In this activity, students will use the U.S. Constitution to find specific information about how the U.S. government works and operates. Students will complete response questions in which they must look top specific parts of the Constitution and explain the meaning. Students will also answer questions that require them to search the Constitution and find answers. A copy of the Constitution is required for this activity and is not included. An answer key is included. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This Quick Quiz is a ten question multiple choice quiz to be used with the World War I film 1917. This film provides an accurate depiction of World War I through a fictional story. This is a great resource to use in a U.S. History or World History course. The resource includes an answer key for fast grading. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This product includes YouTube links to short “How It’s Made” clips and the following questions: Briefly describe the process of creating the product that you viewed. (2-3 sentences) Explain why this product is important, or what are it’s uses. (2-3 sentences) Explain how this product might have been made before the Industrial Revolution and the use of factories/assembly lines/mass production. These three questions are presented to students after each video clip. The document could be modified to change the videos and/or change the questions. The clips included are: Chocolate - Milk Chocolate, From Scratch | How It’s Made Ketchup - Ketchup | How It’s Made Scoreboards - Scoreboards | How It’s Made Matches - Matches | How It’s Made Bowling Balls - Bowling Balls | How It’s Made This activity was created for students to make connections from the Industrial Revolution and Mass Production to the present day but could be used in other course and classes. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in a Google Docs version that students could use directly with Google Classroom, please click the link: How It’s Made Activity - Google Docs. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This product is designed to be used as an in class computer based assignment or an assignment to be completed at home with the use of a computer. This resource is a Google Docs created product so Google Classroom would be a perfect place for this assignment to be posted. It could also be printed for students to use and complete. Students must watch short 8-10 minute video clips about certain portions of the Industrial Revolution. The videos and links that they will watch are: The Steam Machine Changes the World From Steam Machine to Locomotive Changing Times: Railroads and Canals Karl Marx: The Revolutionary Scholar Students are presented with a graphic organizer of the four clips from above. For each video clip, students will then write a description of each video and then find a visual that could accompany each video clip. All of this is completed in the graphic organizer. Teachers may find that they want to show the clips to all students in class at the same time or students may complete on their own as the links to the videos are included in the worksheet. This resource includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the product. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This Bingo game is designed to help students review important figures, terms, publications, and ideas relevant to the Age of Enlightenment. This Bingo game includes printable game boards and clues for teachers to read to students. Ideas from the game include: John Locke Natural Rights Social Contract Theory Separation of Church and State Philosophe Popular Sovereignty Leviathan Absolute Power Life is Nasty Brutish and Short Capitalism Wealth of Nations Adam Smith Thomas Hobbes Balance of Mind and Heart Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Three Branches of Government Jean-Jacques Rousseau Montesquieu Enlightenment Monarchy Laissez-Faire Economics Governed by the General Will This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This product includes questions about Congress and the process of how a bill becomes a law in the United States of America. The resource includes 12 short answer and extended response questions. Topics covered in the quiz include: The process of a bill becoming a law The roles of Congress The roles of Congressmen Information about the chambers of Congress An answer key is also included. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This study guide is a great resource to use for teachers reviewing The Bill of Rights with students. This product is designed to review a Bill of Rights unit or chapter. This study guide includes three sections that students will complete: Vocabulary - A graphic organizer of 16 terms that students will define. Words include: assembly, Establishment Clause, militia, due process, reforms, civil liberties, probable cause, petition, censorship, search and seizure, indictment, slander/libel, double jeopardy, eminent domain, grand jury, bail. 10 Amendments - Students will complete a chart of the ten amendments. Students will write the meaning of each amendment in the chart. Extended Response Questions - 5 extended response questions - Ex. List and describe one limitation of a 1st amendment right. Then list and describe an extension of a 1st amendment right. This study guide could also be used to plan a unit or chapter and/or create a test/quiz about the Bill of Rights. A thorough answer key is also included with this resource. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. ** If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This single page worksheet is divided into three different sections. The three sections are designed to teach students about the importance of the 1st amendment, the freedoms of the 1st amendment, and important 1st amendment Supreme Court Cases. The three sections are: Review: Students will list and explain the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment. Prior Knowledge: Students will define and explain the following terms: judicial review and precedent. Graphic Organizer: Students will complete a graphic organizer of important 1st amendment Supreme Court Cases. Student will explain the freedom extended or restricted by the Supreme Court case and then explain the outcome of the case. The cases included in the organizer are: Schenck v. United States, Tinker v. Des Moines, New York Times Company v. United States, and Texas v. Johnson. This graphic organizer and questions activity is a great resource to use for students that have learned/are learning about 1st amendment Supreme Court cases. The activity can be used as an assessment, an introductory activity, or a research activity. The product can also be easily modified to match your teaching/assessment procedures. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This Industrial Revolution Resource tasks students with making connection from the past to aspects of today’s society. It requires them to think critically and research how past concepts are still prevalent today. This Industrial Revolution was a time of change and prosperity and like any historical event, many connections to the present day can be found in the history of that time period. For this activity, students are tasked with finding present day current events that relate to concepts from the Industrial Revolution. These concepts and ideas include: Child Labor Innovations in Transportation Women in the Workplace Use of the Assembly Line Popular/Mass Entertainment Urban Growth This worksheet is set up as a graphic organizer. Students will find a current event based on the concepts listed and describe and then create a visual for the event/concept. This activity can be completed on the computer or printed for student use. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This document provides links to four websites about the Legislative Branch of Government in the United States. Below each of the links is a set of assessment questions to guide students and allow students to discover the true power and processes of the Legislative Branch. This document includes live links that have been tested and relevant questions applying to each of the websites. This activity can be printed or can be used in a classroom with student computers. This is a Microsoft Word version of the webquest. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Store.

