Top of page

Archive: May 2016 (11 Posts)

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

Discovering Elements of Urban Culture in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century from a Children’s Book

Posted by: Danna Bell

In the May/June 2016 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article featured The Rocket Book, a children’s book published in 1912. The details contained in both the story’s prose and its illustrations—from the names and occupations of the tenants to the pastimes and inventions depicted—provide a unique glimpse of urban life in America in the early years of the twentieth century.

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

Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: Severe Weather and Community Resilience

Posted by: Danna Bell

Throughout human history, communities have contended with the consequences and costs of severe weather. Recent discourse about climate, sea levels, and weather events include both national and local-level conversations about building community resilience in response to severe weather. Primary sources can initiate deep learning about severe weather and community preparedness and responses.

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

Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: Coal River and Human Impacts on Earth’s Systems

Posted by: Danna Bell

Individually and collectively humans exert both positive and negative influences on Earth's systems. Teachers and students studying the interactions among Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere and related human activity can explore images, manuscripts, and recorded oral history interviews from the Coal River community in West Virginia.

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

A Portal for Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted by: Danna Bell

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Association, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service and US Holocaust Memorial Museum have joined together to create a portal providing links to resources from all of these heritage institutions.