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Free Grade 4 | CKSci Unit 1: Energy Transfer and Transformation Free Resource Focus: This unit engages students with the idea that whenever there is a change, there is at least one form of energy causing that change. Students investigate evidence of energy all around them—when they flip on a light switch, feel a car start... View
Free Grade 1 | CKHG Unit 3: Ancient Egypt Free Resource Focus: This unit continues the exploration of ancient civilizations begun in the Grade 1 CKHG unit about ancient Mesopotamia. Students will study the geography of Egypt, specifically the Nile River, as well as the culture and beliefs associated... View
Free Grades 6-8 | CKHG Unit 7: Immigration Free Resource Focus: The resources for this unit (Immigration) are part of the individual resources titled The Making of America: Immigration, Industrialization, and Reform. In this unit (Unit 7 for schools using the CKHG™ series in Sequence grade-level... View

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