97 resources

Social Studies Projects

Connect with history and culture through creative social studies projects. Engage students with the world around them.

97 resources

Explore sub-categories

Social Studies Projects

2 sub-categories · 97 resources

FiltersClear all

Projects Social Studies

Countries of the World: Country Research Project 4th 5th 6th 7th Grade teaching resource preview

Country researchTravel & presentations

Countries of the World: Country Research Project 4th 5th 6th 7th Grade

Organize a country project with a checklist, research prompts and note-taking pages that keep sources alongside students’ findings. Learners choose at least four of seven topics and develop at least four paragraphs, then add illustrated fast facts and five attractions. Writing templates and a rubric make expectations visible from the start, while optional pages allow students to extend their reports.

File: PDF
Level: 4–7

Civil War Choice Board teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civics

Civil War Choice Board

A no-prep 'choice board' project menu offering 9 alternative creative/research projects for students to demonstrate knowledge of the American Civil War.

File: PDF
Level: 4–6

Tour Creator Project teaching resource preview

Travel & presentations

Tour Creator Project

Have students research a country's art, culture, and music and present it through a self-designed multi-phase project.

Editable

File: Microsoft PowerPoint
Level: 2–6

Industrial Revolution Newspaper Project teaching resource preview

World history

Industrial Revolution Newspaper Project

Working in a partner group with assigned roles (Editor, Reporter), research and write a four-article newspaper (one main article, one editorial, two shorter articles) from the perspective of someone living during the Industrial Revolution, then present the newspaper to the class.

Editable

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 7–12

Research Project: NO Prep Mexico Country Study teaching resource preview

Country research

Research Project: NO Prep Mexico Country Study

Discover MEXICO with this NO Prep, print-and-go Country Research Project with Answer Key. Students love learning about different cultures and customs. This 23 page country research project on Mexico does just that! Students research and reportin the following aspects of life in Mexico: - Mexican – Quick Facts - Where…

File: PDF
Level: 7–10

Become A Sumerian Brick Builder teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizations

Become A Sumerian Brick Builder

Students mix dirt, water, and grass to form a mud brick following given proportions, let it dry, keep a daily journal recording date, materials used, and observations, write a concluding reflection paragraph imagining themselves as a Sumerian brick builder, and bring the finished brick to school to build a class…

File: PDF
Level: 6

Culture & Country Poster – All About Me Project teaching resource preview

Culture & identity

Culture & Country Poster – All About Me Project

Students create a poster about a country and its culture using labeled spaces for an outline, flag, greeting, food, traditions and places. A completed U.S.A. example shows how the panels can be filled with drawing and writing. Plain, International Week and Culture Day versions offer different headings, while the longer-prompt version invites students to explain personal connections and preferences.

File: PDF
Level: 2–6

Project: World War 2 Museum teaching resource preview

World history

Project: World War 2 Museum

Working alone or in a group of up to three, create a poster-board museum with seven computer-generated sections: Entrance of Causes, Hall of Military Leaders (8 leaders with picture/dates/summary), Hall of Political Leaders (8 leaders), Hall of Major Battles (8 battles with picture/dates/summary/winner), Hall of…

Editable

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 9–12

Country Study on Germany - Research Project + Cards + Worksheets teaching resource preview

Country research

Country Study on Germany - Research Project + Cards + Worksheets

A research/discovery project introducing students to Germany through a set of topic cards covering its history, geography, economy, and culture.

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

FINAL PROJECT: End of the Year Activity for Any History or Social Studies Class teaching resource preview

Research & presentation tools

FINAL PROJECT: End of the Year Activity for Any History or Social Studies Class

Are you in need of a final project for your class or the end of the school year? This final project guide will work for any historical subject matter or class. All the directions for the student project are included as well as a grading rubric for teachers. The following items are included in the student directions…

File: PDF

NO Prep AUSTRALIA Country Study Research Project teaching resource preview

Country research

NO Prep AUSTRALIA Country Study Research Project

Research and answer questions across a series of themed sections (quick facts, flag, First Australians/Dreamtime, Uluru, colonial and Indigenous history, customs and traditions, sports, famous Australians, tourist attractions, geography), using provided picture/word clues, and record the sources used.

