Critical Thinking
Students analyze, investigate, and build understanding.
- Analyze and investigate
- Read nonfiction
- Read informational texts
- Write with evidence
- Use inquiry-based learning
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Learning
Learning
Exploros Social Studies
Stop patching. Start engaging.
Add thousands of ready-to-teach, teacher-led learning experiences that get every student reading closely, analyzing sources, discussing ideas, and writing from evidence.
Class-length 5E experiencesPrimary and secondary sourcesTeacher notes and pacing toolsLive responses and analytics
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Social Studies for every state.
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High Quality Instruction,
Learning & Materials
Exploros turns social studies into a conversation that makes students think.
They engage, examine evidence, share perspectives, and defend their ideas, building stronger critical thinking and a deeper understanding.
Discourse
Students discuss, apply, and connect ideas.
- Join class discussion
- Apply new learning
- Defend thinking
- Connect ideas
- Consider perspectives
Students need high-quality social studies instruction that builds knowledge and literacy.
Exploros provides high-quality instructional materials that get every student thinking, talking, reading, and writing in social studies.
Through inquiry-based learning, primary sources, meaningful questions, and evidence-based activities, students build the literacy and critical-thinking skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
High-quality materials.
Meaningful social studies learning.
Exploros brings the qualities of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) into every lesson with standards-aligned content, evidence-based instructional design, embedded teacher support, and meaningful opportunities for students to think, discuss, and demonstrate learning.
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Standards-Aligned Content
Built around social studies learning standards.
Evidence-Based Design
Inquiry, discourse, and active learning.
Embedded Teacher Support
Ready-to-teach guidance and resources.
Evidence of Learning
Real-time insight into student understanding.
High-Quality
Instruction
Instruction
Social Studies That Builds
More Than Content Knowledge
5E
5E Framework
Built on the research-based 5E Instructional Model, Exploros transforms social studies into an active learning experience. Each lesson builds social studies knowledge, strengthens literacy skills, and develops the evidence-based reasoning students need for success in and beyond the classroom.
Engage
Spark CuriosityStudents activate prior knowledge, ask questions, and prepare to investigate.
Explore
Research & InvestigateStudents analyze primary sources, informational texts, maps, and evidence.
Explain
Discuss & Defend IdeasStudents articulate their thinking using evidence-based reasoning.
Elaborate
Apply & Think CriticallyStudents connect ideas, consider perspectives, and solve authentic, real-world problems.
Evaluate
Show What You KnowStudents demonstrate understanding through writing, editing, and assessments.
More than digital content
Teacher guide the learning experience
Exploros turns devices into tools for inquiry and classroom discussion—not passive slide shows or isolated screen time.
Complete lessons, already staged
Each class-length experience combines sources, teacher notes, graphic organizers, academic vocabulary, and checks for understanding.
Inquiry, literacy, and evidence
Students research, analyze sources, respond, collaborate, discuss multiple perspectives, and defend conclusions with evidence.
See understanding as it develops
Live responses, shared whiteboard views, exit quizzes, and dashboards reveal participation and misconceptions.
National supplemental course library
Ready-to-teach courses from elementary through high school.
Use complete courses or select the units and lessons that fill gaps in your current curriculum. Every experience is built for live, teacher-guided instruction.
Elementary school
American History
Middle school
Civics
Middle school
U.S. History Through 1877
Middle school
World Cultures
Middle school
World History
High school
World History
High school
U.S. History Since 1877
High school
Government
High school
Economics
Bring every student into the work of social studies.
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