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Website review by Jennifer Sitkin, Common Sense Education |
Updated May 2022
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Based on 5 reviews
Privacy rating
84%|
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Grades
9–12
Subjects & Skills
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Character & SEL, Critical Thinking
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- Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
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Pick and Choose Resources to Lay Foundational Middle School Skills
As the name states, Big History is a great resource for helping students tackle big questions. The curriculum pulls together thematic resources from various civilizations to help students investigate important concepts like how humans populated the globe or how trade networks developed. Since I teach middle school, a lot of the material is too advanced. I like introducing students to this sort of thinking, though, and many of the resources are leveled. My class - mostly ancient civilizations with some m ...
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