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Here are the TEN most recent Social Studies Lessons that have been submitted.
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The Places We Live

Students will understand what a community is and the role of citizens in the community. Students will identlify the differences in types of communities.

The Selling of Ancient Chinese Inventions

After using our textbook to identify several inventions developed during the ancient Chinese dynasties, the students were assigned an invention to research more fully. Based on their research, they created and performed mock television commercials to sell the invention to a target audience from Ancient China.

Thomas Jefferson and the War of 1812

The Big Ideas are Jefferson's impact on history, the causes and effects of Lewis and Clark, and the causes and effects of the War of 1812.

The Earliest Americans (Beginnings to 1607)

Introduce peoples who once lived in and explored the Americas. Research the life and civilization of the Mesoamericans, Southwestern peoples, and Adena-Hopewell people

Being the Bill of Rights

Make the Constitution easy to understand by teaching it with the "Brain in Mind!" Students use Mind Maps and Teacher creates Brain Pictures to ensure understanding and aid memory of a not-so-easy-to-grasp concept.

Trans Saharan Trading Routes

This performance event activity is a cooperative learning lesson were students work in teams to create a map of Northwest Africa and the Trans Saharan Trade Routes, demonstrating their knowledge of the area and times.

Pledge of Allegiance Performance Assessment

This is a Social Studies MAP-like assessment to be given after students have learned about the Betsy Ross sewn flag, our current U.S. flag, and the Pledge of Allegiance. (including who wrote it and what the words in the pledge mean).

Germany''s history and its effect on Geography

This constructive response lesson requires students to place events in a timeline, identify the cause and effect of Germany''s history on geography, and create a graphic organizer to compare similarities and differences between student conclusions.

Missouri Communites

For the first week students will work with partners, using Internet sites and Microsoft Publisher to create a School Community brochure. For the second week students will work with a team to complete a Missouri Communities web quest.

Bartering Performance Assessment

This is a Social Studies MAP-like assessment to be given after students have learned about bartering, supply and demand, scarcity, and have had practice with the concept of a cost-benefit analysis.