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Creating a Successful Project ActivityCreating a Successful Project Activity
Publisher
Houston Independent School District
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Activities & Projects
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Year
2004
Activity

Creating a Successful Project

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Guide your learners step by step through the process of designing an original, independent student project. This resource includes a wealth of worksheets and materials, including student project checklists, timelines, primary and secondary source handouts, and project ideas.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

historical research, research reports, research writing, end of the year

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Having students design and construct independent projects would serve as an excellent way to end the school year and assess an accumulation of study skills

Classroom Considerations

  • While originally designed to supplement designing a project for National History Day, several of the materials can be used for a general project-based learning experience

Pros

  • Includes wide variety of project worksheets and guidelines
  • Great handouts for supporting primary/secondary source research

Cons

  • As a PDF, document cannot be edited; however, you can easily adapt the information to materials you create

Common Core

W.7.7 W.7.8 W.8.7 W.8.8 WHST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.8

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