I'm a high school teacher in the United States with more than 20 years experience teaching history and English! I believe in making learning fun and incorporating critical thinking skills, as well as building lessons that provide teacher convenience features!
I'm a high school teacher in the United States with more than 20 years experience teaching history and English! I believe in making learning fun and incorporating critical thinking skills, as well as building lessons that provide teacher convenience features!
Three Spanish American War worksheets: Multiple choice with 60 questions for a thorough review or test, plus 2 matching worksheets -- one basic, one advanced so you can have differentiated learning materials at your fingertips!
How did the United States first start to become a world power? That's a complex question, but one of the key factors was the nation's victory in the Spanish-American War.
About the student materials you will get in these Spanish-American War worksheets
This teaching resource contains three different worksheets. All of them cover the same basic content: the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War.
The first worksheet is a comprehensive multiple-choice overview of the Spanish-American War, containing 60 questions that can be answered using most high-school level textbooks or online resources related to the war.
The last two worksheets consist of matching problems designed to help students do a targeted review of key people and items that they should have mastered. Because the matching worksheets focus only on these highly important historical entries, they work very well as quizzes or tests.
Matching Worksheet A is the “basic” version of such a test because it contains only 10 definitions, each one of which matches to a person or thing on the provided list. That is, there are not extraneous answers provided as distractors. Teachers may find that Worksheet A is perfect for students who benefit from more streamlined materials.
Matching Worksheet B, on the other hand, is the “advanced” version of the same test. Questions and answers are identical to those on the “ basic” matching worksheet, but additional unused answers are also mixed in so that students have more entries to choose from.
Content Included in these Spanish American War Worksheets
These question sets are titled “American Imperialism: The Spanish-American War” because they are not intended to be a comprehensive view of all 19th century American imperialism. Instead, they cover a limited range of topics:
• Cuba’s ongoing conflicts with Spain in the late 1800s
• American business interests in Cuba
• Jose Marti’s rebellion and Spain’s response
• Yellow journalism and growing war fever in America
• The destruction of the U.S.S. Maine
• Initial fighting in the Philippines
• War readiness of the U.S. Army in 1898
• Fighting in Cuba; African American regiments, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
• The provisions of the Treaty of Paris
• American reactions to the idea of empire
Other American imperialism topics, such as the Panama Canal and the Open Door Policy, will be covered in forthcoming question sets.
In my own classes, I see the value of making learning fun. That’s why I try my best to develop activities and puzzles that students find engaging, even as they make a teacher’s professional life just a little bit easier!
This Industrial Revolution Crossword Puzzle Worksheet focuses on the spread of industrialization through much of continental Europe after its start in England.
Teacher Convenience Features in this Industrial Revolution Puzzle
This Industrial Revolution Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. The puzzle included is designed for differentiated learning, with two difficulty levels provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer keys are also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use This Industrial Revolution Puzzle Worksheet
The information included on this puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
This Industrial Revolution Worksheet puzzle works great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignment
• Sub plans – even months after industrialization has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book Industrial Revolution test
• Industrial Revolution quiz
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activity
• History contest activity
Thanks for reading this far!
I wish you a very happy and productive school year, and lots of fun teaching!
Elise Parker
Three Slavery and Abolition worksheets: Multiple choice with 74 questions for a thorough review or test, plus 2 matching worksheets -- one basic, one advanced so you can have differentiated learning materials at your fingertips!
All three of these Slavery Worksheets / Abolition Worksheets cover the same basic content: the institution of slavery in the United States from about 1800 through 1860, as well as the growing abolition movement taking hold of the nation during that time.
The first worksheet is a comprehensive multiple-choice exercise focused on slavery and abolition, containing 74 questions that can be answered using most high-school level textbooks or online resources related to United States slavery in the 1800s.
The last two worksheets consist of matching problems designed to help students do a targeted review of key people and items that they should have mastered. Because the matching worksheets focus only on these highly important historical entries, they work very well as quizzes or tests.
Matching Worksheet A is the “basic” version of such a test because there are no extraneous answers provided as distractors. Teachers may find that Worksheet A is perfect for students who benefit from more streamlined materials.
Matching Worksheet B, on the other hand, is the “advanced” version of the same test. Questions and answers are identical to those on the “ basic” matching worksheet, but additional unused answers are also mixed in so that students have more entries to choose from.
CONTENT INCLUDED IN THESE SLAVERY WORKSHEETS / ABOLITION WORKSHEETS
These question cover the following range of topics commonly studied in U.S. history / American history classes:
• Anti-slavery societies and the plan for resettlement of freed slaves in Africa
• Influence of preachers / ministers / religion in the abolition movement
• William Lloyd Garrison and his abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator
• David Walker and his call for slaves to fight for their freedom
• Frederick Douglass and his abolitionist newspaper, The North Star
• Conditions for rural and urban slaves in the 1800s
• Solomon Northrup and his experiences as 12 Years a Slave
• Nat Turner’s Rebellion
• Slave codes
• Justifications for slavery
• Petitions for abolition in the nation’s capital, and the “gag rule” reaction
In my own classes, I see the value of making learning fun. That’s why I try my best to develop activities and puzzles that students find engaging, even as they make a teacher’s professional life just a little bit easier!
This Industrial Revolution Crossword Puzzle Worksheet focuses on the various theories that sprang up to explain how industrial economies work. (Note -- there is a separate crossword puzzle covering Karl Marx's theory of radical socialism.)
Teacher Convenience Features in this Industrial Revolution Puzzle
This Industrial Revolution Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. The puzzle included is designed for differentiated learning, with two difficulty levels provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer keys are also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use This Industrial Revolution Puzzle Worksheet
The information included on this puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
This Industrial Revolution Worksheet puzzle works great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignment
• Sub plans – even months after industrialization has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book Industrial Revolution test
• Industrial Revolution quiz
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activity
• History contest activity
Thanks for reading this far!
I wish you a very happy and productive school year, and lots of fun teaching!
Elise Parker
TEACH THANKSGIVING WITH HUMOR USING CRASH COURSE!
Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! That, or course, is easier said than done, but when it comes to teaching the history behind our modern Thanksgiving holiday, the YouTube series Crash Course U.S. History is a great place to start since it devotes an entire episode just to Thanksgiving!
The Thanksgiving episode of Crash Course contains about 12 minutes of content and is available to stream for free at the following link:
Timestamps or No Timestamps?
This packet will provide you with three resources to help you use the Thanksgiving episode with your classes:
• A student worksheet without timestamps
• A student worksheet with timestamps showing at which point in the video the needed information is presented
• A full context answer key. This contains the student questions, the answer (sometimes annotated with additional information), and the timestamps for each question.
About These Thanksgiving Video Worksheets
For the Thanksgiving episode, the worksheet contains 24 True/False problems for them to solve as student watch. All questions are presented in video order so that students can easily follow along, but these worksheets are not mere outlines that merely ask students to generate their own notes. Instead, they focus in on certain key issues that students watching the videos should master in order to have a clear and concise understanding of the topic under study.
Ideas for Using this Crash Course Thanksgiving Worksheet
Only a teacher knows what constitutes best use for a particular class, but I always find it helpful to see what creative approaches other teachers are using. Here are some good options for these worksheets.
• Standard use: Print off copies and have students complete them as they watch the video. Or send the copies electronically so students can complete them on tablet/laptop devices, if that is an option in your setting. Go over answers out loud if time permits (great for discussing/debriefing the video content) or collect papers to grade them more formally.
• Accommodate students who claim that the worksheets "go too fast:" Assign students to do only the evens or only the odds. After watching the video, pair students up to discuss and fill in missing answers.
• Create basic and advanced levels from the same worksheet: This is easily done by declaring that the "basic" level is odds-only (or evens-only) while the "advanced" level consists of all the questions.
We the People Crossword Puzzle -- A Great Way to Preview and Review Material!
Looking for a fun way to get students engaged with lesson content and help them zero in on key concepts and important details about U.S. government and the U.S. Constitution? Puzzles work well!
This puzzle activity is intended for use with Lesson 20 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. As such, it dives deep into the expansion of voting rights over the course of United States history -- everything from the elimination of property requirements to the enfranchisement of African Americans, Native Americans, women, and young adults. This will help students see how the work done by the Framers of the Constitution has been augmented over time by both constitutional amendment and federal law.
Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these We the People Crossword Puzzle Worksheets
This We the People Crossword Puzzle Packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list.
The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic” level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it.
Teacher Convenience Features in these We the People Puzzle Worksheets
This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!
Ratifying the Constitution Worksheets: Multiple choice with 48 questions for a thorough review or test, plus both a fast-correct and a full context answer key!
This Ratification Worksheet is a comprehensive multiple-choice exercise containing 48questions that can be answered using most high-school level textbooks or online resources related to United States slavery in the 1800s.
Perfect for review, homework, sub plans, and even a ratification quiz or ratification test!
CONTENT INCLUDED IN THESE RATIFICATION WORKSHEETS
These question cover the following range of topics commonly studied in U.S. history / American history classes:
• The Federalist point of view
• The Anti-Federalist point of view
• Major issues in dispute
• Publius and The Federalist essays
• Anti-Federalist literature
• Which states ratified first and last
• Which states were considered essential
• Arguments for and against a Bill of Rights
• Addition of the Bill of Rights
• Provisions included in the Bill of Rights
This history-through-literature learning packet is designed to accompany The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Woman Survived the Holocaust. This memoir tells the true story of Edith Hahn Beer, who suffered as a slave laborer in both agricultural and industrial camps in the Nazi empire before finding a way to disappear into Aryan society.
She lived out the rest of the war as a “U-boat,” or a Jewish person passing for Aryan, eventually marrying a German to help preserve her cover. After the war, she confronted the realities of life in the Soviet sector, finally fleeing Germany for freedom in England and eventually, Israel.
ABOUT THIS TEACHING PACKET
This resource consists of student worksheets to accompany each chapter of The Nazi Officer’s Wife. Each worksheet consists of a variety of text-dependent questions about the target chapter. All questions are free-response and are presented in order to match the sequence of the target chapter; each worksheet is formatted to provide students enough space to record their answers.
WHY ONLY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS?
The basic purpose these questions are meant to address is that of reading check; they are designed to help teachers assess which students have carefully read the assigned chapter(s). To accomplish this, they need to lend themselves to guessing as little as possible. Using true/false or multiple choice questions would defeat this objective.
The questions themselves are carefully constructed to make guessing difficult. Questions with a limited logical set of answers, such as “What color?” or “Did Werner believe Edith?” are not included. In a number of cases, the correct answer is actually the least likely thing to occur to someone guessing, as in “What did the Russians answer when Edith asked them to help her husband?” – In that case, the correct answer is “Nothing,” since the text is explicit about the fact that they did NOT answer her despite her repeated requests.
Designed to accompany the PBS documentary, "The Armenian Genocide," this comprehensive set of worksheets contains more than 70 key questions divided into two sections -- one to go with each half of the video.
What these Armenian Genocide Worksheets Include
You will receive a wealth of materials including:
--student worksheets designed to be reused year after year to save you time (and possibly even money!)
--student worksheets designed to be written on, in case this format/approach works best with your students
--a simple answer key that makes correcting a snap
--an elaborated answer key designed to make it easy to go over answers and discuss issues with the class
--an additional student/teacher resource page set up to facilitate independent or group research into specific individuals killed in the Armenian genocide
Where to Find the Video that Goes with These Armenian Genocide Video Worksheets Include
The video that goes with these worksheets can be found through a simple Google search. At any given time, it may be available on YouTube or Netflix. It may also show up in the PBS app or be playing on your local PBS station. For teachers who wish to own a permanent copy, it can be purchased from pbs.org. A link to the purchase page is included in the preview file and in the full download file.
Make your teaching of the "first genocide of the 20th century" more engaging for students by showing the video and holding students accountable by using this detailed worksheet set.
TEACH WITH HUMOR USING WORLD HISTORY CRASH COURSE!
Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! That, or course, is easier said than done, but when it comes to teaching history contents, the YouTube series Crash Course World History is a great place to start.
The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations about life and culture -- ones that help to make strong points about the history being communicated. Just as importantly, the host, John Green, has what it takes to keep students' interest: enthusiasm about the topics, a quirky way with props, and a funny, sometimes deadpan delivery of content. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn!
Each episode of Crash Course contains about 10 minutes of content plus a brief time for the credits. Episodes are available for free on YouTube at the following playlist:
If you are new to Crash Course, I encourage you to watch a few videos as soon as you can. I expect you'll be just as enthusiastic about the classroom possibilities as I am!
