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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Interaction
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
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Cells and Genetics program, students model the gene to protein to trait relationship and analyze genetic data.
Explore the Investigation about Proteins, Genes, and Chromosomes
Lesson Experience
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
Lesson Experience
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
Lesson Experience
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
Lesson Experience
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
Lesson Experience
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?
Lesson Experience
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?
Lesson Experience
In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Grade 3 program, students gather data during a game to help them construct an explanation for why some moths have a better chance of surviving.
Explore the Investigation about Why Do Some Members of a Species Survive and Not Others?
Interaction
Students work in a souvenir shop near the Grand Canyon National Park. They learn about flora and fauna, national parks, and how to read a topographic map.
Try it! about Zoom in on a USGS Topographical Map