Inquiry-based programs where students analyze primary sources, build evidence-based arguments, and take part in rich discussion, in print and digital.
See the Social Studies overviewSee 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.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
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 watch a video and read about eight key physical features of India as they answer questions about how early settlement was affected by its geography.
Try it! about Make an Illustrated Physiographic Map
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Students work as a deckhand on a container ship that travels around the globe. As they do, students learn about the impact of globalization and journal.
Try it! about Manipulate a 3D Model
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Students use navigational clues to enter archways in the beautiful Sha Mosque and answer riddles about the flowering of Islamic civilization.
Try it! about Navigate Historically Significant Buildings
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! New York and Its People program, students learn about New York's history, diverse communities, and rich geography through hands-on investigations and real-world connections.
Explore the Lesson about New York and Its People
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Students act as photojournalists to learn about the nine Indigenous cultural regions of North America, watching a video and reading about the Indigenous groups of the Northwest Coast.
Try it! about Photolog About Indigenous Cultural Regions
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Students watch a series of videos, including presidential campaign ads, as they learn how different forms of media are used to shape public opinion.
Try it! about Probe Political Campaign Persuasive Techniques
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In this lesson from our Geography Alive! Regions and People program, students explore Monsoon Asia through immersive geography challenges.
Explore the Lesson about The Physical and Human Geography of Monsoon Asia
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In this lesson from our History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism program, students explore the working conditions of the late 1800s and understand the impact of the era.
Explore the Lesson about The Rise of Industry
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In this lesson from our History Alive! The Ancient World program, students explore the Silk Road through engaging activities.
Explore the Lesson about The Silk Road
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In this lesson from History Alive! World Connections, students explore key European thinkers from the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment.
Explore the Lesson about Transformations in Europe
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! Me and My World program, students go on a “shopping trip” using a limited set of tokens to explore economic decision-making.
Explore the Lesson about What Do People Need and Want?
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! My Community program, students engage in meaningful activities to learn about the roles of service workers.
Explore the Lesson about Who Provides Services in a Community?