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A Brief Ship Comparison
This little unit is a fun way to show students just a bit of how ships have changed over the last two centuries – and some of the differences between warships and cruise ships.
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Social Studies Graphic Organizers
Support your social studies curriculum with graphic organizers designed to help students process historical events, cultural practices, and societal structures. These resources facilitate critical thinking and make connections clearer. Use them to enrich discussions and deepen comprehension in your social studies classes.
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AP Human Geography Folk vs. Pop Culture Graphic Organizer (e-fillable)
This graphic organizer was designed specifically for AP Human Geography students. This resource facilitates a detailed comparison between folk culture and popular culture, allowing students to take structured notes and to then save this…
U.S. history & civicsWorld history & cultures
Enlightenment Era Handouts + Charts
A set of history handouts and charts teaching the Enlightenment era: England's steps toward limited monarchy, Enlightenment philosophers' ideas, and the Enlightenment's influence on the U.S. Constitution.
World history & culturesMaps & geography
Bering Land Bridge – Graphic Organizer & Mapping
A social studies resource teaching the Bering Land Bridge theory of early human migration to the Americas through an introductory reading, a cause-and-effect graphic organizer, and a mapping activity.
U.S. history & civicsWorld history & cultures
D-Day Invasion: Graphic Organizer
The D-Day Invasion: Graphic Organizer Functioning as a beneficial teaching tool for educators, the D-Day Invasion: Graphic Organizer focuses on one of World War II's pivotal events.
History Vertical Timeline of Events Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer is perfect for helping students build their sequencing skills. With space to record three events, it's a great tool for any history lesson.
Declaration of Independence Handout
This is a Declaration of Independence Handout that focuses on where Thomas Jefferson got his ideas. There is a graphic organizer with 4 enlightenment thinkers and then an excerpt from the Declaration.
U.S. history & civics
FDR's Fireside Chats: Primary Source Analysis & Graphic Organizer
A primary source analysis and graphic organizer resource teaching students about FDR's Fireside Chats radio addresses during the Great Depression and WWII.
Research & projects
Westward Expansion | Westward Expansion Research Report
A blank research-report template packet that scaffolds elementary/middle school students through researching and writing a report on the Westward Expansion period.
Government & citizenship
How a Bill Becomes a Law – Graphic Organizer
This is a How a Bill Becomes a Law Graphic Organizer . Students will be able to go step by step for the process of the VA General Assembly. This can be printed or completed digitally.
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Movie Critique Guide
This resource is a Movie Critique Guide. All you have to do is print and go. Your students can use this worksheet to analyze movies after they watch them.
U.S. history & civicsWorld history & cultures
Roman Republic vs. U.S. Government – Comparison Set
Use parallel questions to examine similarities and differences between the Roman Republic and the U.S. government. The chart asks students to compare leadership, lawmaking bodies, courts, legal codes and participation, with a completed version for reference. Pair the blank chart with selected historical and civic sources, then discuss where a shared heading simplifies important differences between the systems.
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National History Day 2022: Interactive Notebook
An interactive notebook workbook to guide middle/high school students through the process of completing a National History Day (NHD) 2022 project on the theme "Debate and Diplomacy in History."
U.S. history & civicsResearch & projects
President's Day Opinion Writing Step-by-Step (Would You Rather)
A step-by-step opinion writing unit using 'Would You Rather' President's Day prompts, paired with a set of research graphic organizers about American presidents (biography, timeline, comparison)
U.S. history & civics
Progressive Era Muckrakers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Teach students about Progressive Era "muckraker" journalists (Lincoln Steffens, Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair) and the reforms their investigative writing helped bring about.
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U.S. history & civicsGovernment & citizenship
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Booker T. Washington
Guides students through independent biographical research on Booker T. Washington and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Caesar Augustus
Guides students through independent biographical research on Caesar Augustus and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Charles III
Guides students through independent biographical research on King Charles III and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
World history & cultures
Peopling of the World Chart
Give students a graphic-organizer overview of human prehistory, from early hominids through the rise of cities, and have them trace how agriculture led to civilization.
U.S. history & civicsGovernment & citizenship
LBJ's Great Society: Graphic Organizer
The Great Society program was a set of domestic policies and initiatives introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. It aimed to address various social issues and create a more equitable society in the United States.
U.S. history & civicsGovernment & citizenship
Marbury v. Madison (1803) – Case Brief
A case-brief graphic organizer summarizing the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) and its establishment of judicial review, provided as both a completed reference version and a blank/partially-blank student version.
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U.S. history & civicsResearch & projects
New Deal Alphabet Agencies – Graphic Organizer
Use the relief, recovery and reform sections to organize research on responses to the Great Depression. A two-page reference accompanies a two-page partly completed student organizer. Review the reference before use: its fifteen entries include the later FAA, and the AAA and FHA names need correction. Students can check the supplied examples against reliable historical sources before completing the remaining spaces.
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U.S. history & civicsGovernment & citizenship
Reaganomics: Graphic Organizer
Reaganomics: Graphic Organizer A valuable teaching resource, this comprehensive tool simplifies the complex subject of Reagan's economic policies. It is designed for students from grades 8 to 11.
U.S. history & civicsMaps & geography
Reconstruction 1865-1877 - Two Graphic Organizers
Two graphic organizers that help students analyze and summarize the political, social, and economic history of the Reconstruction era (1865-1877).
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