Artifact & Analysis IdeaLab ('H')
As the site says, "The Smithsonian’s Artifact & Analysis IdeaLab
shows you how to incorporate artifacts and documents into the
teaching of U.S. history. Designed as a companion to the Advanced
Placement Program U.S. History course, it is also effective in any
instructional setting that emphasizes analytical thinking and
writing."
Teacher resources:
smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/idealabs/artifacts_analysis.html
Artifact Road Show: Constructing the Context ('E' 'M')
A workshop for teachers online, "coupled with student lessons
(grades 4-6), introduces the use of primary resources -- where to
find them, what they are, how to examine them, and how to "construct
the context" to tell the whole story." By Mary A. Ritter for the
Library of Congress American Memory Project.
Teacher resources:
memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/road/intro.html
History Firsthand: Primary Source Research ('E' 'M')
Lesson plan for grades 4-8. The site is "designed to provide
elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin
understanding primary sources. Students move from personal artifacts
to the vast American Memory collections and learn how archival
collections are organized, how to interpret artifacts and documents,
how to use primary sources to tell a real story and how to do
on-line research." By Cory Brandt and Monica Edinger for the Library
of Congress American Memory Project.
Teacher resources:
memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/firsthand/main.html
History Firsthand: Primary Source Research ('H')
Lesson plan for grades 8-12 with good teacher accompanying
materials. By the (excellent) Library of Congress American Memory
Project.
Teacher resources:
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/pshome.html
Smithsonian History and Culture Lesson Plans ('E' 'M' 'H')
The Smithsonian has an extensive lesson plan database for teachers.
Search by subject, grade level and/or keyword(s). You will sometimes
be directed to other web sites for the plans.
Teacher resources:
smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/history_culture.html
Using Primary Sources ('E' 'M')
Excellent suggestions for the use of primary sources in the study of
History with two lesson plans for use in doing this. From the
Library of Congress American Memory Learning Project.
Teacher resources:
memory.loc.gov/learn/start/prim_sources.html
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