ABOUT THESE CRASH COURSE WORLD HISTORY WORKSHEETS
Time stamps are provided for each and every question to help students zero in on the answers. If you do not care to provide your students with time stamp information, however, the packet also includes a "questions only" worksheet for each episode.
Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course World History and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete. Worksheets are formatted to fit on one page for easy copying and a detailed answer key is provided for each episode. Some worksheets are free answer and some are true/false -- and in the answer key, all false answers are annotated to give additional information.
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EPISODES INCLUDED IN THESE CRASH COURSE WORLD HISTORY WORKSHEETS
This resource includes a worksheet, a time-stamped worksheet, and a detailed answer key for episodes 31-35 of Crash Course World History:
• Latin American Revolutions
• Coal, Steam & the Industrial Revolution
• Capitalism & Socialism
• Daimyo, Samurai, Nationalism & Matthew Perry
• Imperialism in the 19th Century -- The New Imperialism
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In my own classes, I see the value of making learning fun. That’s why I try my best to develop activities and puzzles that students find engaging, even as they make a teacher’s professional life just a little bit easier!
This Industrial Revolution Crossword Puzzle Worksheet focuses on one of the primary reactions to industrialization: the development of labor unions to represent and defend the interests of the working class!
Teacher Convenience Features in this Industrial Revolution Puzzle
This Industrial Revolution Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. The puzzle included is designed for differentiated learning, with two difficulty levels provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer keys are also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use This Industrial Revolution Puzzle Worksheet
The information included on this puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
This Industrial Revolution Worksheet puzzle works great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignment
• Sub plans – even months after industrialization has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book Industrial Revolution test
• Industrial Revolution quiz
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activity
• History contest activity
Thanks for reading this far!
I wish you a very happy and productive school year, and lots of fun teaching!
Elise Parker
Help your students understand the structure and vagaries of the Electoral College like never before as they study the map that represents Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964.
This is a Critical Thinking Worksheet that requires students to do a lot more than just read the included map. You won't find "giveaway" questions here -- no asking students who won Tennessee or how many electoral votes Nevada had that year.
Instead, students are challenged to use the information on the map to reach conclusions about a number of issues, including:
--From the map data, which states appear to have approximately equal populations?
--From the map data, how many members in the House of Representatives must a specified state have?
--Why did Goldwater win Arizona even though the rest of that region of the nation chose Johnson?
--What did the popular vote probably look like, considering how the electoral vote went?
When finished, students should have a thorough understanding of the structure of the Electoral College, with states receiving vote allotments based largely, but not exclusively, on their populations. They should also understand how the "winner take all" system in use by most states tends to skew the map toward one that makes even a landslide election look a lot more one-sided than it really was!
A Good Review of American Geography!
The map included on the worksheets has electoral vote allotments marked, but state names are not indicated except for a few small states along the eastern seaboard. To answer questions, however, students will need to be able to identify several unmarked states.
Students who do not know one state from another will benefit from using a standard map from their textbook or from an online source. Having to compare one map to another is a positive benefit -- it can help students learn a few more states! At the very least, it will point out to students that they don't yet know the U.S. map well, which means they need more practice and study with it.
What This 1964 Electoral College Worksheet Includes
---Student worksheet with map and 12 critical thinking questions
---Student extended-thinking worksheet with map and 3 challenge prompts
---Detailed annotated answer key for the critical thinking worksheet
---Additional answer key for the challenge prompt worksheet
We the People Crossword Puzzle -- A Great Way to Preview and Review Material!
Looking for a fun way to get students engaged with lesson content and help them zero in on key concepts and important details about U.S. government and the U.S. Constitution? Puzzles work well!
This puzzle activity is intended for use with Lesson 7 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. As such, it dives into one key source of government experience that the Framers of the Constitution had at their fingertips -- the rules and principles embedded in the early state constitutions, the major governing documents of their own time.
Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these We the People Crossword Puzzle Worksheets
This We the People Crossword Puzzle Packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list.
The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic” level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it.
Teacher Convenience Features in these We the People Puzzle Worksheets
This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!
196 Multiple Choice Questions on American Experience Presents -- The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson! All in video order, conveniently divided into two separate worksheets, one for each of the two episodes included in this video series!
