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This is a PBL for Ancient Rome. Students will work in groups and choose an Ancient Roman society topic they want to do their project on. Once students pick a topic, they can then pick from a series of products to make and then work on the creation of their product. A FUN test can be used to help students choose what topic to choose and product to make. Students will then present their product that they create to the class. The students also have to write a three paragraph explanatory text a

This is a PBL for World War I. Students will get into groups and choose from 1 of 4 products to answer the driving question: How can World War I be explained in a way that helps others understand not just what happened, but why it mattered?The products they can choose from are: A-Z Historical Analysis BookVideo Game CampaignWorld War I Trading Card GameWorld War I Propaganda CampaignStudents can use the planning sheet to help plan for the product they are going to create. Students also have

This PBL is about the Civil War and Reconstruction Period. Students will go into groups and choose from 1 of 4 products to make for their project. A VideoA Newspaper PageA Museum Exhibit (Diorama)Students will choose a person from the time period to complete their product. Students will then determine what political, social, and economic factors from the time period affected the person that they chose. Students are to show how these factors affected their chosen person during this time peri

This is a group DBQ lesson on the Allied Invasion of Italy. Students will work in groups and analyze documents to answer the essential question: Was the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 more successful as a military strategy or as a political strategy? Students will analyze documents about the Allied Invasion of Italy and then write a paragraph responding to the essential question.

Students will get into groups, and each will be assigned a battle from World War I. Students are to analyze their battle that they were given. Students will then share their analysis of the battle and then answer high DoK reflection questions about their own battle they learned about as well as other battles other classmates learned about.

This is a full unit about Urban Planning. Students will learn about how cities are planned. Students will learn about Different electricity sourcesDifferent water sourcesDifferent types of transportationZoningLawsTaxesEssential servicesUnit contains readings with graphic organizers, direct instruction lectures, quickwrites, and a culminating project where students will design their own town. Unit should progress in this manner: Urban planning - Lecture Notes has introduction to Urban PlanningCom

This lesson has students examine documents about Sparta and Athens. Students will examine various documents about government systems, social structure, and cultural achievements of ancient Sparta and Athens. This is an engaging lesson where students ready primary sources from Ancient Greece. Document Set 1: Government Systems - Athenian Democracy - Spartan Oligarchy Document Set 2: Social Structure - Athenian Society - Spartan Society Document Set 3: Cultural Achievements

The group project is the culminating task of the Urban Planning Unit. Students will build a town and decide on taxes, laws, population, electricity, water, mass transportation, essential services, and other sources of revenue. Students will need to justify their decisions about the choices they make for their town. Students will create their town on a poster board. Required materials are: Poster BoardColored paper (green, blue, brown, red, yellow, orange and black)Index cardsScissorsMarkersPenci

The group project is the culminating task of the Urban Planning Unit. Students will build a town and decide on taxes, laws, population, electricity, water, mass transportation, essential services, and other sources of revenue. Students will need to justify their decisions about the choices they make for their town. Download the accompanying directions for this project

This reading compares the advantages and disadvantages of different ways a city gets its electricity. Students can annotate the reading and then use the accompanying graphic organizer to answer questions. Download the accompanying graphic organizer to use the reading.

This reading compares the advantages and disadvantages of different ways a city gets its water. Students can annotate the reading and then use the accompanying graphic organizer to answer questions. Download the accompanying graphic organizer to use the reading.

This reading compares the advantages and disadvantages of different ways a city uses mass transportation. Students can annotate the reading and then use the accompanying graphic organizer to answer questions. Download the accompanying graphic organizer to use the reading.

Students will plan out their dream vacation. Students will plan their flight and how much it will cost, their hotel and how much it will cost, and what they will do each day on their vacation. This project allows students to learn about different places around the world. This is a fun activity for students to do especially at the beginning of the year (or anytime).

Students will explore a country and create a fact sheet about that country. This activity will help student learn about a country from researching information online. This is a fun activity for students to do and allows them to learn about the world.

This is a test for the end of the urban planning unit. The test covers all the concepts in the urban planning unit.

This project has students learning about a U.S. State. Students will create a factsheet about a U.S. State.

Students will research a U.S. President and create a fact sheet about them. Student will learn about a president which will give them a better understanding of the presidency.

This presentation contains information about the Japanese American internment during World War 2. Students can take notes. The notes are suited for focused note taking.

This is the graphic organizer that accompanies Urban planning Comparing Different Sources of Electricity

This is the graphic organizer that accompanies Urban Planning - Comparing Different Types of Mass Transportation