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American Symbols and Landmarks

Grade School Showdown

An engaging academic trivia game based on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Includes five comprehensive rounds of questions across five grade levels, complete with an interactive presentation, a print-ready student booklet, and a teacher's answer guide.

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Melissa Ramirez

Geography Jeopardy Showdown

An exciting, comprehensive geography review lesson featuring a highly structured printable study guide and point tracker covering basic geographical concepts, the Northeast US, US States, and New York State trivia for 4th and 5th graders.

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stacy maslyn

Bedford History Exploration

A lesson about the history and landmarks of Bedford, Massachusetts, featuring a simplified story with visual supports and a comprehension assessment.

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john_glynn

Landmark Mastery

A comprehensive set of practice activities for students to master their knowledge of Boston's most iconic landmarks through sentence construction, matching, and vocabulary puzzles.

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amy_oshea

Tar Heel Trailblazers Final Packet CLEAN

Tar Heel Trailblazers Final Packet CLEAN v2

Changing NC

Tracing North Carolina's industrial growth and innovations with a focus on advanced vocabulary and context clues.

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sashagaye Panton

Map Master Mission

A culminating mapping activity where students place Northeast landmarks on a regional map and identify their locations relative to one another.

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amy_oshea

New York Giants

Focuses on iconic New York City landmarks: the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. Students learn historical significance through visual storytelling.

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amy_oshea

Boston Trailblazers

Explores specific landmarks in Boston, including the Paul Revere Statue, Zakim Bridge, and TD Garden. Focuses on historical facts and their location on a city map.

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amy_oshea

Cities

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Empire Builders of the Americas

A comprehensive 4th-grade social studies unit where students analyze the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. Through primary-source-style document analysis, geographical exploration, and civic action, students discover what made these empires successful and apply ancient engineering solutions to improve the modern City of Surprise.

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Steffany Schroeder

Brevet Fiches : Hist-Géo, EMC & Physique-Chimie

Une collection complète de fiches de révision classiques (recto-verso A4) très ciblées pour préparer les élèves de Troisième aux épreuves d'Histoire, de Géographie, d'EMC et de Physique-Chimie du DNB. Chaque fiche traite d'une leçon précise des programmes officiels.

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Myriam Wb

Pitch Power World Tour

A comparative study series exploring the geopolitics and economics of different nations through their national soccer teams.

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Adam Amster

Boston Beacons

An exploration of Boston's historical and modern landmarks, helping students connect with the city's rich heritage and contemporary culture.

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amy_oshea

Boston Beacons

A geography unit exploring iconic Boston landmarks for 5th-grade students with low literacy needs. The unit includes structured worksheets for nine key locations, focusing on vocabulary, simple sentence construction, and visual recognition.

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amy_oshea

Industrial Surge

A series of activities exploring the rise of cities and factory life during the Industrial Revolution, designed for middle school students with very low reading levels. The materials focus on visual evidence and basic cause-and-effect relationships.

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Connor Green

Urban Explorers Northeast Landmarks

A multi-day social studies unit for 5th grade students with low literacy, focusing on historical landmarks in Boston and New York City. Students explore the concept of landmarks through visual-heavy instruction, mapping activities, and historical facts about the Northeast.

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amy_oshea

Carolina Discoveries

A multi-disciplinary sequence for 4th-grade students focusing on North Carolina's history, geography, and science through rigorous reading comprehension.

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Debra Golden

Global History Blueprint

A comprehensive review series covering the New York State Modern World History Regents curriculum, focusing on Units 1 through 9.

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james.shaw

Industrial Echoes

A deep dive into the history and contemporary reality of child labor, comparing the Industrial Revolution to modern global supply chains. Students analyze primary-source-inspired fiction and modern reporting to understand systemic drivers and ethical implications.

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Susan Ayers

Neon Decade Archive

A comprehensive two-week unit covering the social, economic, and political transformations of the 1980s and 1990s, from the Reagan Revolution to the dawn of the Digital Age and the roots of 21st-century security challenges.

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Ashley Hopf

London Divided

A sequence for high school students (B1+ level) exploring the social and cultural impacts of gentrification in London, focusing on the tension between urban development and local community identity.

