United States History Student Edition

Scavenger Hunt

This book contains a wealth of information. The trick is to know where to look to access all the information. ACTIVITY Complete this scavenger hunt exercise with your teachers or parents. You will see how the textbook is organized and how to get the most out of your reading and studying time. Let’s get started! 1 How many lessons are in Topic 2? 2 What is the title of Topic 6? 3 How many Inquiry Activity Lessons are in Topic 8? 4 What Compelling Question will you answer in Topic 9, Lesson 6?

African-American Poverty Rates

5 Who is discussed in the biography in Topic 10, Lesson 3? 6 You want to quickly find a map in the book about the world. Where do you look?

74%

55%

2014

1959

7 In what two places can you find the contents and page numbers for a topic? 8 If you needed to know the Spanish term for blockade , where would you look? 9 Where can you find a list of all the primary and secondary sources in a topic? 10 Where in the back of the book can you find page numbers for information about the Iroquois people? 45%

26%

Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level

African-American Education Status

4%

25%

1960

2014

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