Industrial Empire, Gilded Age
An Annotated List of Census Resources for Educators
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:32pm--Pat Watson --> read more »
Changing Faces: Your State Hero in the U.S. Capitol
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:14pm--Dennis Denenberg
Each state has a statue of one of its notable citizens displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Learn about this collection, read your state hero's biography, and/or propose a new hero!
Uncovering Immigrants’ Stories: It All Begins With Picture Books
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:05pm--Andrea S. Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Jonie C. Kipling
To deepen students' thinking about immigration, the authors designed a gallery walk activity and an oral history interview that build upon the reading of children's literature.
Rising Again: Recovering the Story of Louis Sockalexis
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:46pm--J. Allen Bryant
Civil Rights Pioneers came from various ethnic groups, rose up in many settings, and fought over many decades. One of the greatest baseball players of all time was a Native American who lived from to 1871 to 1913. Historical context -- Keep in mind that the massacre at Wounded Knee occurred in 1890.
Raise Up Your Cloth! The Woman Suffrage Movement's Second Generation
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:44am--Catherine M. Carter
This lesson plan with handouts focuses on Alice Paul's nonviolent protests. More classroom handouts follow in "Winning the Vote for Women: OBJECTION and ANSWER" by Jenny Wei (NMAH) and "Game Changer: Women's Basketball and Equal Opportunity" by Tedd Levy. Download the 16-page PDF (which is about 3 megabytes) at this URL: --> read more »
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum: A Window on Immigrant Life
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:34am--Adam Steinberg and Michael J. Berson
Students can learn about immigrant life ca. 1900 from the words and photographs at this museum's online collection.
This PDF downloads a 16-page issue of MLL, about 3 megabytes.
Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:05pm--Stephanie Greenhut
A unique online tool helps students analyze documents from opposing perspectives, weigh each source’s significance, and come to evidence-based conclusions.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506317.pdf
Request for a Copy of the Decision in [em]Weeks v. The United States[/em] (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 12:25pm--Megan Jones
A Supreme Court decision banning illegally obtained evidence in federal court serves as a point of entry for the study of search warrants and the Fourth Amendment.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7502/752201156.pdf
Interdisciplinary Activities Using Census in Schools
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 2:44pm--Janice Jefferson --> read more »
The Pleasant Valley School: A Living History Project
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:17pm--David L. Buckner, Pamela U. Brown, and John Curry
In Stillwater, Oklahoma, fourth graders from around the state can step back in time and experience a day at the turn of the twentieth century in a one-room schoolhouse.
