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Posted by: Colleen Smith
A new primary source set from the Library of Congress features 18 primary sources that teachers can use to bring forward the nature of science while also addressing science content standards about paleontology, the fossil record, and geologic time.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
This post explores how primary sources can deepen students’ understanding of both the origin and practical application of the equation y = mx + b.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
This post explores roots of math and routes to learning it, as well as ideas for connecting historical primary sources to the source actions of mathematics.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
In the March/April 2025 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article highlighted a political cartoon that appeared in the September 22, 1909, issue of Puck Magazine. The image, “Lights and Shadows”, contains a wealth of opportunities for students to explore connections between the environment, politics, economics, and public health.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Blog posts, classroom materials, and resources from the Library offer ideas that can support teaching and learning about Women's History Month in different subjects (Science/STEM, Social Studies, English Language Arts) and across grade levels.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Read about strategies for using maps to prompt student questions that can be explored with data.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Read about strategies for using text and image-rich primary sources to spark questions that can be examined with data.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
This is the first in a series of posts by Ralph Pantozzi, a 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Library of Congress. Read about strategies for using photographs to prompt questions that can be explored with data.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math