Launching Units with Primary Source Phenomena: Bacteria-coated Popcorn
Posted by: Danna Bell
Help students learn about the nitrogen cycle by studying popcorn.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
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Innovations with Sanborn Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about using Sanborn maps with your students and the tools the Geography and Maps Division have created to make it easier to find maps for your community.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Launching Units with Primary Sources: Tracking the Epicenter
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how primary sources can help students learn about earthquakes.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Launching Units with Primary Sources: Operation Crossroads
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use images of nuclear bomb tests to help chemistry students learn about the reactions of plutonium bombs.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Science Technology and Math
Apply for a Fall 2023 Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Internship with the Library of Congress!
Posted by: Danna Bell
Have experience in education, library science, history of museum studies? Are you a current student or recent graduate? Looking for a paid internship? Apply to be our Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources intern?
Posted in: News and Events
Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of the Lead Bones
Posted by: Danna Bell
How have scientists explored the impact of lead on the human body throughout history?
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math
Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of Medicinal Teas
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how folk medicine can be used to help teach science concepts.
Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math
What’s new online at the Library of Congress – March 2023
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the newest collections added to the Library of Congress.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of the Psychic Force
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is the difference between science and pseudoscience? Learn more and consider the study of pseudoscience can help students build scientific literacy and critical thinking skills.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math