Du Bois in Paris – Exposition Universelle, 1900
Posted by: Danna Bell
What can your students discover about W.E.B. DuBois and the Paris exposition
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Category: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Happy Birthday to the Amazing Periodic Table!
Posted by: Danna Bell
The year 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Dmitry Mendeleyev’s ground-breaking Periodic Table of the Elements, and provides an opportunity both to celebrate Mendeleyev’s historic accomplishment and to reflect on important lessons that students can learn about the nature of science from his experiences.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Celebrate National Aviation Month with the Wright Brothers and Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
November is hailed as National Aviation History Month to celebrate America’s contributions to - and future endeavors in - aviation. To celebrate the month, let’s explore two pioneers of flight: The Wright Brothers.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Bicycles, Bloomers, and the Vote: Dress Reform
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The story of women’s suffrage contains many smaller stories that can help us understand the larger movement more completely. The dress reform movement is a powerful lens through which to study and teach the story of the women’s suffrage movement.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Women's History
Primary Source Set Connections: Child Labor Across Primary Source Sets and the Library’s Collections
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use primary source sets to teach about child labor in the United States.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Teaching Tools
Helen Keller, Alexander Graham Bell, and a Wind Gauge
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
A photograph can prompt your students to look closely, think about what they see and what they know, and maybe even ask questions that lead to further research and investigation.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Science, Civics, and Primary Sources: A Measles Debate One Hundred Years Ago
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the relationship between scientific literacy and civic behavior through newspaper articles written to discourage the popular practice of “measles parties.”
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Science Technology and Math
Researching Aerial Locomotion – Kites and Alexander Graham Bell
Posted by: Danna Bell
In his quest for knowledge, Alexander Graham Bell meticulously documented his experiments through correspondence and journals. Studying these documents can lead to insights into his processes and approaches to recording his work as well as deeper understanding of particular experiments or inventions.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
And to Think That I Saw It in Union Square: Primary Sources Representing Public Space
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Union Square opened as a public park in 1839, and by the first decades of the twentieth century was an established destination for anyone who wanted to stroll under the trees, shop for flowers, or just sit and read a newspaper. But it was also the site of a variety of large and small public demonstrations and events.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)