Turks on the Silk Road unit was chosen for the purpose of the experiment. The unit is
the third unit in social studies curricula for 6th graders in Turkey. The unit mainly deals with
the historical, geographical and cultural issues concerning the era of migration and
resettlement of Turkish tribes from central Asia to Minor Asia (Turkey) between 4th century
BC and 15th AD century (M.E.B., 2006). Thus, it covers a wide range of historical and
cultural transformational issues such as converting to Islam from Shamanic belief system and
adopting to settled life style from nomadic life style. These issues suit best to use
documentaries, internet research, the interactive CD and PowerPoint during teaching and
learning in the classroom.