Hands on US History Unit Study 4 Youth
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- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
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- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
<h3>Inside This Bundle: Expansion & Conflict</h3><p> This hands-on American History bundle helps students explore how westward expansion, new ideas, and growing conflict shaped the United States. Through nature study, food history, storytelling, music, and hands-on projects, students learn how people experienced exploration, migration, and war.</p><h3>Inside Lewis and Clark Unboxed</h3><ul> <li> Collect plant samples and create a nature journal, just like Lewis and Clark during their expedition. </li> <li> Prepare and taste “pocket soup,” an emergency ration used by explorers. </li> <li> Learn about the challenges faced by the Lewis & Clark expedition and craft a leather pouch to hold herbal insect repellent. </li> <li> Learn about the important role played by Sakakawea and her son Jean Baptiste in supporting the journey. </li></ul><h3>Inside Going West Unboxed</h3><ul> <li> Pan for gold, just like prospectors during the Gold Rush. </li> <li> Learn about life on the Oregon Trail and discover why bison dung was an important everyday resource. </li> <li> Taste how the Industrial Revolution led to new foods once promoted as healthy, including early candy. </li> <li> Explore the Trail of Tears through a thoughtful, narrative-based approach. </li></ul><h3>Inside Civil War Unboxed</h3><ul> <li> Play the harmonica, just like soldiers did during the Civil War. </li> <li> Learn about the real Underground Railroad and paint a dipper gourd with a symbol of freedom. </li> <li> Use a cipher disk to read an encoded message, just like a colonial-era spy. </li> <li> Build a simple communication device and practice sending messages using Morse Code. </li> <li> Read selections connected to Abraham Linc
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- History Unboxed
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- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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