Handout includes graphic organizer organizing the aspects of the Intolerable Acts and how they affected the American colonies. The following aspects of the Intolerable Acts are to be examined by students: Boston Harbor was closed until Boston paid for the ruined tea. Massachusetts’s charter was canceled. The governor decided if and when the legislature could meet Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for Trial. This let them face a more friendly judge and jury. A new Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers The Quebec Act gave a large amount of land to the colony of Quebec. General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts. Includes a PDF and Microsoft Word version of the product. If you are interested in other Social Studies/History resources, please check out my shop: Project Education Shop.

This comprehensive test includes a multiple choice section, matching section, true/false section, short answer section, and an extended response section. This test over Ancient Mesopotamia is a good assessment to use for a course over ancient history in many grade levels. The material covered in the test includes the ancient societies of Mesopotamia or “The Fertile Crescent” located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Content includes: Sumerian Society Akkadian Society Babylonian Society Assyrian Society The test includes 30 total questions and an answer key is also included. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of this test. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Store.

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American History. The basic ideas of the Declaration of Independence are still important today. This activity uses ideas that are important to learners/students and asks them to declare independence from something that limits their freedom in life. This product lays out the task (create a document of declaring independence) and also includes a rubric, brainstorming activity, list of grievances, and response questions to assess student understanding and learning. Do you want your students to understand the basic ideas of the Declaration of Independence? This activity is great for learners in high school but could also be adjusted to lower grades. The activity asks students to connect a document from hundreds of years ago to an idea present in their own lives. Real world connections are made from this activity. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This Forms of Government Test assesses student knowledge of the various forms of government throughout history and present in the world today. The test includes 30 multiple choice questions and 2 extended response questions. The forms of government included on this test are: democracy autocracy republic dictatorship monarchy oligarchy anarchy An easy to grade student answer document is also included with this resource. An answer key is also included with this resource. This resource includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. Other Forms of Government resources in my shop include: Forms of Government Study Guide Forms of Government Notebook If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Store.

