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Posted by: Anne Savage
Seeing a primary source without knowing anything about it can help us make a personal connection to a past event - in a way nothing else can.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math
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 came across the Library's digitized Audubon prints, I began to think about the many ways a teacher could use the same images in other fields.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
From atoms to cells, organisms to ecosystems, and Earth's systems to galaxies, scientists study and make sense of objects and phenomena of all shapes and sizes. Primary sources can serve as starting points for students to explore the ways in which scientists study and communicate about things and events, large and small.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Exploring scientists' writings and drawings, such as those in the Scientific Data and Observations primary source set and its related ebook, can give students an idea of how and why scientists record their observations, thinking, and learning.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
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
Individually and collectively humans exert both positive and negative influences on Earth's systems. Teachers and students studying the interactions among Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere and related human activity can explore images, manuscripts, and recorded oral history interviews from the Coal River community in West Virginia.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Primary sources often reward close observation with additional information that can lead to deep thinking, questioning, and new understandings.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
The new Weather Forecasting Primary Source Set from the Library of Congress includes depictions of a number of early weather tools. Analyzing these historical primary sources depicting technological innovations can offer students insights into the nature of science and science practices, as well as core scientific concepts.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies