The following chart displays the array of inquiries being developed for each grade level. By viewing the topics for each inquiry, curriculum teams can begin planning their work to develop additional inquiries for the remaining grade-level topics.
Topics and Key Ideas of Toolkit Inquiries
Grades 9-12 Inquiry Topics and Key Ideas
Grade |
Inquiry 1 |
Inquiry 2 |
Inquiry 3 |
Inquiry 4 |
Inquiry 5 |
Inquiry 6 |
9 |
China |
Silk Road |
Suleiman |
Aztecs* |
Printing Press |
|
10 |
French Revolution* |
Industrialization |
Imperialism |
Treaty of Versailles |
Modernization |
Apartheid |
11 |
Constitution |
Emancipation |
Immigration |
World War II |
LBJ/Reagan |
Civil Rights* |
12/E |
Great Recession |
Labor Markets |
Economic Happiness |
Gender Wage Gap* |
Free Trade |
|
12/G |
Federalism |
First Amendment |
Voting |
Political Parties |
Campaign Finance |
Affordable Care Act* |
* annotated inquiry