- Introduction
- The Passage of Time
- Human Generations over Time
- Time as a Concept
- Background Information
- Activity 1: Thinking About Time
- Time and the Rotation of the Earth
- Common Needs and Time
- Early Ways of Telling Time
- Modern Ways of Telling Time
- The 12-Hour and 24-Hour Clock System
- The Study of Prehistory
- Early Cultures and Societies
- 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
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