Less than $5 8th Grade U.S. History Projects

This product is used during an American Revolution unit. The idea came when the unit I was teaching fell at the end of October so I decided to make a Halloween theme for Biographies of the American Revolution. Students choose important people from the American Revolution. On each tombstone, students write their name, date of birth, date of death, and how they contributed to the cause of the revolution. It can be made for as many American Revolution biographies as you want.

To make the booklet, fold the first page in half to make the front and back covers. The second page can be copied multiple times, depending on how many biographies you assign. Fold all together and staple. Have fun and remember ... "History Never Dies!"

Engage your students with this creative biography project as they learn about key figures of the Civil Rights Movement! Project includes template for a Funko Pop character, Biographical Information/Research Page, "A Letter to the Past" template, grading rubric, and detailed instructions! Students will pick a famous leader from the Civil Rights Movement, research their life and achievements, and have fun as they use their creative mind!

A great mini-project for Black History Month or the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday!

Four-wheelin' or muddin? Cruisin' or going for a drive? Get students thinking about dialects and regional differences with this 22 page engaging, visual presentation. Includes: Dialect and examples Idiolect and examples Jargon and examples Pidgins and examples Creole and examples Review of Terminologies and activity Regional dialects and activity Literature dialects and examples Literature Project activity for Assessment Extra Resources Great for blended, flipped, homeschool, group collaboration, and whole class English and history courses. Interactive and critical thinking skills required!

Students struggle with understanding the Bill of Rights and how it applies to their life. This bundle has:

* A self-grading interactive BOOM CARD game

* A digital Fill-In-The-Blank activity where the students break down the Bill of Rights into "common language" and I CAN statements

* 28 slide PPT presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

*28 slide Google Slides Presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

* Bill of Rights Anchor Poster

These activities lead to a GREAT synchronous or asynchronous discussion!

BONUS: Included in the Bundle are directions to access a FREE Kahoots review game with your students.

Note: This contains a Boom Card download. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for modern Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (a form of play that gives instant feedback to students for self-grading Boom Cards). 

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In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about each topic.   There are three editable WebQuests included:  one for the U.S. Constitution, one for the Bill of Rights, and one that combines the two, so that teachers can easily use these as a part of their lesson.  A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuests for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students.  The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper. 

Also included with this unit is a word search puzzle with a full answer key that is great for early finishers or to supplement the lesson.  Additionally, after these introductory activities, students create a collection of their research and any other materials their teacher provides on the topic using the free Web 2.0 tool, Wakelet (www.wakelet.com). 

This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topic and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary or high school as well, and lets students combine technology with social studies.  Students will find this lesson helpful in preparing and reviewing for standardized testing (such as STAAR).  This is also a great lesson for Constitution Day or to leave for a substitute teacher!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· Learning about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights WebQuest
Activities (print and editable digital files included for each topic, as well as a
combined version)

· Learning about U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights WebQuest Answer Key

· U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights Word Search (with answer key)

· Resource Curation Project in Wakelet (includes rubric)

· Quick Start Tutorial for Wakelet

Approximate Lesson Duration:

· Constitution WebQuest - 1 (50 minute) class period

· Bill of Rights WebQuest – 1 (50 minute) class period

· Word Search Puzzle – 15 minutes

· Wakelet Curation Project – 1.5 to 2 (50 minute) class periods

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This may be the most meaningful assignment you give to your students all year.

This product teaches students how to write a letter to a service member who is currently deployed overseas. It describes the importance of writing to our military and gives suggestions for what to say. I use this as an extra credit assignment and hold my students to high standards about the content of their letters. It is incredibly important that genuine thought and effort go into the letters as they are going to real people currently fighting for our country.

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This is a product that can be created during a unit over the Industrial Revolution. It can be done in groups, partners, or individually. Students will answer questions about the purpose, tools needed, materials needed, function, name, price, and other characteristics of their invention. Students will need to draw and label their invention and create an advertisement poster.

This is a great resource for students to become familiar with key terms relating to World War II. If you choose to use this as the classroom collaboration project, just share the file with your class, assign a certain number of terms/slides to each student, and allow them to work on the Google Slide together in realtime!

Students often can/will recite the basics of SOME of the Bill of Rights but often do not know how they apply to their personal life. They believe that it was written years ago and does not have any relevant meaning to the HERE and NOW. With this interactive activity, my US History and Government classes dived into the Bill of Rights and learned how to apply each of the Amendments to their personal life. This brought about outstanding debates in class (and online) about civil rights and liberties.

This was created as a PDF document to use in the classroom. There is also a Digital Learning Format where it can be assigned to students to complete in a virtual setting such as Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.

I hope your students enjoy this as much as mine did!

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This unit connects learning with technology to Social Studies. This is perfect for technology class or for use in a Social Studies or History classroom that wants to incorporate technology with a lesson. No download is required to use either Adobe Express (www.adobe.com/express) or Canva (www.canva.com) - both free products, making it easy for teachers who are not able to download software on classroom computers to still give their students a choice in learning. Alternatively, this lesson can be completed using MS Word/PowerPoint or Google Docs/Slides if the teacher prefers.

To begin the lesson, students complete a webquest to learn about the Civil War. Student handouts in both print and digital formats are included, along with an answer key for easy grading. Additionally, a wordsearch puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to include with the lesson.

Next, students are provided with a quick tutorial for both Canva and Adobe Express, as well as links to other resources to help them with their project. The tutorials are intended to help students get started with the program and then use the resources within the program to refine their creations. Students create a timeline about the history of the civil war after conducting research. They use that information along with graphics, pictures and backgrounds from the Internet and also supplied in Adobe Express or Canva to create a finished presentation that explains the timeline of events during the Civil War and add their own opinions and insights to the project.

This is an excellent creative project to add to a unit on the Civil War or other social studies lessons on the growth and development of the United States. The project was created for grades 6-8 but could easily be used with upper elementary or high school students.

Materials Required

· Access to computers for each student (or pair of students)

· Internet access

Project Duration (approximate)

· Introduction to the Lesson: Review expectations, overview of the program .5-1 (50 minute class period)

· WebQuest – 1 (50 minute) class period

· Word Search Puzzle – approximately 15-20 minutes

· Student research and timeline creation: 3-5 (50 minute) class periods

· Presentations to the class of each project (optional): Time will vary depending on class size and time allotted for discussion of each presentation.

Files Included with this Lesson

· Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

· WebQuest with Answer Key (digital and print versions)

· Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

· Student Timeline Project Expectations and Grading Rubric

· Getting Started Tutorial for Adobe Express

· Getting Started Tutorial for Canva

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Create a Colonial Times Newspaper using this template. Use this when teaching about the 13 America Colonies. Students can choose one of the 13 Colonies, Jamestown, Plymouth, or one of the 3 Colonial Regions (New England, Middle, Southern). A Rubric is included.