Inquiry Journeys (Grades K-6)
Inquiry Journeys is a digital resource that only teachers have access to. Materials in this resource are copywritten by the publisher. There are resources and lessons that are part of Inquiry Journeys that we would not be utilizing. Inquiry Journeys allows districts to customize the platform for teachers to reflect district guidance, including notes regarding lessons and materials that will not be used, and the removal of lessons.
Discovery Techbook (Grades 7-8)
Our seventh and eighth grade core resource has not changed. Merton will continue to use Discovery Techbook. Discovery Education's Social Studies Techbook is a resource that uses an inquiry-based approach to enhance literacy and critical thinking skills, allowing students to approach inquiry through the 5Es: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate. Merton studies American History at this level where this comprehensive digital textbook takes concepts off the pages and brings lessons to life.
Transparency in Instructional Resources
Merton's families will receive a family letter for each K-6 social studies unit. Included in that letter are the main instructional resources to be utilized within the unit, along with the graphic organizers and activity sheets which will be sent home. These include:
- Links to videos
- Articles
- Books
Merton also has included the curriculum documents for each unit in each grade level. These are located on the right side of this webpage.
In grades 7-8, all lessons are posted to the social studies teacher's google classroom and can be accessed for parent/guardians throughout the school year.
These instructional resources have been reviewed per our District policy 7041. This policy explicitly states that Merton curriculum shall not promote or advocate for the following:
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That any sex, race, ethnicity, color or national origin is inherently superior or inferior
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That individuals should be adversely treated on the basis of their sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color or national origin.
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That individuals, by virtue of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin are inherently responsible for actions committee by other,unrelated members of the same sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin.
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A body of legal scholarship popularly known as “Critical Race Theory” has in many respects advocated beliefs that are in direct conflict with our District nondiscrimination policy, and thus in these respects would not be an acceptable element of curriculum under this policy.
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