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Adult education social studies webquests
Career Search & Budgeting Personal Finance Economic Webquest Economics Worksheet
Are you looking for a webquest covering career search and budgeting principles for a High School Economics course? Do you want your students to access and interact with websites to learn about potential careers, and budgeting? Then this is the webquest for you! This product provides an opportunity for your students to research and respond to various websites focusing on career research and budgeting principles.Included are the following resources:Webquest worksheet, over 60 questions and fill in
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Web Quest: Geography of the Spanish-Speaking World (emergency sub plan)
This activity contains 40 questions in English written in a trivia format. It is excellent if you plan to have a substitute teacher as it will keep your students busy researching answers. The questions can also be useful to motivate class discussion. Includes answer key.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Non-Profit Organization Webquest · Community Service · Google · Answer Key
This webquest is a great supplement or introduction to a community service unit. Students visit the websites of five national non-profit organizations. Questions are answered by exploring and navigating the websites. Included with this resource:Webquest Questions: Webquest questions are a combination of short answer and fill in the blank arranged in an easy to follow chart format.Analysis Questions: A longer analysis question for each non-profit is also included that requires to dig a little
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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WWII Turning Point in Europe - WebQuest (Battle of Britain, Stalingrad & D-Day)
Whether being used in the classroom or for distance learning, this WebQuest -style lesson gives students an effective overview of the three main turning point battles of World War II in Europe (Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, and D-Day). After completing a short two minute contextualization video that sets the historical situation of World War II, students are given the option to choose from either a short video clip or article-linked source to complete their summary and analysis question for eac
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Brain Webquest
This ZIP file contains an editable Microsoft Word document (as well as a PDF version) of a webquest meant to help students discover the location and functions of the brain along with exploring the latest research in brain development. It can be used with any Biology, Psychology, or AP Psychology course.Students are asked to visit a variety of websites to learn information regarding brain parts, brain functions, and brain development over time. Major tasks include describing the purpose of vari
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Ancient Greece Webquest
This is a MASSIVE webquest designed for students to learn about Ancient Greece by visiting the BBC Bitesize website, reading information on various topics, and recording answers to prompted questions.
Topics include (one whole page for each!):
-- the Ancient Greeks.
-- the Olympic Games.
-- Living in an Ancient Greek Family.
-- Ancient Greek Gods and Heroes.
-- Ancient Greek Culture.
-- Ancient Greeks at War.
-- Ancient Greeks Changing the World.
This webquest could be administered across mul
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The History of Blues Music Webquest & Crossword Puzzle (Google, PDF)
Your students will learn about: The Great Migration... Highway 61... The Mississippi Delta... Ma Rainey... Muddy Waters... John Lee Hooker... more! This webquest features 30 questions that challenge students in a variety of reading and critical thinking strategies. Students will learn the history of blues music and listen to and compare samples of blues styles! This resource is editable and Google compatible. The webquest itself is four pages long, plus the answer key. Students will use this web
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1950s New Innovations Post World War II America WEBQUEST Print & Digital
In this engaging WebQuest, your students will be guided to several websites to answer questions related to the new technological and scientific developments created after World War II (1950s America). Both Print & Digital (Google drive) versions, answer keys, and QR codes are included. Buyer Feedback:This worked very well. Very comprehensive and helpful in the classroom.California State Standards:11.8.7. Describe the effects on society and the economy of technological developments since 1945
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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90s Popular Culture WebQuest with Interactive Google Notebook
Make your students fall in love with the 90s by introducing them to the music, fashion, television, film, advertising, sports, and technology that characterized this remarkable decade. Students will get to know many of the 90s pop culture gems, from Nirvana to boy bands, video games, bulky cell phones, unique fashion trends, TV shows, movies, and commercials. This WebQuest is designed to teach about the popular culture of the 90s in an engaging way, also suitable for independent learning!This ac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Developmental Psychology Webquest
This ZIP file is a webquest (in both an editable Microsoft Word document as well as a PDF version) meant to help students learn and review information regarding developmental psychology.Students are asked to visit a variety of websites to perform the following tasks: view Beyonce's music video for her song "If I Were a Boy" and examine it for gender norm discussion, take the Bem Sex-Role Inventory to determine their levels of masculinity and femininity, and examine ethical scenarios through the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Webquest on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Every year I direct a Shakespeare play with my middle schoolers, and I use this webquest to introduce my students to the world of Elizabethan theatre. Right now, I use it with sixth graders, though I have used it with 7th and 8th grades in the past as well, and it would also be appropriate for high school students who are new to the study of Shakespeare’s world.