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States

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Digital Expedition Notebook

An interactive, slide-based digital notebook for students to draft, organize, and present their research directly on tablets or screens.

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Genevieve Wharton

Postcard Project Rubric

A 1-page grading rubric and project guide for teachers to evaluate student research accuracy, writing quality, artistic execution, and planning effort.

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Genevieve Wharton

Postcard Explorer Printable

A double-sided printable postcard template with a large visual canvas on the front and a classic divided layout on the back, customized for 4th-grade student work.

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Genevieve Wharton

Expedition Planner Worksheet

A 1-page research and planning worksheet for students to gather geographic, historical, and visual details about their chosen destination before creating their postcard.

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Genevieve Wharton

Southeast Explorers Teacher Guide

A 2-page teacher facilitation guide. Page 1 contains a structured 5-day lesson pacing plan, recommended research resources, and guiding questions. Page 2 provides standard-aligned evaluation rubrics for both the State Journal and the Choice Board.

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Genevieve Wharton

Southern Explorers Slides

An engaging 5-slide classroom presentation with a cohesive vintage-travel aesthetic. Guides students through Southeast geography, waterways, economy, and culture while explaining the research project's goals, journal expectations, and choice board requirements.

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Genevieve Wharton

State Profile Journal

A 3-page student research booklet styled as a vintage traveler's field log. Page 1 features a regional mapping activity and state checklist. Page 2 is a detailed "State Spotlight" template. Page 3 provides a "Regional Comparison Matrix" and synthesis writing prompt.

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Genevieve Wharton

Southern Showdown Choice Board

A highly visual 1-page independent choice board styled like a vintage travel stamp album. Students choose from 9 creative tasks to demonstrate their understanding of Southeast geography, history, and culture. Includes student planning lines and a scoring guide at the bottom.

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Genevieve Wharton

Planning 3 Semaines Brevet Fiche

Planning de révision structuré sur 3 semaines pour préparer le brevet. Couvre les chapitres d'Histoire-Géographie, d'EMC, de Physique-Chimie et de SVT, avec des cases à cocher et des conseils d'organisation.

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Myriam Wb

Signaux Communication Fiche

Fiche de révision recto-verso (A4) sur les signaux physiques (sonores et lumineux, ondes, vitesse de propagation, formule d = v x t, fréquences audibles) pour préparer le brevet de Physique-Chimie.

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Myriam Wb

Energie Conversions Fiche

Fiche de révision recto-verso (A4) sur l'énergie et ses conversions (énergie cinétique, potentielle, mécanique, sources et transferts d'énergie, circuits électriques, puissance et énergie électrique) pour le brevet de Physique-Chimie.

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Myriam Wb

Mouvements Interactions Fiche

Fiche de révision recto-verso (A4) sur la mécanique (vitesse, calculs de trajectoires, forces, gravitation universelle, différence poids/masse) pour préparer le brevet de Physique-Chimie.

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Myriam Wb

State Capitals

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Postcard Expedition

An immersive geography and social studies project where fourth-grade students research a state, region, landmark, or historical era and showcase their learning through a double-sided creative postcard, complete with an expedition planning sheet and a complete grading rubric.

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Genevieve Wharton

Southern Explorers

An immersive fourth-grade social studies research project focusing on the Southeast region of the United States. Students explore geography, history, and culture through guided state-by-state profiles and a creative choice board.

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Genevieve Wharton

Geography Jeopardy Showdown

An exciting, comprehensive geography review lesson featuring a highly structured printable study guide and point tracker covering basic geographical concepts, the Northeast US, US States, and New York State trivia for 4th and 5th graders.

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stacy maslyn

Atlantic Peaks

A comprehensive exploration of the Northeast region of the United States, covering its physical geography, climate, landmarks, and cultural significance for 5th-grade students.

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stacy maslyn

Landmark Mastery

A comprehensive set of practice activities for students to master their knowledge of Boston's most iconic landmarks through sentence construction, matching, and vocabulary puzzles.

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amy_oshea

Fifty Stars Tour

An introductory overview of all 50 states, focusing on visual identification, nomenclature, and basic facts.

