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US Elections & How Government Works
How the three branches of government actually work, why no single branch holds all the power, and how elections decide who fills each one — plus a live, dated look at the 2026 midterms and who represents this school's own district.
Understanding Iran
From ancient Persia to the 1953 coup, the Islamic Revolution, and the 2026 U.S.-Israel war — the full story.
Ukraine: How Did We Get Here?
A thousand years of history behind Europe's biggest war — from Kievan Rus' to the 2022 invasion.
Understanding AI
From neural networks to ChatGPT — the science, the people, and the big questions behind AI.
Frozen Time Capsules
What 800,000 years of ice tells us about climate change — and Washington's own climate story.
A Nation of Immigrants
The long history behind America's immigration system, from Ellis Island to the late-August 2026 policy snapshot.
Keeping Schools Safe
Why school safety became a constant concern, what's actually been tried, and where the policy debate stood as of August 2026.
Space Race 2.0
From Sputnik to Artemis — why countries and companies are racing back to the Moon, and what that means from Washington State.
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For Teachers
Open source & free to use — all resources on GitHub under a Creative Commons license
How to Use This in Your Classroom
- Link directly to any topic page from your LMS (Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom)
- Embed as an iframe if your district allows external sites
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- All images are CC-licensed or public domain — safe for school use
- Works on phones, tablets, and desktops without any app install
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This project lives on GitHub. If you want to contribute a new topic page, fix a broken link, suggest a source, or adapt this for your own students — pull requests are welcome.
Each topic page is plain HTML plus shared site.css / site.js — no build tools, no frameworks, no server needed.
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Made by Shie Benaderet — 8th Grade Social Studies, Alderwood Middle School
This is a companion to mrbsocialstudies.org. All resources are free, open source, and built for real classrooms — especially for students who read below grade level, have IEPs, or are multilingual learners.