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 6–9

Explorer Project teaching resource preview

Biographies & explorersResearch & presentation tools

Explorer Project

Research an assigned explorer's background and achievements citing at least 3 non-Wikipedia sources via EasyBib; color a map showing country of origin and voyage path (including a map key with TODALS elements) and draw/color the sponsoring country's flag on a caravel ship template; answer written research questions on…

Editable

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 9–12

Nonfiction Research - International Fair teaching resource preview

Culture & identityTravel & presentations

Nonfiction Research - International Fair

Choose a country; research its culture and its impact on the student's home state/the US; choose one written project option (children's story, magazine, board game, or travel brochure/diary) and one visual project option (traditional clothing, diorama/model, PowerPoint/Prezi presentation, or newscast); use at least…

File: PDF
Length: 13 pages
Level: 4–6

Ancient Civilizations Report | Ancient Civilizations Project teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizationsResearch & presentation tools

Ancient Civilizations Report | Ancient Civilizations Project

Explore Ancient Civilizations Report | Ancient Civilizations Project.

File: PDF
Level: 6

South America Geography Project Template for MS Word teaching resource preview

Country researchTravel & presentations

South America Geography Project Template for MS Word

An editable MS Word project template with one page per South American country, providing a starting point for a geography project.

Editable

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 3–8

Biographies & explorers

Women’s Month Social Media Profile Project

Choose one of 14 remarkable women from a provided list; research her contributions and historical context; complete a social-media-profile-style worksheet about her, following a sample profile (e.g., Marie Curie) as a model; conducted over three ~45-minute sessions.

File: PDF
Level: 4–6

All About My Country Project teaching resource preview

Culture & identity

All About My Country Project

Introduction- This is a My Culture/Country Project that your students will love making. This activity will allow students to creatively research and display information about their country and or culture. These make great displays on your bulletin boards or can also be used as a presentation project. In addition…

File: PDF
Level: 3–5

Group Project: World War II Timeline teaching resource preview

World history

Group Project: World War II Timeline

In small groups (2-3 students), research major WWII events and construct a butcher-paper timeline with a summary and illustration for each event, sidebars of Allied vs. Axis statistics (nations, leaders, population, soldiers, casualties, weaponry, resources), and at least one pie chart and one line graph.

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 8–11

Country Study on Poland - Research Project - Worksheet + Cards teaching resource preview

Country research

Country Study on Poland - Research Project - Worksheet + Cards

A research/discovery project introducing students to Poland through a set of topic cards covering its history, geography, economy, and culture.

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

What is it Like to Be an Archaeologist?: A Group Project teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizationsResearch & presentation tools

What is it Like to Be an Archaeologist?: A Group Project

In groups of four to five, students take on roles (Excavator, Scribe/Recorder/Historian, Site Boss, Presenter, Photographer/Illustrator) to 'excavate' hidden broken clay-pot shards from sand-filled boxes, reassemble them, and draw conclusions about the artifact's origin and use; individually, students define…

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 6–8

The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning teaching resource preview

Historical art & literature

The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning

Complete five hands-on WWII-themed projects: analyze and design British propaganda posters, solve evacuation-train math word problems, decode/encode messages with historical ciphers (Caesar, Pigpen, Enigma, transposition), analyze and plan wartime rationed meals/nutrition, and design and build a bomb shelter model.

Answers included

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 5–7

Country Study on China - Research Project - Worksheet + Cards teaching resource preview

Country research

Country Study on China - Research Project - Worksheet + Cards

A research/discovery project introducing students to China through a set of topic cards covering its history, geography, economy, and culture.

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Country Study on Japan - Research project with Worksheet and Cards teaching resource preview

Country research

Country Study on Japan - Research project with Worksheet and Cards

A research/discovery project introducing students to Japan through a set of topic cards covering its history, geography, economy, and culture.

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

President Abraham Lincoln Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civicsBiographies & explorers

President Abraham Lincoln Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK

Assemble file-folder lapbook bases, cut out and glue in booklet templates on Lincoln topics (appearance, patent, early life, first time in politics, US House of Representatives, Lincoln-Douglas debates, marriage and family, Civil War, re-election, etc.), and read/study the accompanying Study Guide.

File: PDF
Level: 2–12