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Question the Past. Understand the Present. Social Studies Techbook is a breakthrough digital textbook that enhances the way students and teachers experience social studies. START YOUR FREE TRIAL DiscoveryEducation.com/SocialStudies Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook » Engages students through an inquiry-based learning process that strengthens literacy, critical thinking, and citizenship skills » Integrates document-based investigations, hundreds of primary sources, interactive maps, and exclusive videos » Includes core curricular resources, model lessons, student activities, and assessments ACCESSIBLE FROM ANY DEVICE In Any Instructional Setting Available Courses » World Geography and Cultures » World History » U.S. History – Prehistory to Reconstruction » U.S. History – Civil War to Present » U.S. History – Prehistory to Progressive Era » U.S. History – Prehistory to Present » Civics and Government “What you can do with maps is amazing. I can just click and overlay cities, bodies of water, climate zones, populations, religions, and other things. I can’t do that with a regular textbook.” MAKIAH, 8TH GRADE STUDENT District of Columbia Public Schools © 2017 Discovery Education, Inc.

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Question the Past. Understand the Present.

Social Studies Techbook is a breakthrough

digital textbook that enhances the way students and teachers experience social studies.

START YOUR FREE TRIAL DiscoveryEducation.com/SocialStudies

Discovery EducationSocial Studies Techbook

» Engages students through an inquiry-based learning process that strengthens literacy, critical thinking, and citizenship skills

» Integrates document-based investigations, hundreds of primary sources, interactive maps, and exclusive videos

» Includes core curricular resources, model lessons, student activities, and assessments

ACCESSIBLE FROM ANY DEVICE In Any Instructional Setting

Available Courses

» World Geography and Cultures

» World History

» U.S. History – Prehistory to Reconstruction

» U.S. History – Civil War to Present

» U.S. History – Prehistory to Progressive Era

» U.S. History – Prehistory to Present

» Civics and Government

“What you can do with maps is amazing. I can just click and overlay

cities, bodies of water, climate zones, populations, religions, and other

things. I can’t do that with a regular textbook.”

MAKIAH, 8TH GRADE STUDENT

District of Columbia Public Schools

© 2017 Discovery Education, Inc.

Achievement & Accolades Why Social Studies Teachers #LoveTechbook

Techbook Raises the Bar at Rock Hill Schools, SC

» 7th grade students with Techbook outperform peers on 2015 state tests by 16 scale score points.

» Techbook helped narrow the achievement gap. African American students and students impacted by poverty using Techbook scored higher on 2015 state tests than their peers.

SpotOn Survey —

Techbook Comes Out on Top » Social Studies Techbook had the highest average score among five publishers, and the highest average ratings in content, pedagogy, technology, and standards in The Ohio State University’s 2016 SpotOn rankings.

“Thoroughly researched, each offering

is updated regularly, providing educators and their students with material

that is current, relevant, and authoritative.”

2016 School Library Journal Review of Techbook

“Social Studies Techbook was an absolute game changer for me

and for my students.”

Chris Layton Middle School Teacher Oak Ridge Schools (TN)

[email protected] | 800.303.9804 | © 2017 Discovery Education, Inc.