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Flying into a New Year with Primary Sources

December 28, 2021 by Danna Bell

Hope you enjoy this image from the Tissandier Collection and that 2022 brings fair winds and beautiful skies.

Painting of a balloon heading into the sunset

The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, 1875

Posted in: Holidays

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Bringing a Spectrum of Light for the Holidays

December 21, 2021 by Danna Bell

Holiday wishes from the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives/Teacher Resources Team.

Posted in: Holidays

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…derivative dataset!

December 16, 2021 by Danna Bell

What is a derivative dataset and how could you use it in your classroom? This blog from the Signal may provide some ideas.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math

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Deepwater Horizon: Analyzing Maps that Document an Oil Spill

December 14, 2021 by Danna Bell

Learn how maps can help students learn more about the impact of an oil spill.

Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Science Technology and Math

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Using Primary Sources to Explore Historic Events: Library of Congress Story Maps

December 9, 2021 by Danna Bell

What is a story map? Learn how staff from the Library of Congress are using them to help connect the Library’s collection to provide information about events in a unique way.

Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools

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Discovering Gravity – An Apple or an Airplane?

December 7, 2021 by Danna Bell

See how a cartoon can help students learn more about Newton’s Law of Gravitation.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math

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Library of Congress Literacy Awards Successful Practices Webinar Series Starts Dec. 9th, Focusing on Serving Adult Literacy Needs

December 2, 2021 by Danna Bell

Join us for a series of webinars on supporting literacy featuring this year’s winners of the Library of Congress Literacy awards.

Posted in: Literacy, News and Events

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