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This product includes 50 events related to the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. There are 50 placards with a Headline, Date, and Description in newspaper format. Students will determine which event is being described. This activity can be a traditional gallery walk with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study

This product includes 40 topics related to the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. There are 40 placards with a Description and then 2 answer choices. Students will determine which choice is correct and write it on their answer sheet. This activity can be a traditional gallery walk with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Qui

This is a lesson over the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Students will read about the Background, Purpose, and Impact of the Northwest Ordinance and then answer the questions and complete the map activity that follows.

This is a worksheet of Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places, and other important things to know for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. The format is review matching questions divided into the 10 ERAS. There are 14 sets with 5 matching questions for each set. Answer Key is included This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet. 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

This is a study sheet of quick facts of both Readiness and Supporting TEKS standards for the 8th grade Social Studies STAAR Test. It can be used as 2 pages or 1 page front and back. It is divided into 10 sections: 1. Exploration and Colonization 2. American Revolution 3. U.S. Constitution 4. Early Republic 5. Age of Jackson 6. Westward Expansion 7. Industrial Revolution 8. Reform and Culture 9. Sectionalism and Civil War 10. Reconstruction

This product is related to the Causes of the American Revolution. Students will use the Causes of the American Revolution Readings to fill in the Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer about events such as the French and Indian War, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress.

This is a worksheet of Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places, and other important things to know for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. There are 50 questions that are fill in the blank. The answers that are placed in the blanks become a word bank for a Word Search Puzzle. Answer Key for both the questions and the Word Search is included. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet. 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

This product is a Scavenger Hunt of 14 people associated with 8th Grade U.S.History. Included is (1) History Mystery Introduction Sheets (2) History Mystery Answer Document (3) Who Am I Clue Cards, and (4) Character Placards. It can be done as individuals, in pairs, or in groups. Each student or group will get a History Mystery Introduction Sheet with the answer document copied to the back. There are 14 different Introductory Sheets so students don't all start at the same place. When student

This is a lesson for a 13 Colonies Unit. The lesson is divided into 3 parts - New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. For each of the colonial regions, there are 4 parts: 1. Students will read through a section on a colonial region. A possible extension to this is to use colored pencils or highlighters to highlight the PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, and Social) in the readings. Use 4 different colors, one for each of the PEGS. 2. Students will then answer a question related to

This product is a set of Matching Cards with Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places, and other important things to know for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. There are 87 slides with 3 sets of matching cards on each slide for a total of 261 cards. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet. 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

This is a worksheet of Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places, and other important things to know for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places and descriptions are given with a blank to fill in for each topic. Answer Key is included. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet. 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

In this lesson, students will use a copy of the Texas Constitution of 1876 to analyze the various parts of the document.

This is a lesson over Alexander Hamilton and his role in the United States economy as the first Secretary of the Treasury. Students will read about the Hamilton's economic proposals and then the response and impact of those proposals. Students will answer the questions that follow the reading.

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. Students will use a graphic organizer to compare both constitutions and then answer questions about the 3 documents.

This product is a set of 3-Way Matching Cards with Dates, People, Events, Vocabulary, Places, and other important things to know for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. There are 20 slides with 2 sets of 3-Way match cards on each slide for a total of 40 sets.

This is a lesson on Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. There are 3 parts to this lesson --- 1. Manifest Destiny Reading with questions 2. Manifest Destiny Painting Analysis using the OPTIC strategy 3. U.S. Territorial Acquisition Map Matching

This product is a gallery walk of the Bill of Rights and the & Principles of Government. Included is an answer document and Placards. This activity can be a traditional gallery walk with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included.

This is a lesson over the Four Natural Regions of Texas. It includes 3 parts: 1. A reading over the physical geography of Texas and the 4 natural regions. Students will use reading to fill out a chart of Texas Regions. 2. A Map of the 4 Texas Regions. Students will label and color a map of Texas Regions. 3. A Texas Regions Matching Activity. Students will match regions with various geographical features.

This product is a Scavenger Hunt related to the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Included are 2 separate Scavenger Hunts with Placards for each one. They cover the ERAS of Exploration and Colonization, American Revolution, and the U.S. Constitution. This activity can be a traditional Scavenger Hunt with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included. This product pairs great with the 8th Grade S

This resource is a review for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. It uses a Drag and Drop format to review events and facts related to United States History: Exploration through Reconstruction. You will download the PDF and click on a link to get a copy of the Drag and Drop Review Google Slides. Once it is in the Google Drive, it can be downloaded as a PowerPoint if you prefer that format. To use the drag and drop feature, make sure you that don’t play or present the google slides or Pow