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Country Study on Canada - Project - Cards + Worksheet - North America teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study on Canada - Project - Cards + Worksheet - North America

Use the topic cards (e.g., First Peoples and European contact, Confederation, immigration, World Wars, provinces/territories, oceans, climate, political system, economic sectors, Ottawa landmarks, culture and media) to research assigned aspects of Canada, then record findings on the accompanying research worksheet…

Includes: History topic cards: First Visits from Europeans, the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), John Cabot and the discovery of Newfoundland, the… · Geography topic cards: provinces and territories, the Atlantic/Pacific/Arctic Oceans in Canada, islands, rivers, mountains…

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Project - Mummify a CHICKEN! - EBOOK teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizations

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Project - Mummify a CHICKEN! - EBOOK

Students read background information on what mummies are and how ancient Egyptian mummification was performed (organ removal, natron drying, canopic jars, bandaging), then complete a multi-week hands-on procedure: weigh, clean, spice, and salt a raw chicken; re-salt and re-weigh it weekly for 4-8 weeks; wrap the dried…

Includes: informational text: what is a mummy / how mummies are made · informational text: who were the mummies (history and famous mummies)

File: PDF

Country Study Research Project - Laos - Southeast Asia teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research Project - Laos - Southeast Asia

Students research Laos using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Country Study Research Project - Lebanon - Middle East teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research Project - Lebanon - Middle East

Students research Lebanon using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Ancient Egypt - Inventions, Innovations, and Discoveries, - NO PREP - Research Project teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizations

Ancient Egypt - Inventions, Innovations, and Discoveries, - NO PREP - Research Project

Research (citing sources) and answer guided questions about Egyptian inventions: papyrus/ink, the shadoof, the sundial, the nilometer, the plough, irrigation, the sickle, the roles of dogs and cats, toothpaste, adhesive bandages, prosthesis, the chair, the parasol, kohl eyeliner, and the Medjay police force.

Includes: research task pages by category (technological inventions, agriculture, medical, furniture, clothing/cosmetics, government/warfare… · Answer Key PDF with model answers and source-citation prompts

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 5–9

Country Study Research Project - Kyrgyzstan - Central Asia teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research Project - Kyrgyzstan - Central Asia

Students research Kyrgyzstan using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Art History Research Project teaching resource preview

Historical art & literature

Art History Research Project

Choose an art time period/movement, research its overview and artists, analyze at least 3 works of art using elements of art and design, and create a Google Slides/Prezi presentation with a bibliography.

Includes: learning goals slide · overview slide

Editable

File: Microsoft PowerPoint
Level: 8–10

Country Study Research Project - Lesotho - Social Studies - Africa teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research Project - Lesotho - Social Studies - Africa

Students research Lesotho using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Health Tonic: A Descriptive Writing Project teaching resource preview

Historical art & literature

Health Tonic: A Descriptive Writing Project

Read/discuss background slides on the history of beer and other substances marketed as medicine, watch linked videos on historical quack medicine and amphetamine history, discuss what information a tonic poster should include (ailments cured, side effects, dosage, storage, endorsements, cost), then design their own…

Includes: title slide (contributor 'Mr. Zuvela') · historical background slides on beer/tonics as medicine

Editable

File: Microsoft PowerPoint
Level: 8–11

Country Study Research Project - Kuwait - Social Studies - Middle East teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research Project - Kuwait - Social Studies - Middle East

Students research Kuwait using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Country Study Research - North Macedonia - Southeast Europe - Balkans teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study Research - North Macedonia - Southeast Europe - Balkans

Students research North Macedonia using outside sources and write their findings on blank lines answering prompts about its continent, capital, demonym, official language(s), borders, territory, climate, currency, economy, capital-city attractions, other cities, and culture.

