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Primary-source lesson plans, classroom modules, and place-based scavenger hunts — built from the same knowledge graph powering the rest of the site.

Lesson plans align to NM Public Education Department Social Studies performance standards. Every claim cited in a lesson resolves to a primary source you can read.

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The Apache Wars and Mangas Coloradas: A Primary-Source Inquiry

6–8

Why did the Apache leadership and the U.S. Army fail to reach a peace in 1862?

Students investigate the events surrounding the killing of the Chiricahua Apache leader Mangas Coloradas at Fort McLane in January 1863, using the project's primary-source knowledge graph to compare contemporary newspaper accounts with later historical analysis. Lesson is aligned to NM Social Studies standards 8-1A-2 and 8-1A-3.

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Walk, drive, or bike through a historical site. Each stop unlocks the next via a primary-source question. Print a QR-code packet or load the hunt on your phone.

Pinos Altos Gold-Rush Walking Tour

Walk through the 1860s mining village of Pinos Altos, NM, scanning QR codes at four historical sites. Each stop unlocks a question that, when answered correctly, reveals the next stop's location. Designed to take ~45 minutes on foot.

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