• Introduction
• The Passage of Time
  • Introduction

• Human Generations over Time
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Preparing a Family Tree For at Least Three Generations

• Time as a Concept
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Thinking About Time

• Time and the Rotation of the Earth
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Looking At How the Earth’s Rotation Affects Local Lives

• Common Needs and Time
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Linking Time of the Year and Common Needs of People

• Early Ways of Telling Time
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Making a Sundial to Tell Time Using Sunlight
  • Activity 2: Making a Water Clock to Tell Time Without Sunlight

• Modern Ways of Telling Time
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Calculating Current Time in Another Time Zone

• The 12-Hour and 24-Hour Clock System
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Calculating Time Using 24-Hour and 12-hour Clocks

• The Study of Prehistory
  • Introduction
  • Common Needs of Early People
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Focusing on the Time Known as Prehistory
  • Activity 2: Exploring the Common Needs of Early People
  • Activity 3: Exploring Common Needs of Early People For Spirituality/Religion and Art

• Early Cultures and Societies
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Examining Differences Between Settled and Nomadic Societies
  • Activity 2: Researching Myths and Legends of Early People

• Archeology
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Investigating Archeology and its Techniques
  • Activity 2: Investigating Archeology Techniques Further

• Ancient Civilizations
  • Introduction
  • Ancient China
  • Activity 1: Making a Timeline of Dynasties
  • Activity 2: Using the Six W’s to Investigate Chinese Inventions

• Sumer
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Applying the Big Picture Questions to Sumer</li

• The Maya
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Investigating the Mayan Civilization
  • Activity 2: Working With the Mayan Number System

• Ancient Egypt
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Classification of Facts on Ancient Egypt
  • Activity 2: Applying the Basic Research Questions to Ancient Egypt

• Early Exploration
• Introduction
• Early Polynesian Explorers
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Investigating the Early Polynesian Explorers

• Early Boats and Ships
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Building a Model of an Early Boat or Ship

• Early European Explorers
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Investigating What Led Early Europeans to Explore
  • Activity 2: Considering the Impact of Early European Exploration

• European History to Modern Times
  • Introduction
  • The Middle Ages
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Researching the Middle Ages

• The Renaissance and Reformation
  • Background Information
  • Researching the Renaissance and Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Researching the Industrial Revolution

• Researching the History of Modern Countries
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Exploring types of Government
  • Activity 2: Exploring Levels of Government
  • Activity 3: Investigating Political Processes
  • Activity 4: Adapting the Basic Research Questions to a Modern Country
  • Activity 5: Analyzing Current Events
  • Activity 6: Exploring the Role of Peacemakers
  • Activity 7: Discovering History Through Art
  • Activity 8: Exploring what Realistic and Abstract Art say About History
  • Activity 9: Creating Realistic and Abstract Art That Represents an Historic Event
  • Activity 10: Exploring History Through Various Forms of Art

• Historical Research
  • Introduction
  • Research Resources
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Using Historical Atlases
  • Activity 2: Using a Range of Historical Resources

• Research Questions
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Creating Research Question Charts

• Research
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Taking Research Notes
  • Activity 2: Making Research Cards
  • Activity 3: Becoming Aware of Copyright

• Research Report
  • Background Information
  • Activity 1: Organizing the Parts of a Research Paper
  • Activity 2: Writing a Research Report

Templates for Teachers
Research Notes Sheet