World Wise Schools Supports Geography and Global Issues
The World Wise Schools program offers free cross-cultural educational resources online including podcasts, videos, stories, slide shows, and electronic newsletters. Each resource reflects Peace Corps Volunteer experiences overseas and builds in U.S. children a greater understanding of the world around them. Educational materials produced by the program promote cross-cultural understanding, awareness of global issues, and the ethic of community service. They include writings by Peace Corps Volunteers and returned Peace Corps Volunteers, online narrated slide shows, monthly podcasts, a monthly educational electronic newsletter, and award-winning Destination videos. These resources may be found at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws.
TAKS Social Studies Resources & Links
Templates | ||
| Jeopardy | ||
| My Historyspace.com | ||
| Vocabulary Diamonds | ||
Working With Primary Source (Analysis Worksheets) | ||
| Written Document | ||
| Artifact | ||
| Cartoon | ||
| Map | ||
| Motion Picture | ||
| Photograph | ||
| Poster | ||
| Sound Recording | ||
Foldable Examples | ||
| 3-Tab Booklet | ||
| 4-Tab Booklet | ||
| 8-Tab Booklet | ||
| Picture Frame | ||
Answer Sheets for TAKS Jeopardy Games | |
| Colonial Times & Revolution | |
| Constitution and the Bill of Rights | |
| Manifest Destiny and Early Nation | |
| Reform Movements and Pre-Civil War | |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | |
| American Economy in the 19th Century | |
Topic | Title | Type | Download |
Overview | Human Timeline (8th Grade) | Chronology | |
Overview | Human Timeline (11th Grade) | Chronology | |
Overview | Tinderbox of War | 3-D Model | |
Colonization | Pick a Place (Information) | Mapping | |
Colonization | Pick a Place (Map) | Mapping | |
Colonization | 1607 | Writing | |
Colonization | 13 Colonies | Mapping | |
Colonization | Colonial Economics | Mapping | |
Colonization | Growth of Representative Govt | Graphic Organizer | |
Colonization | PEST - Colonization | Graphic Organizer | |
American Revolution | 1776 | Writing | |
American Revolution | George Washington | Writing | |
American Revolution | Thomas Jefferson | Writing | |
American Revolution | The American Revolution | Vocabulary | |
American Revolution | Articles of Confederation | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | Grievances in the Declaration | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | 1787 | Writing | |
Constitution | Federalism | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | Documents of Freedom | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | Foundations of Freedom - Part 1 | 3d-Model | |
Constitution | Foundations of Freedom - Part 2 | 3d-Model | |
Constitution | Foundations of Freedom - Part 3 | 3d-Model | |
Constitution | Foundations of Freedom - Part 4 | 3d-Model | |
Constitution | Influences of the Constitution | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | Influences on the U.S. Govt | Graphic Organizer | |
Constitution | The Constitution | Vocabulary | |
Constitution | The Constitution - Part 2 | Vocabulary | |
Constitution | The Federal Government - Part 1 | 3-D Model | |
Constitution | The Federal Government - Part 2 | 3-D Model | |
Constitution | The Federal Government - Part 3 | 3-D Model | |
Constitution | The Federal Government - Part 4 | 3-D Model | |
Early Republic | Washington's Presidency | Graphic Organizer | |
Early Republic | The First Presidents | Honeycomb | |
Age of Jefferson | 1803 | Writing | |
Age of Jackson | From Nullification to Tears | Writing/Vocabulary | |
Age of Jackson | The Flag Divided | Writing | |
Industrial Revolution | Grinding Gears of America | Writing/3-D Model | |
Manifest Destiny | Expansion Outline Map | Mapping | |
Manifest Destiny | Manifest Destiny | Chart | |
Manifest Destiny | The Not So Big Book - Part 1 | Writing | |
Manifest Destiny | The Not So Big Book - Part 2 | Writing | |
Manifest Destiny | PEST - Manifest Destiny | Graphic Organizer | |
Manifest Destiny | Wagon Train | Graphic Organizer | |
Manifest Destiny | Manifest Destiny | Vocabulary | |
The Reformers | Age of Reform | Writing | |
Civil War | 1861-1865 | Writing | |
Civil War | Civil War Filmstrip - Part 1 | Chronology | |
Civil War | Civil War Filmstrip - Part 2 | Chronology | |
