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Social Studies Alive! Me and My World

Lesson 4: How Do I Make Friends?
low res (1.2MB)   high res (3.9MB)

Social Studies Alive! My School and Family

Lesson 10: What Do Families Need and Want?
low res (1.3MB)   high res (6.7MB)

Social Studies Alive! My Community

Lesson 2: How Are Communities Different?
low res (1.6MB)   high res (10.8MB)

Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond

Lesson 6: How Do People Improve Their Communities?
low res (2.4MB)   high res (5.6MB)

Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country

Lesson 2: Exploring the Regions of the United States
low res (5.6MB)   high res (15.6MB)

History Alive! America’s Past

Lesson 13: The Revolutionary War
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History Alive! The Ancient World

Lesson 5: Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?
low res (1.2MB)   high res (7.0MB)

History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond

Lesson 25: Daily Life in Tenochtitlan
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History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism

Lesson 15: Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation
low res (2.9MB)   high res (6.1MB)

History Alive! The United States

Lesson 15: Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation
low res (2.9MB)   high res (6.6MB)

Geography Alive! Regions and People, Middle School

Lesson 13: Life in the Central Andes: Adapting to a Mountainous Region
low res (4.9MB)   high res (9.7MB)

Geography Alive! Regions and People, High School

Lesson 13: Life in the Central Andes: Adapting to a Mountainous Region
low res (2.4MB)   high res (7.7MB)

History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals

Chapter 2: Defining and Debating America’s Founding Ideals
low res (1.3MB)   high res (4.3MB)

Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You

Chapter 9: Public Opinion and the Media
low res (5.3MB)   high res (10.6MB)

Econ Alive! The Power to Choose

Chapter 2: Economic Decision Making
low res (4.7MB)   high res (11.8MB)