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Reagan, Bush Sr., Cold War & Reaganomics — Cold War Cause & Effect Activity
This cause and effect activity walks students through the chain of events that ended the Cold War — from Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech through the Soviet collapse on Christmas Day 1991. Both the cause and effect are provided in each row so students focus on understanding the connections between events rather than scrambling to recall facts. Eleven rows organized into three color-coded sections (American Actions, Soviet Problems, Both Sides) build toward a synthesis question: who deserves the mos
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Great Depression – U.S. History Vocabulary Social Media Style Assignment
Give your students a vocabulary assignment they will actually understand — and actually finish. This creative, Gen-Z–coded vocab task turns the major causes and social impacts of the Great Depression into short-form “social media posts,” helping students break down complex historical concepts into simple, memorable explanations. Students create captions, hashtags, and peer-style comments that force them to process the meaning of each term instead of copying definitions. What’s Included: Gen-Z St
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Great Depression – U.S. History Bundle - PPT, Notes, DBQ's, Activities
Reconstruction PowerPoint Lecture | Anchor Charts on Amendments & KKK
Teach the full arc of Reconstruction with this clear, student-friendly slide deck. Covers Lincoln vs. Johnson vs. Congress, the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th), resistance movements (Black Codes, KKK), sharecropping, and the Election of 1876 leading to the Compromise of 1877. Ends with four anchor charts that reinforce essential, test-ready topics. Perfect for direct instruction, review, or sub plans. What’s Included: 1 editable PowerPoint lecture on Reconstruction Slide coverage: T
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
The New Deal – U.S. History Perspective Assignment (Social Media Threads)
Students already live in social media comment sections — this assignment uses that same format to help them understand the loud, messy, conflicting voices of the New Deal era. Each thread includes workers, critics, reformers, elders, populists, traditionalists, and Eleanor-coded activism voices. Students identify perspectives, motives, beliefs, and political positions using evidence from the threads. It’s an engagement hack and a legit historical thinking task at the same time. What’s Included F
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
World War II World History DBQ The Holocaust Ideology, Persecution & Human Cost
Understanding the Holocaust requires more than memorizing facts — students need to see how ideology, policy, and systematic methods built the machinery of genocide. This DBQ gives them that structure. Six powerful primary sources lead students through the escalation from discrimination to mass murder, helping them connect ideology to action and understand the devastating human cost. What’s Included• Six primary-source excerpts covering Nazi ideology, Nuremberg Laws, ghettoization, coded bureaucr
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Southern Colonies U.S. History | Government, Religion & Labor DBQ
Help students analyze how government, religion, and labor shaped daily life in the Southern Colonies with this scaffolded primary source DBQ. Students read authentic excerpts—from colonial charters, laws, journals, and rebellions—to understand how freedom, authority, and inequality coexisted in early America. Includes guiding questions, essay prompt, and a complete teacher key for discussion or grading. What’s Included: 6 primary-source excerpts: Virginia Charter (1606), Maryland Toleration Act
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Age of Revolutions | World History | Napoleon’s Rise, Fall & Legacy DBQ
Trace the dramatic rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte with this in-depth primary source DBQ. Students explore authentic documents—from Napoleon’s own proclamations to eyewitness accounts and the decisions of the Congress of Vienna—to understand how one man reshaped Europe through ambition, reform, and war. What’s Included: Primary Source DBQ – Six historical excerpts with guided analysis questions and a final written prompt Background Reading – Overview of Napoleon’s rise to power, his reforms,
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Early Civilizations of the Ancient World – World History: Early Societies DBQ
This DBQ helps students understand how the first civilizations formed and how geography, agriculture, religion, and law worked together to create stable societies. Using carefully selected primary and secondary sources, students analyze how early communities organized daily life, enforced rules, and maintained social order in river valley civilizations. This resource is designed for real classrooms — clear excerpts, guided questions that don’t require guesswork, and a focused final prompt that s