Civil War | Civil War Timeline | Chronology | |
Civil War | Civil War Timeline - Part 2 | Chronolgy | |
Civil War | Leaders of the Civil War | Graphic Organizer | |
Civil War | Speeches of Lincoln - Part 1 | Writing/Graphic | |
Civil War | Speeches of Lincoln - Part 2 | Writing/Graphic | |
Civil War | Speeches of Lincoln - Part 3 | Writing/Graphic | |
Civil War/Reconstruction | Reconstruction | Vocabulary | |
Settling the West | Taming the Great Plains | Writing/GO | |
Settling the West | The Buffalo on the Plains | Writing/GO | |
Settling the West | Growth of the Railroads | Writing/GO | |
Settling the West | The U.S. in 1876 | Map Skills/Writing | |
Map Skills | Blank Outline U.S. Map | Map Skills | |
Industrialization | Inventions/Innovators | Writing/GO | |
Industrialization | Child Labor Placards | Visual Discovery | |
Immigration | The Ellis Island Experience (NCHE) | PowerPoint | |
Immigration | The Life of an Immigrant (NCHE) | PowerPoint | |
Imperialism | 1898 | Writing | |
Progressive Era | My Historyspace.com Template | Writing | |
Progressive Era | Carry Nation Example | Writing | |
Progressive Era | Susan B. Anthony | Writing | |
Progressive Era | William J. Bryan | Writing | |
Progressive Era | Clarence Darrow | Writing | |
Progressive Era | W.E.B. Du Bois | Writing | |
Progressive Era | Progressive Era Cards | Hands-On | |
World War I | 1914-1918 | Writing | |
World War I | Woodrow Wilson | Writing | |
Roaring 20s | Henry Ford | Writing | |
Roaring 20s | Charles Linburgh | Writing | |
Great Depression | 1929 | Writing | |
Great Depression | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Writing | |
World War II | 1941-1945 | Writing | |
World War II | General George Marshall | Writing | |
World War II | Harry S. Truman | Writing | |
Cold War | Andrew McCarthy | Writing | |
Civil Rights Movement | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Writing | |
Civil Rights Movement | The Big Picture | Chronology | |
Civil Rights Movement | The Big Picture - Part 2 | Chronology | |
Civil Rights Movement | Human Timeline - Civil Rights | Chronology | |
TAKS Review | 11th Grade Flash Cards | Vocabulary | |
TAKS Review | 8th Grade Flash Cards | Vocabulary | |
TAKS Review | Influences on US History | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Folding Timeline - 11th Grade | Hands-On | |
TAKS Review | Geography Terms | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Economic Terms | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Who Am I? - 8th Grade | Vocabulary | |
TAKS Review | Who Am I? - 11th Grade | Vocabulary | |
TAKS Review | U.S. Colonization | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | U.S. Colonization II | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | U.S. Colonization | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | The American Revolution | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | The American Revolution | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Colonization/Revolution | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Issues of Slavery | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Constitutional Convention | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Constitution / Bill of Rights | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Constitution / Bill of Rights II | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Constitution | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | 8.16d in Pictures - Part 1 | Gallery Walk | |
TAKS Review | 8.16d in Pictures - Part 2 | Gallery Walk | |
TAKS Review | 8.16d in Pictures - Part 3 | Gallery Walk | |
TAKS Review | Early Republic | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | The Age of Jackson | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Manifest Destiny | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Age of Reform | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Pre-Civil War | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Causes of the Civil War | Information | |
TAKS Review | Civil War | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Civil War/Reconstruction | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Civil War | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Civil War/Reconstruction | Jeopardy | |
