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The Holocaust
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
In this WebQuest, the students will learn many different aspects of the Holocaust. In the next five days there will be various activities and lessons pertaining to the Holocaust, and they will also go along with the social studies strands that are: American History, World History, Civic/Government, Geography, and Economics.
Keywords:American History, World History, Civics/Government, Geography and and Economics.
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Ancient Greece
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Create a web site on on Ancient Greece
Keywords:ancient greece
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Chocolate and What You Don't Know About It
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will learn about chocolate and how it affected history.
Keywords:Chocolate, History, Geography, Economics, Government and GCU EED465
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What Can We Do To Help Save Our Environment?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This web-quest teaches student what they can do to help the environment. It will help them to learn and see what little efforts can do to help the whole environment. As a teacher I want to encourage my students to respect our planet and help protect it. Help our student to appreciate the things that they have and encourage them to give items a second life, by reusing items another time. Encouraging them to recycle items, this is a great way to help children learn to save the environment. To...
Keywords:Environment, Recycle and Alternative Energy
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Technology In the Social Studies Classroom
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This web Quest is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn the five geographical themes, why historical events and people are important to them, tell what is economics; why should they care about economics, and engage in activities pertaining to the questions stated.
Keywords:Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region, Historical event, economics and microeconomic macroeconomic
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Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
The information concerning technology will help the students to combine the use of technology and content learning in a meaningful way.
Keywords:The five themes of geography, historical events and people and and economics.
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Social Studies
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
TransportationTransport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air,road, water.Based on what you have learn about transportation we are going to be doing some interesting activity.
Keywords:transportation, land, sea, contributes and air
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Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This lesson will help introduce technology in the social studies classroom.
Keywords:themes, historical events, technology and microeconomic
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The Original Thirteen Colonies
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This is designed to teach a sixth grade classroom new information about the thirteen colonies in a collaborative learning manner.
Keywords:thirteen, colonies, united and states
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Australia's Federation
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest looks at the key figures and events that led to Australia's federation.
Keywords:Australia Federation
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8th Grade American History
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest will take you through the major historical documents that were instrumental in building the United States democratic government we know today. Ultimately, it will contribute to our yearlong project which will prepare you to be your own tour guide in our Washington D.C. Trip at the end of the year.
Keywords:American History, 8th Grade Social Studies, Great Awakening, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Ratification, Civil War and Rebuilding the South
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Exploring Washington DC Through a Social Studies Lense
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This five day Webquest takes students on a journey in and around Washington DC to explore one concept per day from each of the following five strands of social studies: economics, American history, world history, geography, and civics/government.
Keywords:economics, social studies, world history, american history, geography, civics, government and Washington DC
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Ordinary People Can Do Extraordinary Things
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Middle school students will use this Webquest learn about the Little Rock Nine and other people involved in the integration of Central High School in 1957.
Keywords:Little Rock Nine, Civil Rights, Warriors Don't Cry, heroes, African American, Arkansas and history
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I LOVE SOCIAL STUDIES
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This web-quest includes lessons about World History, Civics/Government, Geography, American History, and Economics
Keywords:This web-quest for done for a benchmark assignment for Grand Canyon University
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What Caused the American Civil War?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest will take students on a journey through History as we explore the many causes and effects of the US Civil War.
Keywords:United StatesCivil WarHistoryGeographyEconomicsGovernment
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A Five Day Unit in Social Studies
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This is a five day Webquest designed to enhance your learning in 5 different concepts of Social Studies. Each day is based on Standards.
Keywords:American History, Civics/Government, Geography World History and and Economics
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465 EED Benchmark Assessment
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Dred Scott- an enslaved man, sued for his freedom after his owner took him into a free state and a free territory
Keywords:Geography, American History, World History, Economics and and Government
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A Step Back in Time
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will step back into ancient civilizations to discover the truth about the evolution of culture, civilization, and government.They will expand their knowledge of American and world history,geography,civics/government and economics.
Keywords:surplus, ancient civilization, surplus, agriculture, hunter and gatherer, domestication and Enlightenment Period
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Why in the World War II Did that Happen?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This is a 5-day Web Quest that focuses on the view of world powers in the war and causes and effect of events during World War II in social studies areas of American History, World History, Civics/Government, Geography, and Economics.
Keywords:World War II, Social Studies, 5 day curriculum and Cause and Effect
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Panama Canal: A Vital Link of Waterway Travel
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will dive into the past to learn how cutting away a strip of land in Central America opened up two oceans to World travel. Did the time, cost, working conditions, and loss of life or limp justify "making dirt fly".
Keywords:Socail Studies, Panama Canal, American & World History, Government, Economics and Water Travel
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What is Economics and why should I care?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest will allow students to explore economics and how microeconomics and macroeconomic affect their life and the world. Students will be able to use their newly found knowledge to budget and plan for the future. They will also be able to understand their place in the world’s economy.
Keywords:economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, budget, supply and demand and goods and services
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Why should Historical Events and People be Important to me?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will explore an American historical event or person. They will research and determine how the event or person is important to today's society, country and/or world.
Keywords:American, historical event and historical person
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What are the Five Themes of Geography?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will explore the Five Themes of Geography in their own state and a location of their choice.
Keywords:location, place, regions, human interaction with the environment and movement
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World War Two: Hitler vs. America
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This will be a five day lesson plan to cover social studies, world history, American History, Government, Geography, and Economics.
Keywords:Hitler, Propaganda, Rations, Nazis and Citizenship.
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I Love the ....
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will explore the history and culture of the 20s,30s,40s,50s, and 60s.
Keywords:20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and decades
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Our World Then and Now
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest activity was developed to provide meaningful learning experiences that would enhance sixth grade students'understanding of the world and social studies.
Keywords:Keywords: American History, Greeks, student government and culture and lenders.
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Colonial Region Travel Brochure
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
You work for Colonial Travel Incorporated, and your boss (me) has asked you to create a brochure that will promote travel and tourism in your Colonial Region. The brochure is aimed at visitors to the New World who do not know anything about the colonies. It is your job to convince them to visit your Colonial Region.
Keywords:New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies and Colonial Region Travel Brochure
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types of families
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
this is about types of families
Keywords:families, social studies and types of families
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Communism and the Korean War
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest, based on 8th grade AZ Social Studies Standards, will over the course of five days provide information to students that will enable them to answer the question, "Did the Korean War halt the spread of Communism as a political ideology and economic system throughout the world?" Each day's quest will cover a different branch of Social Studies: World History, US History, Civics/Government, Geography, and Economics.
Keywords:Korean War, Korea Communism, South Korea and United Nations Korea
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Social Studies
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
A little piece from every Social Studies concept.
Keywords:Economics, credit, citizenship, society, severe weather, Nile River and Incan Empire
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