Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Role-Playing Research Project

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

This is a research project about ancient Egyptian pharaohs that requires students to role-play as Egyptologists-in-training.Students may choose one of these eight pharaohs: Akhenaten, Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Ramesses II, Seti…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Internet Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

The World Cultures Theme Park Map Project for Social Studies or World Languages

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

This is a five-page packet that provides detailed instructions for the world cultures theme park project. In this project, students will apply information they know about world cultures and then create…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• ELD – ESL – EFL
• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

NFL Football Teams Absolute Location Assignment with a Google Earth Tour

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

Absolute and relative location are two basic, important geography tools that all students must master. Why not teach students these vital skills in a fun, active way? This assignment will…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Internet Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Identify Biomes with Star Wars Movies Project – Geography & Earth Science

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

This is an extensive 12-page lesson plan packet using Star Wars to teach biomes.I have used seven Star Wars films to teach students about biomes with great success.The lesson plan…

• 7th
• 8th
• 9th

• Earth science
• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

The Create Your Own Culture Hands-On Learning Project

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

The Create Your Own Culture Project will give students hands-on practice working with concepts that are sometimes difficult to understand.What is a culture? What are culture traits? These are questions…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

What’s on the Menu? Research Project for World Cuisines

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

What’s on the Menu? is one of my favorite ways of introducing my students to different cultures around the world and begin thinking critically about how people interact with their…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• ELD – ESL – EFL
• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

The Create-a-Country Geography Skills Project

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

This is the create-a-country project which requires students -- upper elementary, middle, or high school -- to demonstrate fundamental geography skills.I mention it is a scalable assignment. Simply, there are different…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Evaluating Sources for Credibility Lesson Plan with PowerPoint and Activities

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

I have used this successfully with ninth grade English/language arts students to begin a research project, but I believe it would also work best with students in the middle school…

• 7th
• 8th
• 9th

• Language Arts

• Activities
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Teach Map Skills with Pirate Pete’s Treasure Map Project

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

This map project is a fun, quirky way to allow students to demonstrate cartography and map reading skills. Let “Pirate Pete” guide your students through a culminating project about fundamental…

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

• Geography
• Social Studies – History

• Activities
• Worksheets

Understanding Plagiarism Lesson Plan including PowerPoint and Student Activities

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

With this lesson plan, students will be able to define and identify different types of intentional and unintentional plagiarism. They will also brainstorm reasons why people plagiarize works and the…

• 10th
• 11th
• 12th

• Language Arts

• Activities
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

50 States and Capital Cities Worksheets for Upper Elementary Students

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

These worksheets are good tools for teaching students about the fifty states and their capital cities. In this packet, you will find the following worksheets and visual aids:(1) State Capitals…

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

• Geography
• Social Studies – History
• U.S. History

• Activities
• Worksheets

How Hard Is It to Predict Snow? Winter Reading Activity and Assignment

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

Just in time for those snowy winter months: "How hard is it to predict snow?" is a Common Core-ready reading assignment and critical thinking activity. It is intended for upper…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Language Arts
• Reading
• Science

• Activities
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

50 Interactive Web Sites for Virtual Field Trips & Tours

by Mister Mitchell's Education Resources

Virtual tours and field trips provide students with opportunities they may not get to experience otherwise.Where else can you "take a trip" to see Sistine Chapel, the bottom of the…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• For All Subjects

• Activities
• Free Resources
• Internet Activities

• Homeschool