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4th grade · Free

Sailing into the Unknown

Columbus, Marco Polo and the Age of Exploration. Three primary sources, a C.E.R. paragraph, rubric and answer key.

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5th grade · Free

Religious Freedom in the Colonies

Roger Williams, Maryland and William Penn. Three primary sources, a C.E.R. paragraph, rubric and answer key.

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6th grade · Free

Ötzi the Iceman

A 5,300-year-old man found in the Alps. Four evidence cards, an inference chart and a C.E.R. paragraph.

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7th grade · Free

How to Read a DBQ

Teach every skill students need before their first DBQ, then let them try those skills on a short Viking Age mini-DBQ. This free lesson launches the Inquiry DBQ Series: World Civilizations 600–1600.

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