cartoon characters in colorful original artwork and serves as an easy-to-comprehend and memorable reference to the sequence of 35 important dates throughout world history. Ready-to-hang letter-size copies inc
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cultural Awareness and Empathy Activities for Teens | Printable & Digital
Teach students to embrace diversity with cultural awareness, acceptance and empathy activities for teens (Printable & Digital) - Editable lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint, Google Doc, Google Slides and rubric for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Pick and choose activities for one no prep lesson or enjoy a complete no prep cultural awareness unit over the course of several days or even weeks for students to complete reading, writing and research activities to
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Research Project: Real-Life Crime and Punishment (not Dostoevsky)
Research Project: Crime and Punishment: This is a full unit plan for a 5 - 10 day-long research project. The purpose of this project is to acquaint learners with the consequences of criminal actions, and to encourage them to explore alternative methods of punishment.
The project includes: individual and group collaboration, conducting research, analyzing findings, preparing reports, technical writing, creative and critical thinking, creating a presentation, and presenting to the class.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The History of Sports No Prep Lessons BUNDLE (Baseball, Football, Basketball...)
Students will read articles from History.com and NationalGeographic.com and research on the beginnings of Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Hockey! See individual products for more details.History Workshops will help your students dig more deeply into subjects while improving their reading skills. They make excellent sub plans and/or regular classroom days.These History Workshops feature:Pre-reading vocabulary chart12-20 During reading questions that build a variety of reading skillsAfter read
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Project Package - For ANY Subject!
Inquiry projects are the way to go if you want your students to • be increasingly engaged• ask rich questions• build research skills and • develop presentation skills. This is very suitable for distance learning.The bonus side effects of incorporating inquiry projects into your classroom include • covering more curriculum expectations in less time• giving you time to conference with students while they work• learning about your students interests and• impressing administratorsThis is a 10-page,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Comparing Country Statistics Geography Europe Research Activity
Want to study the countries of Europe? Looking at current events in your classes? Looking at European statistics? Hoping to find the perfect no-prep resource to practice investigation, comparison and analysis?This activity requires students to gather and compare the important basic statistics of the countries of Europe by creating country signs for classroom centers to travel. Statistics Covered:PopulationLife ExpectanceLiteracy RateGDPMoney/CurrencyLanguagesAt the end, students must use the i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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TED Talk Viewing Guide: The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author of multiple fictional and non-fiction works, and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. Her texts explore themes of feminism, race, and intersectionality, poetry, and many other topics. She’s even won a GRAMMY as a featured artist on Beyonce (Beyonce’s 5th album)!This talk is from 2009 and discusses the dangers of how our single stories (stereotypes) of people and places are problematic for everyone. This talk also took her from a rising star in the lit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Bill of Rights Worksheets | The 10 Amendments | Constitution Worksheets
Bill of Rights WorksheetsLearn the 10 Amendments with these Bill of Rights Worksheets.This 19 page workbook includes:✔ Bill of Rights✔ 10 Amendments Worksheets - Each tells what the Amendment is and has a drawing or writing prompt to complete.✔ True and False✔ Fill in the Blanks✔ Answer Keys!✔ Write your own Amendment!Want more United States Worksheets & Activities? Check out the United States GROWING BUNDLE!Interested in more workbooks? Find them below!⟾ U.S.A. Research Workbook (United Sta
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: United States Worksheets & Activities
Psychology The Trolley Problem Moral Philosophy Ethics
We were talking about Kohlberg and morality and one of my students asked me about "trolley" problems. That was my inspiration! If you are not aware of "trolley problems" they go something like this... "A trolley has lost its brakes and is headed down a track and will kill 5 people. You can flip the switch and only one person will be killed. What do you do?" Of course, there are a million variations of these kinds of problems too. While not strictly psychology I think these problems are interesti
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Monthly Current Event Assignment
Have your students become world class news reporters and stay current on events with this monthly project!! This is one of my students' favorite assignments and they enjoy presenting their research to the class throughout the year. I tend to get too many request to do current events and have to limit them as progress through the curriculum. This assignment also astonishes parents, because their student becomes mini-experts on the specific topic that they choose. This project is successful becau
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The History of Blues Music Webquest & Crossword Puzzle (Google, PDF)
Your students will learn about: The Great Migration... Highway 61... The Mississippi Delta... Ma Rainey... Muddy Waters... John Lee Hooker... more! This webquest features 30 questions that challenge students in a variety of reading and critical thinking strategies. Students will learn the history of blues music and listen to and compare samples of blues styles! This resource is editable and Google compatible. The webquest itself is four pages long, plus the answer key. Students will use this web
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Malala Yousafzai Biography Research Organizer, Biography PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Skip the typical Malala Yousafzai introduction lecture as you launch a study of I am Malala (or any of her other works) and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about Yousafzai’s life with this “V.I.P. of History” print/post-and-go biography activity.This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Yousafzai’s life and political impact. Please note: This download does NO
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How To Research Any Topic Online
This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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