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Posted by: Danna Bell
Invasive species overtake both ecosystems and news headlines. Historical primary sources, such as newspapers from Chronicling America, paired with modern periodicals, reveal how organisms introduced into new ecological contexts can cause unexpected consequences.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
One hundred years ago next month, Alice Burke and Nell Richardson began a journey across the United States to promote women’s right to vote. Following their route can allow students to learn about them and their journey while also revealing more about the suffragist movement and women in the United States a century ago.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
Posted by: Danna Bell
We are excited that the National Council of Social Studies Conference will be meeting in Washington, D.C., December 2-4. The Library of Congress Educational Outreach Team and Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) partners are looking forward to meeting with you and sharing ideas on using primary sources in the classroom.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
I first stumbled across an image of Tom Wiggins when looking for images of African Americans during the Civil War, but I didn’t pay much attention to him until two days later when I saw the same piece of sheet music displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.
Posted in: African American History, Fine and Performing Arts
Posted by: Danna Bell
Thinking about topics for National History Day or other research projects? Explore the online resources of the Library of Congress for primary sources to inspire and support a variety of projects.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Trey's blog posts on Primary Sources in Science Classrooms.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
When I talk to teachers, it's clear that one thing has not changed since I left the classroom: teachers are always looking for ideas to increase learning opportunities. Even better if those ideas are quick and easy to implement!
Posted in: Teaching Tools
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.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
In my first Multimedia Moment post, I focused on the action in actuality street scenes. One of the films, the 1897 Edison film Corner of Madison and State Streets, Chicago, showed people walking across the street with large signs that appeared to be advertisements. I instantly wanted to know what was written on the signs.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math