Includes: identification section (continent, capital, demonym) · language and linguistic-family questions

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

A Letter to Oskar Schindler | Letter Writing Project teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civicsHistorical art & literature

A Letter to Oskar Schindler | Letter Writing Project

Read the historical testimonial letter from Schindler's former workers, then write a one-page (five-paragraph) letter to Oskar Schindler thanking him for his actions, choosing between two role/date options (as a survivor writing before he fled the camp in 1945, or as themselves writing after his 1993 Righteous Among…

Includes: primary-source testimonial letter from Schindler's former workers (dated Bruennlitz, May 8 1945) · instructions with two letter-writing options and required format

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 10–12

Historical Fiction Genre Study Literature Circle Project teaching resource preview

Historical art & literature

Historical Fiction Genre Study Literature Circle Project

Working in a literature-circle group, read an assigned/selected historical fiction novel, complete a notetaking guide, spoke diagram, plot diagram, character chart, sensory description chart, and other-literary-elements chart; build a storyboard; track daily accountability for homework/classwork; complete a…

Includes: introduction with objectives, learning targets, and CCSS standards · historical fiction genre-study lesson plan

Editable

File: Microsoft Word
Level: 6–9

Day of the Dragon King (Magic Tree House #14 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities) teaching resource preview

Ancient civilizations

Day of the Dragon King (Magic Tree House #14 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Read two chapters per day (independently or aloud), watch a suggested video on ancient Chinese history/culture (e.g. Chinese fashion, the Great Wall, the Silk Road, the first emperor, the Lantern Festival), complete pre-reading prediction and KWL worksheets, take a chapter quiz for each pair of chapters, review…

Includes: 5-day lesson plan grid (video, reading, worksheets/discussion, activity per day) · pre-reading "Before Reading" prediction worksheet

File: PDF
Level: 1–3

Washington, D.C. Mini Unit - eBook teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civics

Washington, D.C. Mini Unit - eBook

Read historical background on the founding of D.C. and the evolution of the National Mall plan (L'Enfant plan, McMillan Commission); use the two identical sets of 27 monument/memorial/museum photo cards to play a memory-matching game, sort cards by category (museums/monuments/statues), build a lapbook, or create a…

Includes: historical background text on DC's founding and the National Mall's design history · 1792 L'Enfant plan map image

File: PDF
Level: 6–9

The American Dream Project teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civics

The American Dream Project

A two-part semester-long project (start-of-year and end-of-year) that has students explore the meaning of the American Dream, connect it to real-life examples, and evaluate whether it is 'fact or fiction' based on course content.

Includes: Part 1 slide deck (9 slides): American Dream definition, ideals list, real-life examples brainstorm, 4 creative project options…

File: Microsoft PowerPoint
Level: 7–10

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

World history

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.

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of Germany

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

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

World history

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.

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of Poland

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Southern California Missions eBook teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civics

Southern California Missions eBook

Read informational text about the history of the California Mission system (1769-1834) and, for each of the 21 Missions in geographical order, its address/hours, founding facts (founder, order, date), visiting-time estimates, and descriptive narrative of what to see there; not a worksheet or activity-based resource…

Includes: Introduction (author's personal account of visiting the Missions) · A Little Bit of History (background on the Mission era, 1769-1834)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

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

World history

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.

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of China

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

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

World history

Country Study on South Korea - Research Project - Worksheet + Cards

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

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of South Korea

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

New York City Facts and Fun - eBook teaching resource preview

U.S. history & civics

New York City Facts and Fun - eBook

Students assemble a lapbook using included pictures of people/places, a timeline, and maps; play a multiplayer timeline card game where they place event cards in chronological order; and/or read an illustrated narrative history of New York City.

Includes: Introduction · History of New York City Lapbook section: 24 pictures of important people & places, a brief illustrated timeline (1524-1993+), 3 maps…

File: PDF

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

World history

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.

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of Japan

File: PDF
Level: 7–12

Country Study on New Zealand Research Project with Cards and Worksheet teaching resource preview

World history

Country Study on New Zealand Research Project with Cards and Worksheet

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

Includes: topic card grid pages covering history, geography, demography, economy, and landmarks of New Zealand

File: PDF
Level: 7–12