Social Studies · Grades 4–6

Investigate history with Piper Hunter

Every lesson is a case file. Students examine evidence, read maps and sources, and build their own conclusions, with interactive slides and a printable paper version of every lesson.

The Casefiles bundle cover

Unit 0 · 5 case files

The Casefiles: Introduction to Social Studies

Start the year by learning to think like a historian: what social studies is, how maps can mislead, and how to weigh different kinds of evidence. Case File #001 is free.

$17.00$21.00Save $4.00 (19% off)All 5 case files. Bought separately, Case Files #002–#005 cost $21.00.
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  1. #001What Is Social Studies?FREE
  2. #002The Map's Biggest Lie$5.25
  3. #003The First European Flag$5.25
  4. #004Primary Suspects$5.25
  5. #005Two Kinds of Evidence$5.25
Case File 006 What the Land Gives You title slide

Unit 1 · Week 1 · 3 case files

Indigenous Nations: Where, Why and How

A one-week investigation of how geography shaped where Indigenous nations lived and how they used the land. Case File #006 is free.

$9.99The full week: Case Files #006, #007 and #008.
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  1. #006What the Land Gives YouFREE
  2. #007Choose Your RegionIn the week
  3. #008Become the ExpertIn the week

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