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Rosalyn

Storm of Dust

A concise 20-minute exploration of the Dust Bowl's causes and its multi-faceted impacts on American life during the 1930s. Students analyze geographic data and primary sources to understand the environmental and economic catastrophe.

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Andrew

Saffron and Spice

A comprehensive exploration of the geography, culture, and economy of Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, focusing on their unique religious landscapes, culinary traditions, and roles in global trade.

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Darrel Ray

Concrete and Cranberries

Examining life in the Northeast today, from bustling megalopolises like New York City to rural farming communities and the region's diverse economy.

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Kristin McCoy

Eleven Star States

A deep dive into the individual states of the Northeast, their capitals, famous landmarks, and unique geographic features.

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Kristin McCoy

Longhouse Leaders

An in-depth look at the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, their longhouse villages, and their influential democratic system of government.

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Kristin McCoy

Coastal Keepers

Explores the ancestral lands, traditions, and sustainable practices of the Wampanoag and Abenaki peoples along the coast and in the northern forests.

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Kristin McCoy

Regions of the United States

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Boston Beacons

An exploration of Boston's historical and modern landmarks, helping students connect with the city's rich heritage and contemporary culture.

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amy_oshea

Indiana Ancestors Unit

A comprehensive 10-day exploration of Indiana's early indigenous cultures, from the Paleo-Indians to the arrival of Europeans, using an archaeological field journal theme. Students investigate the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian cultures through primary-source style readings and hands-on synthesis activities.

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Matthew Gaudin

Tar Heel Trailblazers

A comprehensive one-week social studies and ELA integration unit covering North Carolina history and symbols, designed to match the rigor of the NC 3rd Grade E.O.G. assessment.

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sashagaye Panton

Urban Explorers Northeast Landmarks

A multi-day social studies unit for 5th grade students with low literacy, focusing on historical landmarks in Boston and New York City. Students explore the concept of landmarks through visual-heavy instruction, mapping activities, and historical facts about the Northeast.

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amy_oshea

Divided Nation

A 4-part exploration of the deep-seated tensions and pivotal events that led the United States to the brink of the Civil War, focusing on economic shifts, legislative compromises, and political flashpoints.

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Isabella Adkins

Carolina Discoveries

A multi-disciplinary sequence for 4th-grade students focusing on North Carolina's history, geography, and science through rigorous reading comprehension.

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Debra Golden

Global Landscapes Mastery

A global geography unit focusing on the identification and analysis of the Earth's diverse landscapes. Students will master map-reading skills including elevation, contour lines, and global physical regions to understand how geography shapes our world.

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Yovanna Plummer

Civil War Conflict

A comprehensive study of the American Civil War's most pivotal military engagements through collaborative jigsaw reading and primary source analysis.

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bliddy

History Horizon Sequence

A comprehensive high school curriculum plan for American History, covering 13 units from the American Revolution to the modern era, aligned with North Carolina Social Studies standards.

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Amity Kea

Depression and New Deal Mastery Test Document v2

Depression and New Deal Mastery Answer Key

Depression and New Deal Source List Document

Depression and New Deal Era

A comprehensive unit covering the economic boom of the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. Includes lessons on the Prosperity Paradox, the Stock Market Collapse, the Dust Bowl, and government responses.

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Andrew

State Safari

A comprehensive tour of the 50 United States, exploring their flags, shapes, capitals, and unique facts through interactive worksheets and visual aids.

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Rosalyn

Dust and Dreams

A comprehensive 5-day unit exploring the Great Depression's impact on the United States and Minnesota, focusing on economic collapse, rural hardship, urban survival, and New Deal recovery through primary source analysis.

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Sam Poppen

Geographic Skills

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Redlining Thermometer Activity

An active, student-facing cartographic design and urban planning activity pack where students analyze spatial profiles and design targeted climate-equity zoning maps.

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Mia Pacheco

Redlining Thermometer Worksheet

A student-facing, print-ready 2-page worksheet containing archival source analysis, term-matching, data calculation of thermal disparities, and a synthesis essay response.

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Mia Pacheco

Redlining Thermometer Slides

An interactive, highly visual 6-slide deck introducing students to the HOLC redlining grading system, urban heat island (UHI) mechanics, and the spatial correlation between the two.

