Social Education
The Constitution In Action (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:58amBy Lee Ann Potter
Students take on the roles of archivists and researchers when they study primary documents at the Constitution in Action Lab.
(Includes an 1847 credential certificate naming Sam Houston as an elected Senator from Texas.)
Letter by Stephen Decatur and Painting by Thomas Chambers Related to the War of 1812 (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:53amLee Ann Potter and Elizabeth K. Eder
This article pairs a textual document with a painting of the related 1812 sea battle, underscoring the value of visual images in fostering new insights about historic events, people, and ideas.
The Course of the Republic: American Responses to Technology in the Nineteenth Century
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:48amMeghan McGlinn Manfra
This overview with teaching activities on the Lowell textile mill and Ralph Waldo Emerson offers creative approaches to studying the political and technological changes of the nineteenth century.
Listen Up: Studying the American Labor Movement Through Oral Histories
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:43amCheryl Mason Bolick, Lisa Norberg, and Dayna Durbin
A growing collection of digitized oral history interviews on topics such as labor, civil rights, and women’s issues, allows students to hear firsthand about the experiences of individuals during critical periods in American history.
The Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:38amPaul Resta, Betty S. Flowers, and Ken Tothero
This interactive website with digitized resources from 12 presidential libraries offers students a close-up look at key moments of a president’s term.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:34amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:31amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:30amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
Lesson Whatdunnit? The Great Depression Mystery
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:22am_By National Council on Economic Education
This simulation activity offers clues to why the American economy went from unprecedented prosperity in the 1920s to unprecedented misery in the 1930s.
What Caused the Great Depression?
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:18amBy Jean Caldwell and Timothy G. O’Driscoll
A review of the three major schools of thought on the causes of the Great Depression provides deeper understanding of both the history of the Depression and basic principles of economics.
