Are you ready to pit your wits and Georgia Studies knowledge against two famous celebrities in a race against the clock?!
Our new interactive game takes place from the founding of the colony to the modern era, and invites students to apply their understanding of Georgia history in a contest to win historical artifacts and their name on the new wing of a museum.
Our hero, Savannah, accompanied by her dog, Peaches, must beat out her competitors using only her brains and her secret weapon to dash across the state and unveil famous Georgians, determine fact from fiction, collect primary sources, and match important concepts, personalities, and events through time. We are excited to launch this game in the spring of 2017!
Document-Based Questions Are Here
Above: A Harper's Weekly cartoon from our DBQs. Library of Congress.
New Resources For Enrichment
Located in your Teacher Resources section of the
Georgia Studies digital textbook teacher edition in the first chapter of every unit, you will now find a document-based question (DBQ) for every unit -- ten in all! We have scoured the history of Georgia and come up with standards-based questions connected to excerpts from content-specific primary documents. Soon to come is a teacher guide for support. For
ideas to get started with the text, click here!
Topics across the spectrum are covered, from the significance of water in Georgia's development to the changing nature of Georgia's relationship with the federal government. Check out our
Education Matters blog on tips for
using primary documents in the classroom, the
inquiry-approach to social studies, or how
to
at the lives of the Cherokee Indians, from their first encounters with Europeans to events, such as the Gold Rush and the signing of the Indian Removal Act by Andrew Jackson, that led to their forced relocation to Indian Territory in 1838. Combined with our Creek Nation and Indian Mounds field trips, students and teachers get a comprehensive look at the Native American experience in early U.S. history. To access all virtual field trips, including the Cherokee Nation, visit our website.
We want to hear from you!
Send us feedback or suggestions for the digital textbook or request an
on-site demonstration by emailing one of our Education Outreach Specialists:
