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Visit iCivics.org Products Why Primary Sources About PartnersHome Welcome to the home of excellent free products for teaching primary sources online. Our partner organizations offer engaging experiences for students from Grades K to 12. Explore Products Why Primary Sources About this site Products Explore the collection and visit the products for more information on individual sources and activities. Home Topics + Filters Search Keywords Search 7 Products clear all + 6-8 9-12 DBQuest Explore major questions in civics and history while building the skills needed to analyze primary sources. Learn more Quick play DBQuest 6-8 9-12 31+ min Explore major questions in civics and history while building the skills needed to analyze primary sources. DBQuest guides students through the examination of major questions in civics and history utilizing primary sources. With each document, it challenges students to dig into the text itself and find the relevant information through document-based supporting questions. Whether you’re a social studies teacher looking for fun ways to support literacy skills or an ELA teacher interested in digital writing tools, DBQuest is for you! Topics Documents Images Video Maps African American History America at War CivicsGovernment Civil Rights Economics Founding Documents Human Enslavement Native Peoples VotingSuffrage Women in History Alignments History Alignment to state and Common Core standards can be found on iCivics.org. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PD Videos DBQuest Trailer Short Overview Document Learning Objectives Use evidence from informational texts to support analysis and answer questions. Identify each type of source and its purpose. Analyze a variety of texts, images, and videos. Draw on several sources and consider questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. Teacher Experience Teach with DBQuest as a 1:1 assignment, or as a whole class activity. Each module is supported with the following instructional materials: Teaching GuideTips, Classroom Printables, AnticipationReflection Activities, Evidence Guide, Overview Reading and Extensions Student Experience The tool takes students through the same four steps for each source: Rate the document for usefulness and determine perspective. Identify and analyze the text and visual elements that assist with answering the questions. Address the supporting questions in your own words. Summarize your findings as a response to the Big Question. Brought to you by Free account needed to use all features Visit site Quick play 6-8 9-12 Eagle Eye Citizen Solve and create American history and civics challenges to explore Library of Congress primary sources—and look closer. Learn more Quick play Eagle Eye Citizen 6-8 9-12 0-10 min Solve and create American history and civics challenges to explore Library of Congress primary sources—and look closer. Eagle Eye Citizen is a freely available resource designed to help middle and high school students think critically about civic participation, Congress, and American history using primary sources from the Library of Congress. Topics Documents Images Video Maps African American History America at War Citizenship CivicsGovernment Civil Rights CommunityFamily Economics Education First Freedoms Founding Documents Human Enslavement Journalism LaborWork Native Peoples SymbolsTraditions VotingSuffrage Women in History ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Solve and Create Challenge Skills How to Set up a Classroom Learning Objectives The student will be able to practice key historical thinking skills including sequencing, contextualization, and close reading. Teacher Experience Sign in and create accounts for students and organize them into classes. Create your own challenges for students to take. Direct students to take or create challenges. Explore three types of challenges: Time after Time, Sort it Out, and Big Picture. Student Experience Take challenges or create your own. Take and create challenges to see your score and "rank" increase. Earn badges in various categories. Brought to you by No account required Visit site Quick play 6-8 9-12 Engaging Congress An interactive learning tool using primary sources to explore how our government works. Help students understand separation of powers, voting rights, federal budget, state’s rights, and more. Learn more Quick play Engaging Congress 6-8 9-12 31+ min An interactive learning tool using primary sources to explore how our government works. Help students understand separation of powers, voting rights, federal budget, state’s rights, and more. Engaging Congress teaches students the key concepts of representative government and citizenship. In each module, students focus on different civics concepts by analyzing a variety of primary sources. Each component of this learning tool, primary sources, content videos, mini-games, can be used on its own or as a part of a thematic module. The variety of primary sources (maps, charts, photos, documents) can be adjusted to meet the needs of all learners. Use Engaging Congress for in-person, hybrid, or remote learning. Students can play individually or in groups. Help prepare your students to be engaged and informed citizens. Topics Documents Images Video African American History America at War Citizenship CivicsGovernment Civil Rights Economics Founding Documents Human Enslavement Journalism VotingSuffrage Women in History Alignments NCSS Standards C3 Framework State and Common Core standards information at engagingcongress.org ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YouTube Playlist Learning Objectives Analyze primary sources Participate in our representative government as informed citizens Identify varying perspectives/bias Increase content knowledge in U.S. History, Government, and Civics Teacher Experience Develop critical thinking skills through primary source analysis—no background knowledge needed. Use components of the game—primary sources, mini-games, content videos—individually or as an entire module. Assess students with trivial challenges, knowledge checks, and compelling questions that can be used as essay prompts. Request free giveaways on the Engaging Congress website which includes a Teacher Toolbox and alignment to standards. Student Experience Choose any part of the interactive as the entry point: video, mini-game, primary sources, or trivia challenge. Watch a short introductory video in each module to help build content knowledge. Play mini-games to reinforce and extend content. Zoom in on the primary source to get close-up views of the primary sources being analyzed. Brought to you by No account required Visit site Quick play Engaging Congress BROUGHT TO YOU BY Indiana University Center on Representative Government Visit site K-2 3-5 Private i History Detectives: HISTORICAL INQUIRY FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS Take inquiry-based learning to the next level. Students become history detectives using primary sources as evidence to solve historical mysteries. Learn more Quick play Private i History Detectives: HISTORICAL INQUIRY FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS K-2 3-5 31+ min Take inquiry-based learning to the next level. Students become history detectives using primary sources as evidence to solve historical mysteries. Invite your students to become history detectives. Private i History Detectives is an inquiry-based curriculum featuring primary sources from the Library of Congress and other collections. With this curriculum, students dive into historical questions framed as mysteries to develop skills in primary source analysis and claim-based reasoning. Private i History Detectives comprehensive slideshows focus on scaffolded primary and secondary source analysis. Each unit includes printable PDFs and digitized student handouts available online through iCivics’ FREE Kami integration. Topics Documents Images Maps African American History America at War CivicsGovernment Civil Rights Community...