This webquest is extensive: it includes four sources (one from Britannica, one from the personal travel blog of a university librarian
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Career Exploration - Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Career Exploration is an important part of education. These are easy to use, self explanatory worksheets. They are meant to be a supplement to an already existing Careers unit, or great for using when you have a guest teacher, or even when you are trying to encourage students to look outside their own sphere. In this one, students use the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to explore careers in Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security. Download this file or buy the entire bun
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Psychoactive Drugs Webquest
This is a ZIP file that contains an editable Microsoft Word document as well as a PDF version for a webquest designed to be used during a"States of Consciousness" unit in a Psychology or AP Psychology class, but it could also fit in with a health course or other fields as well. Students visit a number of website to learn about various psychoactive drugs. They view the Mouse Party website to see how drugs affect the brains of the party mice, watch animated cartoons that depict effects of drug u
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The History of Valentine's Day No Prep Lesson
Reading comprehension is at the core of this article guide as students learn about the THREE Saint Valentines, Lupercalia, Cupid, and so much more!Check out the Valentine's Day Puzzle Pack Here.Workshop #20 covers this article. The article has an audio option and a quick link for Google Classroom. Common Sense Education has given the source of the article an A.Each History Workshop features:Pre-reading vocabulary chart15 During reading questions that build a variety of reading skillsAfter readin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Big Five Trait Personality Test
This ZIP file contains both an editable Microsoft Word document as well as a PDF version.Students take an online survey that measures their personality via the "big five" characteristics - conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness to experience, and extraversion. The document walks them through the survey and asks them to record and reflect on their results.Please note that this webquest contains links to outside websites for additional content to expand upon topics. At the time o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Carnaval de Quebec Winter Carnival - English, No Prep with Answer Key
Ready to use 8 page WebQuest style bookletAll your students need is access to the Carnaval website (such as chromebooks or iPads, or complete together with a Smartboard)Students explore the official Carnaval de Quebec website to find information and complete creative activitiesNo prepAnswer Key includedKey words: French, francais, core french, traditions, Canada, history, culture, social studies, unit, Canadian, festival, celebration, English language arts, research, project
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Global History II - Exam Review Webquest (NYS Regents) or Any Final Exam
The Global History II Exam Review Webquest will guide students thought the Global History content and skills necessary for a successful outcome for the NYS Regents Exam in Global History & Geography II or any Global History Exam from 1750 to the Present. Students will explore four (4) different steps to tackle; periodization, vocabulary acquisition, content review in the form of a scavenger hunt, and multiple-choice stimulus-based questions. This webquest covers the content necessary for al
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Personality Tests - Psycholog, FACS Human Services, Interpersonal Relationships
Includes links to 9 different personality tests. Students take each test and record their results on the document. This document was created for online submission, but can easily be altered for on-paper submission. At the end of the worksheet, students are asked to determine their MBTI personality type based on their earlier test results.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Investigating Media Bias (A HyperDoc / Webquest)
-Includes: Printable, Interactive Word Doc (.docx) for use as HyperDoc or Webquest, Exemplar Answers (Answer Key), and 'Tips for Optimizing Your Students' Educational Experience' -Recommended Target Audience: Grades 7-12-Subjects: U.S. Government, Civics, Journalism, Research, Fake News & Fact-Checking, Media Bias-Unit: Influence of Media Tennessee State Standard: GC.33-Materials Needed: Computers with Internet Access (Smartphones can be used to access,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MTV Launch WebQuest with Interactive Google Notebook
This WebQuest is designed to teach about the launch of the MTV channel (1981) in an engaging way, suitable for online and/or independent learning! This activity includes:A WebQuest about the launch of MTV with the following activities- watching a short clip of the launch, solving a jigsaw puzzle that leads to a clue, analyzing the first music video to broadcast on the channel, and 6 questions. An interactive Google notebook (7 pages)- Students type their answers directly into the document- No ne
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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African Societies and Empires Complete Curriculum Unit
No textbook? No problem. This bundle has every PowerPoint, handout, article and supplemental activity that you need to teach your mini-unit on Societies and Empires in Africa. This unit includes PowerPoints, articles and guided reading, technology activities, mapping, a project, and a culminating gallery walk. The download includes a Compressed Zip folder full of fun activities, individually numbered so it is easy to follow the suggested sequential order. Hit print and you're done! These
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1980s Cold War WebQuest with Interactive Google Notebooks
The 80s were all about shoulder pads, big hair, and oversized glasses. But more importantly, this decade saw some of the most significant Cold War events that have impacted the world politically, economically, culturally, and more.Although today's students were born long after the 80s, this activity will help them experience this important decade in a fun and interactive way!This activity includes a 2-part WebQuest challenge dealing with significant events of the 80’s cold war, with different ac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crusades in the Middle Ages WebQuest Activity (Google Comp)
The Crusades in the Middle Ages WebQuestIs your class learning about the Middle Ages and the Crusades? In this WebQuest activity students will use articles, videos, and photographs to research the Crusades with the links provided. This Web activity is a great way to facilitate student research and fact finding through quality and reliable historical sources. The worksheet is no prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concept
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Islam and the Middle Ages in Europe Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Egyptian Mummification WebQuest Activity (Google Comp)
Egyptian Mummification WebQuestIs your class covering ancient civilizations? Are you looking for a fun way to learn about the mummification in Egyptian civilization?This WebQuest helps student to understand the process of mummification in ancient Egypt. Articles, videos, and photographs, students will research Egyptian Mummification with the links provided on the WebQuest. A great way to facilitate student research and fact finding through quality and reliable historical sources. The activity is
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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