This post is by Meg Steele, who works with K-12 educators at the Library of Congress.
Using historical primary sources – documents created at the time under study – in science can propel teaching and learning about the nature of science, the practices of real life scientists, the impact of science on society and culture, and more.
In this one-hour webinar, January 13th at 4pm EST, participants will experience how an inquiry-driven analysis of a single primary source from the Library of Congress collections can engage students, pull out key science concepts, and build literacy skills.
Education experts from the Library will share additional examples from different science disciplines and primary source formats like photographs, maps, and letters. Participants will be invited to make connections to their own teaching and learn how to access student and teacher tools for primary source analysis from loc.gov/teachers and tips for searching loc.gov to find primary sources to use in their own classrooms.
Registration and links to archived recordings are available here. For those unable to join the webinar live, the recording is available here.
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