MS SS ORM-Slam Dunk Index


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  Middle School: Social Studies

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Grade 6

  • Early Chinese Dynasties (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*
    How did the contributions of early Chinese dynasties influence Asian and European cultures?

  • It's All Greek to Me (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

Which of the ancient Greeks’ achievements have had the greatest impact on the way we live today? 

  • Roman with the Times (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    Which of the ancient Romans’ achievements have had the greatest impact on the way we live today?

 

Grade 7

  • Islam's Influence (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did the religion of Islam shape cultures and the expansion of empires?

  • Later Chinese Dynasties (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did the contributions of later Chinese dynasties influence Asian and European cultures?

  • Native People (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did native people of North America interact with one another?

  • Medieval Europe (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did a particular group or institution influence culture during the Middle Ages? 

  • Medieval Inventions (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did inventions during the Middle Ages impact medieval life and world history?

  • Tokugawa Period of Japan (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did the Tokugawa Period impact the lives of the Japanese people?

 

Grade 8

  • Bias in the Media (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How does bias demonstrated by the mass media impact a person's perception of a topic?

  • Billy Yank and Johnny Reb: Soldiers' Lives in the American Civil War (ORM)  CourseArc

    How did soldiers' expectations about Civil War life compare to their actual wartime experiences?

  • Civil War Contributions (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*

    How did the contributions of African Americans, women and children impact the American Civil War? 

  • British Policies After the French and Indian War (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*  

    How did British policies and the reaction of the Colonists lead to the American Revolution?

  • Indian Removal and the Politics of Westward Expansion (ORM)  CourseArc

    How does the treatment of a minority group impact an entire nation? 

  • Primary or Secondary? (Slam Dunk)  PDF | PPT*
    How can primary and secondary sources help me understand the past?