Archival Footage for Student Documentaries
Posted by: Danna Bell
Consider how to use films and film making to engage students in history.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Fine and Performing Arts
Archive: August 2023 (9 Posts)
Supporting Social-Emotional Learning Activities with “By the People” Transcriptions
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how to use transcriptions from By the People to encourage social emotional learning in your students.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
What’s new online at the Library of Congress – July 2023
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the most recent additions and updates to the Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: News and Events
Expanding the Definition of Science Notebooks with Sagan, Bell, and Wright
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can scientific notebooks help students enrich their experience in the classroom?
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
“Heaps of Fun”: Games, Rhymes, and Riddles in the Library’s Collections
Posted by: Danna Bell
What are some of the games children play and how does the Library document them?
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Young Learners
Launching Units with Primary Source Phenomena: Micro-Scale Fade Testing
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can studying how light affects paper support students studying chemistry and physics.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math
Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of the Imaginary Pianos
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the work of F. Christian Miller and his ideas on fitness and use them to help students compare and contrast nutrition claims of the past and present.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Reflections from the Library: Interesting Finds to Deepen Analysis
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the work of Thomas Nast and his expressions of slavery and emancipation in the United States.
Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of the Scattered Sand
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is geomancy and how can you use primary sources to teach about this interesting topic?
Posted in: Science Technology and Math