Middle Level Learning
Modern Times: The Industrial Revolution and the Concept of Time
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 12:47pm--Frans H. Doppen
Several approaches to increasing student understanding of how the Industrial Revolution changed our concept of time--and its lasting effects today.
“Did They Actually, Really Believe This?” Medical Documents as a Window on the Past
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 12:41pmStudents discuss how "ideas that a society mistakenly believes to be scientific can be used to promote social prejudice and discrimination." An etched image (ca. 1840) of an Irish immigrant's "broad, low head" clearly shows "exceedingly deficient moral organs -- especially benevolence."
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The Colonial Convention: Teaching History as Perspective Taking
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 12:26pm--Mac Duis and Sandra S. Duis
Eighth grade students adopt the role of a character from the late Colonial era and present that character's perspective on issues of the day at a convention involving the 13 colonies.
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Using Children’s Diaries to Teach the Oregon Trail
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 9:30am--Richard M. Wyman, Jr.
Children traveling west with their families sometimes kept diaries. "precisely because they were trapped in the present moment," these young authors often viewed "their immediate world with a special clarity."
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