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Teaching Mathematics Using Primary Sources: Analyzing Population Pyramids
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore population trends using population pyramids and apply strategies for using them in the classroom.
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Changing Historical Perspective with Mathematical Reasoning
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can mathematical reasoning be used to offer a fresh historical analysis on a topic? Explore charts from the Statistical Atlas from 1890 for some suggestions.
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Inspiring the E(ngineering) in STEM by Exploring the Construction of Pop-up Books
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use pop up books to help students explore Engineering techniques as part of a STEM curriculum.
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Mathematical Rough Drafts and Alexander Graham Bell’s Experimental Notebooks
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the mathematical thinking used in Alexander Graham Bell's Experimental notebooks and learn ways you can use them to support your students growth in mathematics.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
An Old Book, a Former Student, and Research Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how an inscription in a book led our Einstein Fellow on a research odyssey using primary sources to learn about the owner of the book and the connect to the high school where he teaches.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
A Sponge-Headed Cartoon Character and Staying Healthy
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post was written by Peter DeCraene, the 2020-21 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. In elementary school, being assigned to clean the erasers after school was the height of responsibility. I had a teacher who also rotated the job of getting a bucket of water from the janitor’s closet to …
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Teaching Mathematics Using Primary Sources: Finding the Art in Charts from W.E.B. DuBois and Others
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore the charts W.E.B. DuBois created for the Paris Exposition and compare them to those created from 1870's census information. What do they tell us about the African American community during this time?
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Teaching Mathematics Using Primary Sources: Data Mining, 1880s Style, Part 2
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how Peter DeCraene, the 2020-21 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress uses the data in statistical atlases to connect mathematics topics to U.S. History.
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