This product includes a graphic organizer (found in the previews) in which students are responsible for researching a current events article or topic. This activity is designed to be completed in groups of 3-5. Instructions for grouping is included with the graphic organizer (activity). In groups, students are assigned roles for completing the activity. The roles are: *Computer Operator *- A group member should be assigned to acquire and set up the computer for the group to use. This person will be the primary computer user but the computer may have to be passed to other students within the group for them to complete their roles. Scribe - This person will be responsible for completing the handout. This handout can be completed online (scribe will become the typist) or these handouts can be printed for each group. Artist - The artist is responsible for creating an artistic representation of the article that was researched. Researcher - The researcher will be the primary person responsible for finding an article that is appropriate for the assignment. This person may also be in charge of searching for other pertinent information. Speaker - The speaker will share what the group found to the entire class. How this is done is up to the teacher. Student groups will complete the graphic organizer according to their specific jobs and roles. This resource allows for teacher changes based on use and preference. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This product is a scavenger hunt for students to learn and reinforce knowledge of Imperialism throughout history. This assignment is a single page and designed as a homework assignment or an assignment to be completed in a single day. Students are expected to find examples of Imperialism throughout history based on the questions provided. A Word and PDF copy will be provided. Feel free to edit as necessary.

This resource has been updated with good links (January 2020) and is a great resource to use in a Personal Finance or Financial Literacy course. The purpose of the web quest is to get students to understand the importance of budgeting and how to manage debt and borrow money responsibly. Four websites are used in this web quest. They are: Debt Test - Students answer questions to test their knowledge about debt. Money Quiz - Students complete a quiz about personal finance. Financial Services - Students complete questions about financial services. Video - Students watch a brief video about Warren Buffet and borrowing money The webquest guides students through a variety of websites about loans, borrowing money, and debt. This would be a good resource to use for an independent student activity. This resource includes a Microsoft Word version and a PDF version of the webquest. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This product is an assessment over a unit covering the Industrial Revolution all the way up to the era of Mass Production in the United States. The test covers a large time frame beginning in Great Britain with the start of the Industrial Revolution before progressing to the United States and the use of steam engines, railroads, and the growth of cities. Topics covered include: Agricultural Revolution, early textile mills, mass production, the importance of railways, cotton gin, assembly line, and the ingenuity of Henry Ford. The test includes 3 different sections with different types of questions: Multiple Choice - 25 questions Matching - 5 questions including the terms: Cotton Gin, Assembly Line, Transition, Mass Production, Bourgeoisie Extended Response Questions - 3 questions. Topics include: the connection from the industrial revolution to today, inventions and innovations of the industrial revolution, the assembly line. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This Graphic Organizer is to be used to examine recent (or past) Supreme Court decisions. The graphic organizer is designed to examine three Supreme Court cases based on the following criteria: Circumstances of the case: Students will describe what events led to the court case. The legal question being asked: Students will find the legal question or right being asked in this case. Personal opinion on the case: This section is for students to voice their own opinions on the possible outcomes of the case. Decision of the court: This portion of the document is for students to summarize the Supreme Court Decision and its repercussions. This resource does not include any specific cases. It is designed to be used with cases of the student/teacher’s choosing. This is a perfect document to use in class for notes or to organize student thoughts on specific cases. This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in other Social Studies and educational resources please check out my Project Education Shop.

This infographic about the Causes of the American Revolution could be used many ways in the classroom. The infographic can be printed and passed out to students. Printed and displayed. Printed for student notes/study material, or used a a classroom poster. This product includes a zip folder with 4 files of the infographic. They are: Original Print-Ready PDF Resized 10x24 inch Poster, PDF Print Ready Resized 2x6 inch Bookmark, PDF Print Ready Original PNG image, 800x2000 pixels This product presents information in an easy to read, easy to understand format. Information on the infographic includes the four types of imperialism: French and Indian War Taxes Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts A description of each event or cause is included within this infographic. The preview and cover images include a watermark which are removed in the purchased/downloaded product. If you are interested in other Social Studies and History resources please check out my Project Education Shop.