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Posted by: Danna Bell
Reading and analyzing primary sources can help students understand how people thought about the brain and treated mental illnesses in the early and mid-twentieth century.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
The maker movement seems to be a current topic, but it had some interesting ancestors during the 1700s and 1800s! While perusing the amazing digitized collections at the Library of Congress, I was fascinated to discover organizations in early America that reminded me of today's makers.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the November/December issue of The Science Teacher, we suggested that your students might apply the 5 Es of science instruction to Wright's work to deepen their understanding of the universe.
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
How do we know our medicine is safe? Students can explore primary sources to see how medicines were marketed in the nineteenth century and how Congress responded.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join the LC Learning and Innovation Office staff for a workshop at the NSTA Area Conference 11/16/18 from 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. If you're unable to join us at NSTA in November, you can still browse the many teaching resources available online related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Reflecting on related primary sources can provide students with a fun way to employ mathematical thinking to understand the history of sports such as baseball up to the present day.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Kellie Taylor, an elementary teacher in Emmett, Idaho for the past fourteen years, She taught in the general classroom for first, second, and third grade before teaching engineering to kindergarten through fifth grade students the past six years. She is a Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow working at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
When I was conducting research for the Library of Congress primary source set "Civil War Photographs: New Technologies and New Uses," I learned way more about photographic technologies that were used before the Civil War than I could fit into the brief teacher's guide.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Amelia Earhart would have turned 121 years old on July 24, 2018--that is, if you go by the date that she was formally declared dead, after her disappearance while attempting to fly around the world.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History, Young Learners