Massachusetts Standards & Professional Alignment

The Investigating History curriculum is aligned with the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework and supports educators in implementing its inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. This module supports the original version of Investigating History authored by Primary Source for Grade 7. This version was piloted state-wide by DESE, reviewed by scholars, formally published in 2022, and designed to support all content, practice, and literacy standards in the History/Social Science Framework. Over 100 districts have adopted this curriculum. Substantial alterations by DESE to the revised version, including deletion of content relevant to many standards and to the Summative Assessments for certain units, render the versions incompatible. There is no state examination on this content, and districts and/or teachers are at liberty to choose whichever version of the curriculum they prefer. Please note that by enrolling in this module, you will be supported in using the original version of the curriculum, which is permanently housed under "Curriculum" within the Primary Source website.

Module Overview

1 Chapter · 10 Lessons

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      7.3 & 7.4 Introduction Module: The Silk Routes, Southeast Asia and Oceania

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      PART 1, ORIENTATION TO UNIT 7.3: THE SILK ROUTES (15 minutes)

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      PART 2, ORIENTATION TO UNIT 7.3: THE SILK ROUTES (75 minutes)

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      ORIENTATION TO UNIT 7.4: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA (10 minutes)

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      CLUSTER 1: THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AND OCEAN WORLD, PAST AND PRESENT (70 minutes)

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      SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (30 minutes)

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      CLUSTER 2: ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA AND MAORI NEW ZEALAND (40 minutes)

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      CLUSTER 3: MAINLAND AND ISLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA (80 minutes)

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      **PDP INFORMATION, SURVEYS, AND FEEDBACK**

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      Unit Journal Submission

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