Adapting to the Environment by Region
Track 1 of 50 · 5 lessons
5 lessons
Learners will describe how Native American peoples in the Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Arctic adapted their way of life to their specific environments.
Battles and Alliances of the Revolutionary War
Track 2 of 50 · 8 lessons
8 lessons
Explain the significance of key battles and foreign alliances in determining the military outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Building, Refining, and Sharing Question Sets
Track 3 of 50 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Learners will evaluate and revise supporting questions, build complete question sets (compelling plus supporting), and present and explain why their questions matter.
Building Strong Arguments
Track 4 of 50 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Learners will understand the structure of arguments and construct their own arguments using claims, reasons, and evidence.
Causes of the American Revolution: Events and Conflicts
Track 5 of 50 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Explain the key events and analyze the economic and political conflicts that led the colonies to resist British rule and move toward revolution.
Colonial Government and Daily Life
Track 6 of 50 · 5 lessons
5 lessons
Learners will explain how colonial government shaped daily life through laws, land distribution, relations with Native Americans, and trade regulation.
Colonial Government Structures
Track 7 of 50 · 7 lessons
7 lessons
Learners will explain the structures of colonial government, including the role of the English monarchy, colonial charters, assemblies, governors, and local government.
Comparing and Connecting Native American Cultures
Track 8 of 50 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Learners will compare cultural elements across regions, identify shared similarities, and synthesize how geography shaped both cultural differences and connections among Native American societies.
Creating Supporting Questions Across Disciplines
Track 9 of 50 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Learners will complete discipline-based question sorting, understand what supporting questions are, and create supporting questions that help answer compelling questions across all social studies disciplines.
Cultural Diversity in Colonial America
Track 10 of 50 · 4 lessons
4 lessons
Learners will analyze how Dutch, Spanish, French, and Native American cultures interacted with and influenced colonial settlements.