66 Multiple Choice Questions included in this America: A History of Us Worksheet and Test Packet for Episode 3: Westward! America: The Story of US is a History Channel series that uses engaging imagery, powerful special effects, and a lively script to convey the story of the United States in 12 concise yet comprehensive episodes. This teaching packet covers Episode 3: “Westward,” which explains how America settled the West in only 4 generations -- a far cry from the 1,000 generations that Thomas Jefferson had expected the endeavor to take. There's a lot more than heroism at play, though -- the pioneer migration and settlement takes a heavy toll on the native populations that were displaced. Using any of the series’ episodes in class opens up several useful possibilities. They are so well presented that they are easily understood by students. This in turn means that episodes can actually be used as an introduction to a topic or a unit. On the other hand, they also make excellent reinforcers, so some teachers will want to show the episodes after the end of a chapter or unit for use as a review or recap. ABOUT THIS TEACHING PACKET I’ve kept this episode versatility in mind when making these materials. This teaching resource contains both a worksheet and a test on the episode it covers. These two components are based on different approaches to the video: • The student viewing worksheet has 56 multiple choice questions, all presented in video order. These questions are fairly detailed. Certainly, many students will have good enough recall to be able to complete the worksheet after the episode has been shown, but because of the detailed nature of the questions, some teachers may want to use the worksheet as a “during-viewing” activity that will help students track information and stay on task . • The 10-question test, on the other hand, is designed to help students synthesize the episode’s information and see larger patterns that span different sections of it. Students who have paid attention to the video might should definitely have mastered these basic, fundamental issues from the targeted time period. All test questions are also multiple choice. • Two answer keys are provided for all questions. One is designed for fast grading. The other one provides the full context of question and answer to help teachers review material out loud or facilitate class discussions of the material. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION POSSIBILITIES Because the worksheet and test take these different approaches, teachers can also use them to differentiate instruction with basic/advance levels. keywords: Native Americans, Trail of Tears, steamboats, Mississippi, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone, Jedediah Smith, Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea

_____________________________________ MAKE GEOGRAPHY FUN AND ENGAGING _____________________________________ Which countries in the world allow the greatest freedom of international travel? Find out along with your students by watching a sleek and polished YouTube video on the subject! Instead of just learning about this world's 25 most powerful passports, though, transform the video into a learning experience like none other by having students use these varied and engaging worksheets! FOCUS ON GEOGRAPHY SKILLS * Zero in on key content like country names or the reasons why these 25 countries are considered to have such powerful passports * Find the key 25 countries on worksheets featuring labeled regional and world maps * Label the key 25 countries on worksheets featuring outline political maps * Full answer keys make the teacher's life easy * Instructions, helpful hints, and bonus questions give the teacher options DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION EMBEDDED IN THESE GEOGRAPHY VIDEO WORKSHEETS The wide range of worksheets and activities included makes it simple to create "basic" and "advanced" levels of a variety of activities! ABOUT THE VIDEO THAT GOES WITH THESE GEOGRAPHY WORKSHEETS Check out the video that goes with these fun geography activities by streaming from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLHbiQ8Q57M (The 25 Most Powerful Passports in the World) Happy teaching! Fun Geography Activities by Elise Parker keywords: Europe map, Asia map, World map, map skills