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis Activities Rhetorical Devices Appeals Lesson
This comprehensive rhetorical analysis introductory lesson will introduce students to rhetoric in a rigorous and relevant way. Students will be provided with detailed notes, examples from noteworthy American speeches, numerous opportunities for rhetoric practice and discussion, and a chance to show their mastery of rhetorical devices and appeals with a multiple-choice and matching assessment at the end. Not only will students learn more about rhetorical analysis than ever before, but they will b
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
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AP® Psychology Topic 1.1 Unit 1 Heredity and Environment PPT Activities AP Psych
This lesson is designed for AP® Psychology Topic 1.1 Interaction of Heredity and Environment in Unit 1 Biological Bases of Behavior. The lesson includes a CED-aligned PowerPoint and Google Slides™ lecture with detailed speaker notes, a guided notes packet for students, and vocabulary activities. It follows the latest 2024 updated AP Psych CED changes. Details of what is included: 18-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (partiall
9th - 12th
Other (Social Studies), Psychology
AP® Human Geography Topic 4.2 Unit 4 Political Processes Lecture & Activity APHG
This lesson is designed for use with AP® Human Geography Topic 4.2 Political Processes in Unit 4 Political Patterns and Processes. The lesson includes an APHG CED-aligned PowerPoint and Google Slides™ lecture with detailed speaker notes, a guided notes packet for students, and a supplementary assignment about the collapse of Yugoslavia. Details of what is included: 20-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (text editable)Printable
9th - 12th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
AP® World Unit 5 Topic 5.1 Enlightenment Lecture, Guided Notes, Activities
This lesson is designed for use with AP® World History Modern, Unit 5 Revolutions Topic 5.1 The Enlightenment. The lesson includes a lecture with speaker notes and embedded MCQ practice, a guided notes packet for students, a reading assignment, video questions, and an Enlightenment Thinkers dominoes game. Details of what is included: 29-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (with editable body text)Printable speaker notes to acco
9th - 11th
Social Studies, World History
AP® Human Geography Intro to ESPN Model Activity and ESPN Posters for APHG
This ESPN lesson is designed for use with AP® Human Geography Unit 0. Introduce the ESPN/ESPeN model to your APHuG students to prepare them for the course. Details of what is included: 13-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that walks students through the ESPN model using fast fashion as an exampleESPN Note Sheet Rana Plaza Reading follow-up activity with ESPN chart and audio option that comes in print, digital, and fully editable optionsBlank ESPN Chart to use all year
9th - 12th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
AP® Psychology Unit 1 Topic 1.2 Overview of Nervous System AP Psych PPT Activity
This lesson is designed for AP® Psychology Topic 1.2 Overview of the Nervous System in Unit 1 Biological Bases of Behavior. The lesson includes a CED-aligned PowerPoint and Google Slides™ lecture with detailed speaker notes, a guided notes packet for students, and vocabulary activities. It follows the new 2024 updated AP Psych CED changes. Details of what is included: 9-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (editable body text)Pr
9th - 12th
Other (Social Studies), Psychology
Map Skills PowerPoint with Guided Notes, Puzzles & CLOZE Passage Activities
Effectively teach map skills with this map skills PowerPoint, packed with interactive questions & a key. Includes guided notes for interactive learning, 4 secret picture puzzles, and CLOZE passages for gifted students. Low-prep activities cover latitude, longitude, equator and more! Got high-ability students? No problem. You'll get optional CLOZE passages you can use for gifted learners (or everyone!). This extremely low-prep Map Skills activity has three parts. ☝PowerPoint for easy in
4th - 9th
Geography
Also included in: Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
AP® Human Geography Malthusian Theory Topic 2.6 Unit 2 Lecture & Activities APHG
This lesson is designed for use with AP® Human Geography Topic 2.6 Malthusian Theory in Unit 2 Population and Migration Patterns and Processes. The lesson includes an APHG CED-aligned PowerPoint and Google Slides™ lecture with detailed speaker notes, a guided notes packet for students, and supplementary activities. Details of what is included: 18-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (text editable)Printable speaker notes to acco
9th - 12th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Intro to the AP® World History AP Exam Slides and Notes First Week Activity