About American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson
American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is a comprehensive biography of the 28th President of the United States. The program originally aired on PBS stations throughout the U.S. Lasting almost three hours, the video takes students through Wilson’s life, emphasizing his role as a reformer, his rise to importance in the Progressive Movement and his two terms as president. This exploration of the Wilson administration means that the video does an excellent job of highlighting major events of the early 1900s, including social reform gains, the increasing regulation of industry, and the entirety of World War I.
Where to find the video that goes with these American Experience Wilson Worksheets
American Experience: Woodrow Wilson plays from time to time on public television stations across the country and is also sometimes available on streaming services. The best way to find out where it might currently be available is to run a simple Google search.
For teachers who prefer to purchase hard media, American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is available as part of The President’s Collection, which provides American Experience biographies of more than ten 20th-century presidents, all bundled together in a very affordable set. The episode focusing in on Wilson can also be purchased separately at a very reasonable price from a variety of online outlets such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
About American Experience: The Presidents -- Woodrow Wilson
The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is usually presented in two parts, each of which lasts about one hour and twenty minutes. This division provides a natural break in the historical narrative since Part One ends just as World War I begins:
Part One, “A Passionate Man,” chronicles Wilson’s rise from a Civil War boyhood in Georgia to become president of Princeton University and an outspoken champion of progressive reform. He is elected governor of New Jersey, then narrowly wins the presidency, accomplishing a remarkable agenda of reform in his first two years.
Part Two, “The Redemption of the World,” portrays President Wilson as he leads America through WWI, then brokers the Treaty of Versailles in an effort to fulfil his dream of making the world “safe for democracy” and to prevent another world war. His vision of world peace through the League of Nations, however, is struck down at home, and his health suffers so seriously that his wife becomes de facto chief executive.
We the People Crossword Puzzle -- A Great Way to Preview and Review Material!
Looking for a fun way to get students engaged with lesson content and help them zero in on key concepts and important details about U.S. government and the U.S. Constitution? Puzzles work well!
This puzzle activity is intended for use with Lesson 12 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. As such, it dives into a key issue dealt with at the Constitutional Convention -- how to distribute powers between the state governments and the new federal government being created.
Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these We the People Crossword Puzzle Worksheets
This We the People Crossword Puzzle Packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list.
The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic” level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it.
Teacher Convenience Features in these We the People Puzzle Worksheets
This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!
Teacher Convenience Features in these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
This New Imperialism Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. Designed for differentiated learning, each topic includes two puzzles versions so that two difficulty levels can be provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer key is also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
The information included on these puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
These New Imperialism Worksheet puzzles work great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignments
• Sub plans – even months after imperialism has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book New Imperialism tests
• New Imperialism fun quizzes
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activities
• History contest activities
These New Imperialism Crossword Puzzles Also Available:
• The Scramble for Africa
• Methods of Imperialism (includes resistance efforts)
• European Imperialism in the Muslim World
• The British in India
• British Empire Dominions: Canada
• British Empire Dominions: Australia and New Zealand
• British Empire Dominions: Ireland
• United States Imperialism
• The Spanish-American War
• Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
60 Multiple Choice Questions to accompany Episode10 of Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Mankind: The Story of All of Us is a History Channel series that uses engaging imagery, powerful special effects, and a lively script to convey the story of the humanity in 12 concise yet comprehensive episodes. This teaching packet covers Episode 10: “Revolutions," which develops several major themes:
• Democracy and the American Revolution
• The Industrial Revolution
• British Imperialism in China
• The Opium Wars
• The U.S. Civil War
• Disease as a historical force
• Industrialized warfare
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 50 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
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• 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. My intent when writing the test was to focus solely on the “big issues” that arise from the targeted time span of world history. Students who have paid attention to the video should definitely have mastered these basic, fundamental issues from the targeted time period. All test questions are also multiple choice.
• A fast-grade answer key is provided for both the worksheet and the quiz.
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION POSSIBILITIES
Because the worksheet and test take these different approaches, teachers can also use them to differentiate instruction. Since the test is much shorter and covers much more basic information, it can serve as a “basic” level viewing worksheet should teachers desire. The regular worksheet, in contrast, can double as an “advanced” viewing activity.
