Test out this full-experience free demo from campfire to copper forge with an immersive digital adventure that brings early human history directly into your classroom or homeschool curriculum!

Students will analyze prehistoric daily life, investigate primary artifacts, and evaluate early human survival adaptations to experience exactly how the complete PastPort curriculum builds historical thinking skills.

Why Download This Free Demo?

Risk-Free Evaluation: See exactly what your student will experience when using our platform before committing to full units.
Full Experience Access: This is not a partial sample. It is a complete, fully functional, 30-minute interactive lesson to test student engagement.

Order, Outline and Steps

The virtual field trip takes students through six prehistoric daily-life stops on pastportclass.com:

Immersive Audio: Listen to professional narration detailing the environment and social structures of the era.
Artifact Inspection: Digitally inspect primary source tools, structures, and ancient physical remains.
Survival Challenge: Complete a short, critical-thinking puzzle or survival task at the conclusion of each historical stop.

Grades or Ages

Target Audience: Optimally designed for Grades 6–8 (Flexible for Grades 5–9 / Ages 10–15).

Implementation Format

Zero Prep / Open & Go: Fully self-directed and student-led. No parent or teacher facilitation is needed during lesson time.
Tech Friendly: 100% Chromebook-friendly with no student logins or account sign-ups required.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.

Answer Keys

Included: Full teacher and student entry passcodes along with complete answer key resources are packed into the free download file.

Standards Alignment (CCSS)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7: Integrate visual information with other information in print and digital texts.

Technical File & Page Details

File Types: Includes Digital Access Passcodes + printable instructional PDF files.
Number of Pages: comprehensive instruction and access key guide document.

PastPort Classroom