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1 High School United States History and Geography Middle School Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States United States History and Geography, Modern Times Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States, Early Years World History and Geography Discovering Our Past: A History of the World World History and Geography, Modern Times Discovering Our Past: A History of the World, Early Ages United States Government: Our Democracy Understanding Economics Building Citizenship: Civics and Economics Geography: The Human and Physical World Discovering World Geography

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3 EXPLORE MORE ENGAGE EVERY STUDENT. Both the engaging, student-friendly text and the Student Learning Center draw your students into rigorous learning experiences. Well-written narrative brings the story to life Relevant videos and dynamic visuals capture students attention Rich, interactive maps, infographics, and games for digging deeper into concepts Audio helps those learners who prefer to listen to text Foldables as well as reading and vocabulary support increase reading comprehension Projects and activities provide context for hands-on learning

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6 There s More Online! MAKE IT YOUR OWN SPEND YOUR TIME TEACHING YOUR WAY. McGraw-Hill Networks gathers everything you need in one easy-to-use Teacher Lesson Center. Explore the wraparound print Teacher s Edition and the online Teacher Lesson Center to find everything you need to streamline planning, build background knowledge, and differentiate for every student Lesson plans are correlated to the standards and can be used as-is or easily customized Differentiated instruction and assignments can be tailored to meet the needs of all students, and can be printed or sent to students online Teach with traditional lecture and presentation or discussion groups, flip your class, or integrate project-based learning where appropriate Favorite resources and content can be uploaded to your Teacher Lesson Center UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY MODERN TIMES

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