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Experience the World. Shape the Future
Created to meet vision of the California History-Social Science Framework and Standards.
Social studies should help your students connect someone else’s past to their present, and ultimately help them to shape their own futures.
The incredible power of connection inspires important questions, drives understanding and promotes the kind of critical thinking skills that motivate students to become active citizens.
Our goal is to help you spark the kind of engagement that turns curiosity, knowledge, and critical thinking into empowered citizenship. That’s IMPACT.
Flexible Resources for IMPACT Grades K–5
IMPACT’s flexible content provides teachers with a custom path to use the IMPACT digital and print resources that best suit their classroom environment – limited tech, blended, or 1:1 – and individual teaching style. IMPACT Online offers a wealth of resources to bring social studies concepts to life—in one easy-to-use platform.
Created by a team of the country’s foremost social studies education experts.
Dr. Walter Parker
Professor of Social Studies Education at University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. James Banks
Director of the University of Washington, Seattle Center for Multicultural Education
Dr. Emily Schell
Executive Director of the California International Social Studies Project and Professor at San Diego State University
Dr. Daniel Lewis
Dibner Senior Curator of the History of Science and Technology at the Huntington Library
Dr. Douglas Fisher
Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University
Dr. Kevin Colleary
Professor at Fordham University School of Education
Dr. William Deverell
Professor at University of Southern California and Director of the Huntington Library USC Institute on California and the West
Dr. Elizabeth Logan
Associate Director, Huntington USC Institute for California and the West
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Grade K
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 1
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 2
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 3
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 4
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 5
Inquiry Journal
An interactive text that begins the inquiry process with an Essential Question and image, intended to inspire thought, wonder and collaboration. Students use the text to also record their learning and cite evidence to prove their opinions.
Research Companion
This text serves as the primary source of information and learning to answer the Essential Questions. This is the tool students use to learn the art of research and critical analysis of social studies.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Students dig deeper and enhance their learning with the Weekly Explorer Magazine. Articles in various formats explore ideas related to the Essential Questions and provide unique perspectives to extend conceptual development.
Grade 6
Student Edition
The Grade 6 course is structured for students to study the development of civilizations from the Early Beginnings to 300 CE. In this course, there is an emphasis on learning the content while guiding students in developing historical analysis skills.
Inquiry Journal
This interactive worktext provides additional activities to engage students in exploring the Essential Question through research, analysis, evidence-based writing, and action.
Weekly Explorer Magazine
Supplemental resource that provides a variety of literary texts, photographs, maps, and other visual resources to enhance the Student Edition and Inquiry Journal lessons, presented in a unique, non-traditional format.