New Primary Source Set on Women in Science and Technology
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about the new primary source set featuring women in science, technology and medicine.
Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math, Women's History
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Teaching about Women’s Involvement in the History of Computer Science
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
This post by Sam Correia, a 2021 Library of Congress Junior Fellow explore the role of women in the history of modern day computers and computer programming.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
New Science Primary Source Sets from the Library of Congress: Weather Forecasting and Scientific Data
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
From a centuries-old barometer to a twenty-first century climate map, from diagrams of optical phenomena drawn by Isaac Newton to forest-health charts created by West Virginia volunteers, two new primary source sets from the Library of Congress provide rich opportunities to explore the scope and nature of scientific endeavor.
Posted in: News and Events
Understanding the Cosmos: A New Science-Related Teacher Resource from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
With the launch of the Library's newest primary source set, Understanding the Cosmos: Changing Models of the Solar System and the Universe, teachers and students can explore these models and the astronomers who created them.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Tools
Reflections on the World of Tomorrow: Science, Carl Sagan, and Different Conceptions of the Future
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Our ideas about science and technology play an important role in how we imagine the future. Does new technology directly improve society? Or is it more complicated than that. We can look at a series of items from the new online collection Finding Our Place in the Cosmos: From Galileo to Sagan and Beyond to explore how Carl Sagan’s ideas developed and changed on this topic over time.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
What’s Happening in Science Education
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Have you ever wondered, “is it really possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk if it is hot enough?” or “why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk?” Answers to these and many other science questions can be found on the Library of Congress website Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Science Reference Section.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Science in Popular Culture: Let’s Do the Radium Dance
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Can science teachers use primary sources? They certainly can. One approach is to use primary sources to examine how scientific discoveries were treated in popular culture.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
New Video: Primary Sources in a K-12 Classroom
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
A new video from the Library of Congress shows a high school science teacher using primary sources with her students.
Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized
Welcome Back to Teaching with the Library!
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Highlights of some of the ways the Library of Congress supports K-12 teachers and school librarians in the use of the Library's rich online collections of primary sources.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools