The C3 Teachers’ Building Blocks for Inquiry Project will leverage high-value Library of Congress digital resources to support educators toward generating an instructional innovation we are calling “Inquiry Stacks.” At the core of this work will be the establishment of trust among teachers and students in doing the complex work of inquiring with primary sources.

Read more about the Building Block approach in Social Education

Taking a Leap of Faith toward Inquiry: Introducing the Building Block IDM Blueprint


Check out our first set of Building Block Inquiries

Political and Social Polarization BBI

Great Depression BBI

National Budget BBI