World War II
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.
Teaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:59am--Lee Ann Potter
The featured documents illustrate the value of primary sources as points of entry into challenging subjects.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506284.pdf
Eleanor Roosevelt and Civil Rights
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:51am--Toni Fuss Kirkwood-Tucker
Eleanor Roosevelt’s fearless advocacy of the rights of African Americans, and the public controversy this created, offer students an excellent window into the society and politics of the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7505/750511245.pdf
Congress Investigates: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Congressional Hearing Exhibits (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 3:18pm--Christine Blackerby
The study of the two featured documents will illustrate for students the importance of Congress’s power to investigate as part of a system of checks and balances established by the Founders.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7504/7504175.pdf
Turn Out Those Lights! The Merchant Marine and U-Boat Lane, 1942
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 11:04am--Caroline C. Sheffield and Andrew J. Nichols
As an editorial cartoonist, Dr. Seuss alerted his readers to German submarine attacks along the east coast of the United States in May 1942. Student handouts provide 3 cartoons, charts that tally lost ships, and lyrics to a folk song about the Merchant Marine.
Interdisciplinary Activities Using Census in Schools
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 2:44pm--Janice Jefferson --> read more »
Since You Asked: Remembering America’s Veterans
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:22pm--Barbara Hatch
Through the Arizona Heritage Project, students work to document their local history and preserve the stories of Arizona’s military veterans.
“Life in a Jar”: A National History Day Project that Touched the World
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:10pm--Norman Conard
After learning about a Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, students in Kansas created a play for National History Day that is still being performed today, more than 10 years later.