TAKS Review | Gilded Age | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Industrialization/Reform | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Amendments of the 19th / 20th | Graphic Organizer | |
TAKS Review | Progressive Era | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Between the Wars | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | Great Depression | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | World War II | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | World War II (Part 2) | Diamond/Quilt | |
TAKS Review | The Cold War | Diamond/Quilt | |
Topic | Title | Type | Download |
TAKS Review | 10th Grade Flash Cards | Vocabulary | |
TAKS Review | Human Timeline (10th Grade) | Chronology | |
TAKS Review | Era Review Template | Chronology | |
TAKS Review | Washington and Jefferson | Hands-On | |
TAKS Review | Objective 2-Odd Man Out Cards | Geography Skills | |
TAKS Review | Collectors Card Template | Hands-On | |
TAKS Review | History Comic Book | Visual | |
Overview | Historical Eras | Chronology | |
Ancient Civilizations | Investigating the Past | Research | |
Ancient Civilizations | Minoan & Mycenaean | GO | |
Ancient Civilizations | Development of City-States | GO/Writing | |
The Reformation | Reformation | GO | |
Renaissance | The Renaissance | GO | |
Scientific Revolution | Scientist of the Year | Research | |
Limited Governments | Absolute vs. Constitutional Rulers | GO | |
Revolutions | African Independence Movements | GO | |
Revolutions | American vs. French Revolution | GO | |
Enlightenment | Thinkers of the Enlightenment | GO | |
Topic | Title | Type | Download |
Vocabulary | Geo-Terms | Diamonds | |
Vocabulary | Map Skills Vocabulary | Chart | |
Overview | Understanding Tables/Charts | Chart Skills | |
Overview | Map Analysis | Map Skills | |
Overview | Five Themes of Geography | PowerPoint | |
Overview | Geography Pizza | Hands-On | |
Overview | Global PC | PowerPoint | |
Overview | Global PC and Google Earth | GO | |
Overview | Make a Globe | Mental Mapping | |
Overview | Mental Maps | Mental Mapping | |
General Strats | 1st Grading Period | All | |
Vocabulary | Geography Cards | Vocabulary | |
Physical Geography | Spheres | GO | |
EOC | Creating Map Questions | Map Skills | |
Human-Geo Interaction | The Aral Sea | Interactive | |
Control Territory | Changes in Israel | Geography | |
Culture | Middle Eastern Culture | Compare/Contrast | |
Culture | Literacy Example - Middle East | Compare/Contrast | |
Human-Geo Interaction | Desertification | Cause and Effect | |
Natural Resources | Renew or Not to Renew | GO | |
European Studies | Sample Grapic Organizers | GO | |
European Studies | Europe Jigsaw Puzzle | Hands-On | |
SW Asian Sudies | Basketweave Template | Hands-On | |
SW Asian Studies | Afghanistan | PowerPoint | |
Economics | Push and Pull Factors | GO | |
African Studies | The Dark Continent | PowerPoint | |
Topic | Title | Type | Download |
Geography | PLACE Instructions | Hands-On | |
Geography | PLACE Template | Hands-On | |
Geography | Natural Regions Table | Hands-On | |
Geography | Natural Regions Foldable | Hands-On | |
Geography | Central Plains | Factsheet | |
Geography | Coastal Plains | Factsheet | |
Geography | Mountains and Basins | Factsheet | |
Geography | Great Plains | Factsheet | |
Geography | Physical Regions | Graphic Organizer | |
Chronology | Human Timeline | Chronology | |
Chronology | San Antonio Chronology | Chronology | |
Geography | North American Geography | Location | |
Geography | Bus Tour of Texas | PowerPoint | |
Geography | Placards: Palo Duro Canyon | Visual Discovery | |
Geography | Placards: Big Bend National Park | Visual Discovery | |
Texas Indians | Texas Indians Chart - Part I | GO | |
Texas Indians | Texas Indians Chart - Part II | GO | |
Texas Indians | Native American Vocabulary - Part I | GO | |
Texas Indians | Native American Vocabulary - Part II | GO | |
Texas Indians | My Tribe | Graphic Organizer | |
Colonization | Explorer | Point of View | |
Colonization | Texas Indian | Point of View | |
Colonization | Padre | Point of View | |
Colonization | The Canary Islanders | Reading | |
Exploration | Texas Explorers | Diamonds | |
Oil Boom | Oil in Texas | GO | |
Texas Independence | Texas Independence | Diamonds | |
Symbols of Texas | Texas Flag | Hands-On | |
Review | Texas Bingo Template | Hands-On | |
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