This Intro to the AP® World History Exam will orient your new students to the exam components. Perfect for the first week back to school, this resource includes 10 slides in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ options and a student note sheet. This resource is aligned to the new 2027 exam updates that affect the SAQ, DBQ, and LEQ going forward.The lesson covers what to expect on MCQs, SAQs, the DBQ, and LEQ. Students also explore their top three universities to see what AP World exam scores will earn
9th - 12th
Middle Ages, Social Studies, World History
Judicial Branch U.S. Government | Restraint vs. Activism Case Study Activity
Help students analyze how the Supreme Court shapes American law with this Judicial Restraint vs. Judicial Activism Case Study Assignment. Students compare landmark cases from both philosophies, examining when the Court deferred to elected branches versus when it expanded rights. Includes structured tables, scaffolded inquiry questions, a complete teacher key, and anchor charts for reinforcement. Fully Google Classroom ready. What’s Included: Case study summaries for 6 major Supreme Court cases:
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Articles of Confederation Why It Failed: Cause of Death Activity U.S. Government
This activity turns "why did the Articles fail" into a forensic investigation. Students run a post-mortem on America's first government — logging the symptoms of the failing system, examining what was actually healthy, reading the evidence from Shays' Rebellion, predicting outcomes in real scenarios, and writing the official cause of death. The case-file frame does what a plain review worksheet can't: it makes students explain the consequence of each weakness, not just name it, and it forces the
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Constitutional Principles — Federalists vs. Anti-Federalist Debate Activity
The fight to ratify the Constitution wasn't a formality — it was a brawl, and this activity puts students inside it. Instead of memorizing that "Federalists wanted a strong government" and "Anti-Federalists wanted a Bill of Rights," students work through the actual argument: read what each side really said, turn those arguments into headlines, cast their own vote as a delegate, and then wrestle with the twist that makes this debate matter — the side that lost the vote is the reason you have a Bi
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Constitutional Principles — Compromises on Trial: Courtroom Verdict Activity
The three great compromises of the Constitutional Convention each had winners and losers — and one of them traded human beings for political power. This activity puts all three on trial and makes students put the people in the room on the stand: writing each side's case in their own voice, then rendering a verdict on whether each deal was a fair compromise or a surrender.For the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Commerce Compromise, students write short in-character statemen
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Constitutional Principles — Spot the Principle Worksheet Activity
Students can define "checks and balances" and still not recognize it when a veto override is sitting right in front of them. This worksheet closes that gap by making students do three things with the six principles: put each one in their own words, match it to real-world scenarios, and reckon honestly with who the principles protected — and who got left out.In Part 1, students build a decoder table — defining all six principles (limited government, rule of law, popular sovereignty, federalism, s
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Systems of Government - Unitary, Confederal, Federal Country Activity Project
This is the project students remember. Instead of answering questions about unitary, federal, and confederal systems, they build a country from the ground up and have to choose the system that actually fits it — then live with the consequences. They name their nation, give it geography and people and an economy, pick three real challenges it faces, and design a government that can handle them. The catch: there's no perfect answer, and they have to prove they understand the trade-offs by naming w
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Systems of Government Activity — Unitary, Federal & Confederal Scenario Analysis
Students can memorize that "federal means power is shared" and still have no idea why it matters. This activity fixes that by throwing real policy problems at them and making them choose. Should a TikTok ban be national or state-by-state? Should marijuana be legal in one state and illegal next door? Each scenario forces students to pick the system that handles it best, back the choice with a real example, and then do the hard part — name who loses, even when the choice is right. Across ten curre
8th - 12th
Civics, Government
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