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Middle School Social Studies
Social studies opens students’ eyes to the rich fabric of our world by helping them discern cultural and historical patterns, understand stories and traditions, and connect their own experiences to those of others. Explore our programs to find the right one for your classroom.
Programs
United States History
Link past to present to help students make sense of their nation and world through the lens of history. This inquiry-based curriculum incorporates current events to spark informed action and empowers students to recognize how history relates to them.
![US HIstory Interactive student ebook and Inquiry Journal examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-explore.jpg)
Explore History Through the Lens of Those Who Lived It
With a focus on primary and secondary sources, students will gather evidence, draw conclusions, communicate understanding, and take informed action. There are up to three Inquiry Activity Lessons in every topic covering a wide range of voices and perspectives, provided by excerpts from interviews, magazine articles, poems, song lyrics, photographs, and much more.
![US HIstory Interactive student ebook and Inquiry Journal examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-explore.jpg)
Components
Choose between a variety of learning resources to engage your students in thought-provoking and personalized learning opportunities. Teacher and Student Editions come in Full Survey or Early Years in both print and digital form.
![United States History Voices and Perspective Teacher Editions](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-teacher-edition.jpg)
Teacher Edition
![Unites States History Voices and Perspectives Student Editions](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-student-edition.jpg)
Student Edition
![United States History Voices and Perspectives Inquiry Journal examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-inquiry-journal.jpg)
Inquiry Journal
![Unites States History Voices and Perspectives Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/us-history/us-history-topic-tests.jpg)
Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes
United States History Video
Revolution and Printing Press
World History
Link past to present to help students make sense of their nation and world through the lens of history. This inquiry-based curriculum incorporates current events to spark informed action and empowers students to recognize how history relates to them.
Lesson Types and Flexible Teachings
Flexibility and customizable options allow you to use all the lessons in a topic or pick and choose the ones you’d like for your classroom.
Components
Choose between a variety of learning resources to engage your students in thought-provoking and personalized learning opportunities. Teacher and Student Editions come in Full Survey or Early Ages in both print and digital form.
![World History Voices and Perspectives Teacher Editions](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/world-history/world-history-teacher-edition.jpg)
Teacher Edition
![World History Voices and Perspectives Student Editions](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/world-history/world-history-student-edition.jpg)
Student Edition
![World History Voices and Perspectives Inquiry Journal](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/world-history/world-history-inquiry-journal.jpg)
Inquiry Journal
![World History Voices and Perspectives Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/world-history/world-history-test-topics.jpg)
Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes
World History Video
Life in the Himalaya
Geography & Global Issues
Our deeply connected world is constantly in flux. Give students the opportunity to discover and experience it via an interdisciplinary approach to geography, population, culture, the environment, and the economy grounded in rich human stories and perspectives.
![World Culture and Global Culture examples on laptop and tablet](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-multiple-perspectives.webp)
Explore Our World Through Multiple Perspectives
Excerpts from interviews, magazine articles, poems, song lyrics, photographs, and more serve as the foundation for Inquiry Activity Lessons in the program. Students use these primary and secondary sources to gather evidence, draw conclusions, communicate understanding, and take informed action.
![World Culture and Global Culture examples on laptop and tablet](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-multiple-perspectives.jpg)
Components
Choose between a variety of learning resources to engage your students in thought-provoking and personalized learning opportunities. Teacher and Student Edition come in both print and digital form.
![Exploring Geography and Global Issues Teacher Edition](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-teacher-edition.jpg)
Teacher Edition
![Exploring Geography and Global Issues Student Edition](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-student-edition.jpg)
Student Edition
![Exploring Geography and Global Issues Inquiry Journal examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-inquiry-journal.jpg)
Inquiry Journal
![Exploring Geography and Global Issues Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/geography/geo-topic-test.jpg)
Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes
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Preserving Languages
Civics & Economics
Introduce your students to the functions of government as well as the basic principles of economics with student-driven inquiry, multiple perspectives, and informed action projects. Let them explore their role as citizens and active participants in self-government as they learn to analyze ideas, draw conclusions, and build consensus.
![Guiding Questions and Lesson Activities examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-relevant-for-every-student.jpg)
Make Civics & Economics Relevant for Every Student
Make connections to today through Guiding Questions, lesson activities, and engaging interactives, including:Â
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- Culturally Responsive Connections.
![Guiding Questions and Lesson Activities examples](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-relevant-for-every-student.jpg)
Components
Choose between a variety of learning resources to engage your students in thought-provoking and personalized learning opportunities. Teacher and Student Edition come in both print and digital.
![Exploring Civics and Economics Teacher Edition](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-teacher-editino.jpg)
Teacher Edition
![Exploring Civics and Economics Student Editions](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-student-edition.jpg)
Student Edition
![Exploring Civics and Economics Inquiry Journal](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-inquiry-journal.jpg)
Inquiry Journal
![Exploring Civics and Economics Topic Tests and Lesson Quizzes](/content/dam/mhe/prek12/explore/secondary-social-studies/middle-school/civics/econ-topic-test.jpg)
Topic Tests & Lesson Quizzes
Exploring Civics & Economics Video
Public Opinion In A Democracy