Using Mission US Classroom Guides, educators can complement student gameplay with a wealth of resources and activities that show the broader social, political, and economic context of events and perspectives in the missions.

The Mission US interactive experiences and classroom guides are designed with the following 4 ideas in mind:

1. History should include the experiences and voices of all of the people in our diverse, democratic society: Ordinary people—including women, workers, immigrants, people of color, and enslaved people—have played and continue to play a crucial role in making America what it is.
2. History is about understanding the clash of multiple perspectives: People in the past fought and argued about what was important. Most of their arguments were not settled, but continue today. We can better understand our world if we see how our arguments — about freedom, about fairness — emerged from those of earlier moments. 
3. History is a disciplinary activity: Historians and students use evidence, reasoning, and imagination to build hypotheses about what happened in the past, what the events meant to people then, and why they are important to us now. 
4. History is alive: Students connect with history better when they feel it as the story of real people struggling to realize their hopes and aspirations. 

Take Notes

• What evidence did you see in the video of Mission US’s ability to help students develop historical empathy?
• What questions do you have about the missions and educational materials so far?

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