<p>MindSparks is for-profit and provides curriculum sets for grades 4-5, 5-8, and 8-12. </p>
<p>Curriculum sets consist of primary source documents, worksheets, overheads, DBQs, maps, posters, and teacher’s booklets. Teacher’s booklets contain discussion questions, follow-up activities, points to make with students, and suggestions for additional activities.</p>
<p>All periods of American History are covered by the MindSparks series. Series available are: Debating the Documents – reproducible booklets, approximately 20 pages in length, consisting of pairs of conflicting primary source documents, worksheets, overheads of the documents, and a final DBQ on the documents; Editorial Cartoons – sets of six political cartoons featured on posters, a teacher’s guide with further background material, questions and follow-up activities; Excursions in History – timelines, maps, games, posters, and reproductions of documents; History Unfolding – sets of 10 student workbooks, one teacher’s manual, and a binder of 14 MindSparks sets, organized by era; and, The Way We Saw It – a 20-page booklet with transparencies of photos, poster art, cartoons, and historical prints, and a teacher’s booklet with discussion questions, reproducible lessons with background information and individual or small group follow-up activities. </p>
<p>Samples are available online and titles may be ordered through the MindSparks website.</p>