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Mia Pacheco

Redlining Thermometer Lesson Plan

A comprehensive, teacher-facing lesson plan outlining objectives, pacing, standards, key concepts, inquiry prompts, and a rubric for teaching the intersection of HOLC redlining and urban heat islands.

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Mia Pacheco

Global Map Answer Key

The teacher answer key for the Global Map Practice Sheet, featuring complete coordinate answers, sample explanations, and plotted locations highlighted in the key color code.

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Joshua Sawyer

Global Map Practice Sheet

A 2-page practice worksheet featuring a stylized global world map with continent outlines, coordinate intersections, and color-coded red/blue tracking lines for continent-based coordinate work.

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Joshua Sawyer

Grid Detectives Slides

A 4-slide instructional presentation that introduces students to latitude and longitude coordinates using high-contrast, color-coded visual pathways (red for latitude, blue for longitude).

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Joshua Sawyer

Grid Detectives Answer Key

The teacher answer key for the Grid Detectives Worksheet, featuring complete coordinate answers, sample explanations, and plotted locations highlighted in the key color code.

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Joshua Sawyer

Grid Detectives Worksheet

A 2-page guided worksheet featuring step-by-step scaffolds, custom grid maps, and red/blue color paths that help students master latitude and longitude tracking.

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Joshua Sawyer

Digital Expedition Notebook

An interactive, slide-based digital notebook for students to draft, organize, and present their research directly on tablets or screens.

GW

Genevieve Wharton

Postcard Project Rubric

A 1-page grading rubric and project guide for teachers to evaluate student research accuracy, writing quality, artistic execution, and planning effort.

GW

Genevieve Wharton

Postcard Explorer Printable

A double-sided printable postcard template with a large visual canvas on the front and a classic divided layout on the back, customized for 4th-grade student work.

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Genevieve Wharton

Physical Geography

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Europe Expedition

A step-by-step journey through Europe's unique geography and history, written at an accessible 600-700 Lexile level. Students explore how the physical landscape shaped historical civilizations from Ancient Greece to modern Europe.

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Wilberto Mejias

Early Humans

An intermediate lesson examining how early humans migrated out of Africa, adapted to different global climates, and used cultural and technological innovations to improve their lives.

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Sandra Zoerhoff

Rise of Humans

An introductory lesson exploring how archaeologists, paleontologists, and scientists reconstruct prehistoric human society using fossils, scientific testing, and geographical migration tracks.

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Sandra Zoerhoff

Farming Revolution

A project-based lesson where students explore the dramatic transition from hunter-gatherer societies to early agricultural communities. Students analyze historical evidence to create a comic, short story, or poster detailing daily life in their assigned era.

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Sandra Zoerhoff

Week 5: Bringing It All Together

Students synthesize their knowledge across all four civilizations, completing a DBQ, writing an argumentative essay on success, and formulating a civic project for Surprise, AZ.

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Steffany Schroeder

Week 4: The Inca

Students explore the Inca civilization, studying their steep mountain terracing, Qhapaq Ñan roads, and rigid Ayllu community hierarchy.

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Steffany Schroeder

Week 3: The Aztec

Students explore the Aztec civilization, studying their lake-basin city of Tenochtitlan, chinampa agriculture, and military social mobility.

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Steffany Schroeder

Week 2: The Maya

Students explore the Maya civilization, studying their rainforest terrain, calendar systems, and independent city-state hierarchy.

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Steffany Schroeder

Week 1: The Olmec

Students explore the Olmec civilization, investigating their swampy geography, monumental stone heads, and social structure.

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Steffany Schroeder

Becoming Human

A 6th-grade social studies lesson investigating early human evolution, tool adaptations, cultural practices, and migration patterns, integrated with CCSS ELA-Literacy RI.6.1.

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Sandra Zoerhoff

Islands of Fire

A collaborative research lesson on WWII Pacific battles. Students work in intelligence teams to analyze military strategy, island-hopping, and geographical barriers, exploring how these battles shifted momentum and led to the atomic bomb decision.

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Michele Magee

Globe Detectives

A scaffolded geography lesson exploring push and pull migration factors, global trade, and tropical deforestation with extensive visual supports and sentence frames designed for IEP accessibility.

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COURTNEY SCHERER

Human Geography

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Bay State Builders

An 8-day interdisciplinary project where 3rd-grade students design a sustainable historical Massachusetts settlement. Integrating math, ELA, science, and social studies, students apply area, perimeter, fractions, weather science, Wampanoag adaptations, and persuasive writing.

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cfassel

Rise of Civilizations

A middle-school history unit exploring the emergence of early humans, their prehistoric migrations, the radical transition of the agricultural revolution, and the foundations of early civilizations.

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Sandra Zoerhoff

Ocean Horizons Sequence

A comprehensive historical unit tracking the Age of Exploration, maritime trade routes, and the shift from mercantilism to early capitalism.

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Jessie Hanson

Empire Builders of the Americas

A comprehensive 4th-grade social studies unit where students analyze the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. Through primary-source-style document analysis, geographical exploration, and civic action, students discover what made these empires successful and apply ancient engineering solutions to improve the modern City of Surprise.

SS

Steffany Schroeder

Brevet Fiches : Hist-Géo, EMC & Physique-Chimie

Une collection complète de fiches de révision classiques (recto-verso A4) très ciblées pour préparer les élèves de Troisième aux épreuves d'Histoire, de Géographie, d'EMC et de Physique-Chimie du DNB. Chaque fiche traite d'une leçon précise des programmes officiels.

MW

Myriam Wb

Everything is Tuberculosis Unit

A rigorous high school unit exploring John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis', examining historical plague narratives, the biological science of the bacillus, medical ethics, global health policy, and the human side of patient advocacy.

MJ

Mr. J. Pfluke

Chains to Change

A comprehensive study of the Atlantic slave trade, the plantation economy, forms of resistance, and the eventual path to emancipation.

Lenny

Massachusetts Coastal Studies

A series of materials focused on Massachusetts coastal geography and cartography.

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Katie Keith

Pitch Power World Tour

A comparative study series exploring the geopolitics and economics of different nations through their national soccer teams.

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Adam Amster

Opération 38ème Parallèle

Une séquence pédagogique sur la frontière coréenne composée d'un escape game immersif et d'une étude de cas sous forme d'enquête géopolitique. Les élèves explorent la DMZ, ses enjeux historiques, militaires et internationaux.

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Anne Guitart

Duel Coréen

Cette séquence pédagogique explore la frontière intercoréenne comme laboratoire des tensions géopolitiques mondiales. Elle couvre l'histoire de la partition, la militarisation extrême de la zone et les enjeux contemporains à l'échelle régionale et internationale.

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Anne Guitart

Boston Beacons

An exploration of Boston's historical and modern landmarks, helping students connect with the city's rich heritage and contemporary culture.

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American Symbols and Landmarks

Grade School Showdown

Melissa Ramirez

Geography Jeopardy Showdown

stacy maslyn

Bedford History Exploration

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Landmark Mastery

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Changing NC

sashagaye Panton

Map Master Mission

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New York Giants

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Boston Trailblazers

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Empire Builders of the Americas

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Brevet Fiches : Hist-Géo, EMC & Physique-Chimie

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Pitch Power World Tour

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Boston Beacons

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Boston Beacons

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Industrial Surge

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Urban Explorers Northeast Landmarks

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Carolina Discoveries

Debra Golden

Global History Blueprint

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Industrial Echoes

Susan Ayers

Neon Decade Archive

Ashley Hopf

London Divided

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States

Digital Expedition Notebook

Genevieve Wharton

Postcard Project Rubric

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Postcard Explorer Printable

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Expedition Planner Worksheet

Genevieve Wharton

Southeast Explorers Teacher Guide

Genevieve Wharton

Southern Explorers Slides

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State Profile Journal

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Southern Showdown Choice Board

Genevieve Wharton

Planning 3 Semaines Brevet Fiche

Myriam Wb

Signaux Communication Fiche

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Energie Conversions Fiche

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Mouvements Interactions Fiche

Myriam Wb

State Capitals

Postcard Expedition

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Southern Explorers

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Geography Jeopardy Showdown

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Atlantic Peaks

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Landmark Mastery

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