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Archive: March 2016 (6 Posts)

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James Johnston speaking about Yarrow Mamout on April 6

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Curious about a portrait of “Old Yarrow” by James Alexander Simpson that hangs in the Peabody Room of Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown public library, James J. Johnston a journalist and attorney decided he wanted to know more and eventually ended up writing a book From Slave Ship to Harvard. The portrait “Old Yarrow” was of Yarrow …

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NASA Looks at El Niño, Lecture on March 23

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The El Niño of 2015-2016 has been called a Mega Niño or a Super El Niño, the strongest since 1997. El Niño occurs every two to seven years and its effects are felt the world over. Drought-stricken California has had heavy rains and snow, while strong storms have caused floods and fueled tornadoes elsewhere in …

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Free Teacher Webinar, Thursday March 17: Teaching with Primary Sources in the Science Classroom

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post was written by Trey Smith, the Library of Congress 2015-16 Science Teacher in Residence and was originally published on the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. Join us for a one-hour webinar on Thursday, March 17, at 4pm ET to explore how primary sources can support problem- and project-based learning in science …