Social Studies

Combine social studies, science, and language arts in this year-long creative project!

What kind of an app could have helped Abe Lincoln accomplish his goals?

Students will determine which founding US president is not like the others.

The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Which of these mountains is not like the others?

Which country has a great balance between their summer and winter Olympic medals?

Why 12 months? Why 30ish days? Why 7 days in a week? Your civilization could organize a year in any way you want!

How is each of these states not like the others?

How have the ages of three countries’ populations changed from 1950 to 2020? And what problems might that create?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

Do big countries always have the most medals? Which smaller countries rank surprisingly high in the Olympics?

Students will determine which country in Africa is not like the others.

Students will determine which US President from the 19th century is not like the others.

What happens when your civilization suddenly has a surplus of food? Think of the possibilities!

Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.

Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?

What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Which of these pieces of exploration technology is most important? Most underrated? Most long-lasting?

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

We’re looking at monarchies vs democracies.

How would people from history have interacted online? Students will develop a conversation online between people involved in the same event from history.

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Students explore famous structures from around the world, put them into related categories, pick some winners, and then design their own.

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

How is each of these four countries not like the others?

We’re looking at countries vs states (and other smaller regions).

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

13 colonies activities including a word search and task cards packed with facts. Plus, students will create their own colony with a name, story, and map!

Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.

Which of these inventions of the ancient world is most influential? Least useful today? Most taken-for-granted?

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Is it an island or an archipelago?

We’re looking at capital cities.

How are capital cities a combination of natural and human-designed features?

Students will determine which of these tiny countries is not like the others.

It’s a great moment for your civilization! Power is moving from the hands of a few to a more democratic government.

How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?

Let’s go beyond merely memorizing word parts and instead analyze across languages. How do other languages make a word the opposite?

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!