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American Focus on World Constitutions
Upper graders read several passages to gain an understanding of the nations that have adopted a constitution similar to the United States Constitution. This is a scripted lesson that is intended to build content-specific vocabulary and...
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Mythology of the Ancient World
The mythology of the ancient world can provide motivating lessons that can help students learn about history.
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The History of the Theory of Evolution
Young scholars research the history of the theory of evolution and make a comparative timeline of events in world history and in the history of evolutionary theory.
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AP European History
Tenth graders explore the concept of the Protestant Reformation. In this World History lesson, 10th graders participate in a Think-pair-share activity. Students write an essay question in regards to the Protestant...
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WWI Through the Film, Foot Soldiers
If your historians are watching the History Channel documentary, Foot Soldiers during their WWI unit, this plan has some simple recall questions and one referential/debate question ("What was the worst part of the war?") to ask after...
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CSET World History Word Search Puzzle
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept that is the theme of the word search puzzle.
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The Genius of the Ancients
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. Fifth graders prove this with help from three lessons that examine how ancient cultures used their needs to drive innovations. In lesson one, pupils identify main ideas and supporting...
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Africa Test Study Guide
In this Africa study guide worksheet, students respond to 27 short answer questions about the geography and history of the continent.
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Citizen Test
For this ESL activity, learners answer 18 questions about American history and government. For example, "Who was the first president of the United States?"
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General Knowledge of American History #67
In this general knowledge of American history #67 worksheet, 6th graders interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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World Currency Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 81 identification questions about world currencies. Students have 10 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Frankenstein Activity Worksheet and Progress Test
In this Frankenstein activity and progress test worksheet, learners respond to a total of 19 short answer, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to Frankenstein.
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The Race to Dominate the Known World
Students describe cause/effect relationship of a European country's need for resources, exploration, colonization, and settlement of different regions of the world beginning in the 14th Century, and role play representatives of assigned...
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A Colony is Born : Lessons 7 - 10 What's My Line?
Fifth graders research their assigned regions, complete regional guide and prepare presentations about the New World colonists. They refer to "Everyday LIfe: Colonial Times" as well as searching marked internet sites.
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A Colony is Born : Lesson 6 -To Leave or Not to Leave
Fifth graders connect reasons for coming to the New World with identity. The create identities and place them in one of three settled regions. They refer to prior study notes in their Colonial Notebooks to establish their identities.
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Cartoons: How Have Society's Views of Women Changed Over Time?
Students explore women's rights by viewing cartoon images. In this women's history lesson, students view several images depicting women in a certain way while discussing the meaning of the imagery among their classmates. Students write a...
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Spread of Islam
You've just clicked on a very brief review concerning the spread of Islam. Abu Bakr, Muhammad, The Qur'an, and Jihad are all very quickly covered. A perfect presentation if you'd like to remind your learners about key points prior to a...
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The Great British History Quiz!
For this social studies worksheet, students test their knowledge of British history by completing 10 multiple choice questions.
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WWII Project Outline
Work together as a class and get to know the ins and outs of World War II with this engaging collaborative project. Class members are broken into groups to research particular war topics, from life on the home front to the Holocaust and...
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The Great Age of Exploration (1400-1550)
Delve into the Age of Exploration with this activity-packed resource! Complete with a pre-test, discussion questions and quiz for a 30-minute video on the period, map activities, timeline of discoveries, vocabulary, etc. this is a...
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An Issue of Loyalty: Exploring the Treatment of Japanese Americans During World War II
Learners consider the meaning of loyalty. They explore the history of Japanese in the United States. and consider the meaning of citizenship. They create a presentation for the class. It can be a poster, Power Point or other...
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The Top 5 Ancient Chinese Inventions
In this top five ancient Chinese inventions worksheet, students investigate each Chinese invention in detail along with the top five British inventions of all time. Students then answer five comprehension questions while writing an essay...
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World War II
Students create a Powerpoint presentation covering key information regarding a World War II battle and present the information to the class in the form of an oral presentation. They then will turn in a summary report including two...