This collection brings together the work of archivists, librarians, museum professionals, and other educators who evoke the power of primary sources to teach information literacy skills to a variety of audiences.
Information includes time lines, maps, pictures, and primary source material on World War II.
Focusing on student analysis of primary sources, this book explores several proven analysis strategies to use with students, including methods from the Library of Congress, the Stanford History Education Group, and Harvard's Project Zero.
It is the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life." —Jon Stewart When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times proclaimed ...
A superb, authoritatively written insider’s account of Iran, one of the most mysterious but significant and powerful nations in the world.
Wills shows how Lincoln came to change the world and to effect an intellectual revolution, how his words had to and did complete the work of the guns, and how Lincoln wove a spell that has not yet been broken.
Contains ready-to-use plays, readings, simulations, map projects, and other motivating activities based on historical documents.
In doing this we can respond to the invitation Pope Benedict XVI extended to all of us when he said, "I encourage all religious groups in America to persevere in their collaboration and thus enrich public life with the spiritual values that ...
Geer, J.G., From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls: A Theory ofDemocratic Leadership, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Herbst, S., Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polling Has Shaped American Politics, Chicago: University ofChicago ...
Explains the ecological importance of tropical forests, examines the current threat to their survival, and tells how these forests can be preserved