Teacher Convenience Features in these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
This New Imperialism Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. Designed for differentiated learning, each topic includes two puzzles versions so that two difficulty levels can be provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer key is also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
The information included on these puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
These New Imperialism Worksheet puzzles work great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignments
• Sub plans – even months after imperialism has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book New Imperialism tests
• New Imperialism fun quizzes
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activities
• History contest activities
These New Imperialism Crossword Puzzles Also Available:
• The Scramble for Africa
• Methods of Imperialism (includes resistance efforts)
• European Imperialism in the Muslim World
• The British in India
• British Empire Dominions: Canada
• British Empire Dominions: Australia and New Zealand
• British Empire Dominions: Ireland
• United States Imperialism
• The Spanish-American War
• Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Teacher Convenience Features in these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
This New Imperialism Puzzle includes a variety of options designed to give teachers instant options. Designed for differentiated learning, each topic includes two puzzles versions so that two difficulty levels can be provided. First you will see a standard presentation with just the crossword grid and the lists of clues. On the very next page, however, you will see a “basic” version of the same puzzle. This one includes a word bank so that students who need more guided assistance can also succeed on the puzzles, learning along the way.
The answer key is also designed for teacher convenience. First you will see the puzzle grid filled in with the answers. This page also includes the clues for teacher reference. On the next answer page, you’ll find a handy table that pairs up each answer with its corresponding clue. This page will let you review terms and names with your students without having to hunt for the answers on a puzzle grid.
Ways to Use these New Imperialism Puzzle Worksheets
The information included on these puzzles matches what is typically presented in a high school history textbook, but of course if students have internet-capable devices – even their own smart phones, if that works per your school’s policies – they can always augment the textbook with a spot of online research.
These New Imperialism Worksheet puzzles work great for:
• Reviewing key concepts after the text has been read and discussed
• Homework assignments
• Sub plans – even months after imperialism has been taught, you can use these for emergency substitute lesson plans!
• Open-book New Imperialism tests
• New Imperialism fun quizzes
• Group / Cooperative Learning Activities
• History contest activities
These New Imperialism Crossword Puzzles Also Available:
• The Scramble for Africa
• Methods of Imperialism (includes resistance efforts)
• European Imperialism in the Muslim World
• The British in India
• British Empire Dominions: Canada
• British Empire Dominions: Australia and New Zealand
• British Empire Dominions: Ireland
• United States Imperialism
• The Spanish-American War
• Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Teach with Humor using World History Crash Course!
Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! That, or course, is easier said than done, but when it comes to teaching history contents, the YouTube series Crash Course World History is a great place to start.
The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations about life and culture -- ones that help to make strong points about the history being communicated. Just as importantly, the host, John Green, has what it takes to keep students' interest: enthusiasm about the topics, a quirky way with props, and a funny, sometimes deadpan delivery of content. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn!
Each episode of Crash Course contains about 10 minutes of content plus a brief time for the credits. Episodes are available for free on YouTube at the following playlist:
Crash Course World History
If you are new to Crash Course, I encourage you to watch a few videos as soon as you can. I expect you'll be just as enthusiastic about the classroom possibilities as I am!
About These Worksheets
Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course World History and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete. Worksheets are formatted to fit on one page for easy copying and a detailed answer key is provided for each episode.
TIME STAMPS OPTION TO HELP STUDENT AND TEACHER INCLUDED FOR ALL EPISODES!
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EPISODES INCLUDED IN THESE CRASH COURSE WORLD HISTORY WORKSHEETS
This resource includes a worksheet, a time-stamped worksheet, and a detailed answer key for episodes 16 - 20 of Crash Course World History:
• Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa -- also does a great job covering diversity of African civilizations of the period
• The Mongols: Genghis Khan and more
• International Commerce and the Indian Ocean Trade
• Venice and the Ottoman Empire
• Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols
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All questions are presented in video order so that students can easily follow along, but these worksheets are not mere outlines that merely ask students to generate their own notes. Instead, they focus in on certain key issues that students watching the videos should master in order to have a clear and concise understanding of the topic under study.
---> Please note the bargain pricing!! At just $5.00 for 5 worksheets, that's only a dollar per worksheet, making this a truly affordable addition to your history repertoire!