Welcome to my gallery of student work samples! In my middle school social studies classes, students are makers and innovators. They apply knowledge learned and create amazing things using educational technology tools. To see all the assignment details, click on the images below.
History
This is a sensory figure of the Egyptian pharaoh, Hatshepsut. A sensory figure is a body biography. Students draw a historical figure with first-person descriptions of what they might have thought, seen, heard, touched, or said during their lifetime.
Inspired by the EduProtocol activity, Random Emoji Generator writing activity, my students connected an assortment of emojis to concepts from the Middle Ages. This activity required application and critical thinking skills
The anti-apartheid poster was part of a history of South Africa choice board assignment. This poster was created with Canva and demanded Apartheid to end immediately. It also included ideas how to overturn the racial segregation laws in South Africa.
After learning about the culture of the Maya, students created a Yelp review for the famous Pok-a-Tok ball game, pretending they attended one of the competitions. Using a Google Slides template, they rated the imaginary experience.
Using Flipgrid, students shared their voices and opinions on Mesopotamian achievements. Out of all the contributions from the ancient civilization, students described which one is the most important and explain their thinking.
After studying the history of Turkey, students created business cards for the first president, Kemal Ataturk. They applied information about his presidency business card features, such as name of company, email, and job title.
Civics and Government
Voices and choices was the idea for this Constitution Day activity. After studying the Constitution, my seventh-grade students selected one or two amendments to write about. They voiced their thoughts on why the chosen amendments are important with the entire grade, using Padlet.
Students were challenged to connect their learning about the different types of governments by creating haikus. Using Google Slides, they followed the 5-7-5 syllable format and described 3 different types of world governments. This activity required implementation and synthesis.
After learning about unlimited governments, students were given one country to research and create an informative website using Google Sites. Students also researched and presented that country's human rights record and wrote a letter demanding human right violations to end.
Economics
My students love unconventional and engaging assignments, especially this "Gummy Bear Economics" activity.
Students used images of gummy bears and applied them to the economy's different economic systems and levels.
Current Events
This Project Based Learning (PBL) assignment involved students selecting their research topics, driving question, and applying the information to a real-world job. This student's PBL job was a website designer. After she researched her driving question on the impact of earthquakes in Chile, she created a detailed website displaying her learning.
After reading several current event articles on the Syrian Civil War, students used the digital tool, Canva, to create infographics. This easy-to-understand visual breaks down the basic details of the war. Students analyzed and organized the most essential pieces of information and incorporated them into the infographic