Inquiry-based programs where students analyze primary sources, build evidence-based arguments, and take part in rich discussion, in print and digital.
Explore Social Studies ProgramsSee how TCI engages all learners and provides comprehensive teach support to Bring Learning Alive! in K-12 classrooms.
Active learning, teacher-ready lessons, and a high-quality curriculum have always been at the heart of TCI. The new programs are sharper, more consistent, and built as a true K-12 system.
Bring Science Alive! is phenomena-driven and NGSS-aligned. Every unit opens on an anchoring phenomenon, then students investigate it the way scientists do.
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In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate program, students create their own wind, build a balloon barometer, and track atmospheric pressure.
Self-paced courses, live events, and opportunities to connect with or lead other educators — support that continues long after implementation week.
Stop by to meet the TCI team. We'll be at NSTA National Conference on Science Education (NSTA), California Science Education Conference (CASE), and STANYS Annual Conference this month.
Research-backed guidance on the questions districts are actually asking — from HQIM adoption to AI in the classroom.
Michael Washington, a 22-year classroom veteran, sees differentiation as how a lesson itself, built through active learning strategies, can reach every student in the room at once.
Built by teachers, for teachers.
Bringing Learning Alive! since 1989.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity.
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Students enter the Midnight Museum of Enlightened Thinkers to learn about key figures from the Enlightenment.
Try it! about Encounter Ghosts of European Thinkers
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Students explore 21 UNESCO World Heritage sites spread across Southwest and Central Asia to learn about the physical and human geography of the region.
Try it! about Engage with Immersive Images
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Space program, students explore the criteria for and constraints of transporting items into space.
Explore the Investigation about Engineering a Damping Device
Interaction
Students watch expertly animated videos, read, and learn about the ancient Maya before “entering” scenes and answering questions.
Try it! about Enter the Mystical World of the Ancient Maya
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Students explore the geography of Canada and the United States as they play geocaching, using a physical features map before answering questions that include a visual stimulus.
Try it! about Enter the World of Geocaching
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Students work in a souvenir shop near the Grand Canyon National Park, where they learn about flora and fauna, national parks, and how to read a topographical map.
Try it! about Explore a 360 Degree Image
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, students play a game and explore primary source videos to better understand the early Cold War.
Explore the Lesson about Fighting the Cold War at Home
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Students play a game exploring drone footage of diverse landscapes and examining detailed thematic maps, highlighting Africa’s physical and human geography.
Try it! about Fly a Drone Over Physical Features
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Geography Alive! Maryland 6th Grade program, students examine images and information about events, and determine the geographic connections to each event.
Explore the Lesson about Geographic Understandings
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from Social Studies Alive! Ohio in the United States program, students use tables and charts to play a game about how geography shaped the growth of Ohio and the United States.
Explore the Lesson about Geography’s Effects on Ohio and the United States
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our History Alive! The World Through 1750 program, experience the gold-for-salt trade and trans-Saharan trade route to discover its impact on Ghana’s wealth and success.
Explore the Lesson about Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Grade 2 program, students design a bridge using various materials and test its strength when wet and dry.
Explore the Investigation about How Are Materials Used for Different Purposes?