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Archive: April 2015 (2 Posts)

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Three New Ebooks from the Library of Congress: The Industrial Revolution, Jim Crow, and Children’s Lives

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Walk with civil rights activists as they march against racial segregation. Pick out the details of a nineteenth-century factory. Zoom in on the faces of children at play one hundred years ago. As teachers begin planning for the next school year, the Library of Congress invites students everywhere to touch, draw on, and explore some of its most valuable treasures--all via its three newest free interactive ebooks for tablets.

Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Stellar Primary Sources: An Astronomy Day Blog Round-Up

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Astronomy Day is April 25, and we at Teaching with the Library of Congress are standing by with a cluster of blog posts featuring primary sources that explore changing ideas of the solar system and what lies beyond it. Historical documents may be rooted in the past, but they provide a powerful way for the scientists and stargazers of today to familiarize themselves with scientific practices, to observe the ways in which scientific knowledge changes over time, and to honor the legacy of those who have boldly gone before them.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math