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This teaching strategy encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations and ultimately helps stimulate curiosity and sets the stage for inquiry. [...] »

Discover historic landscapes with this guide to reading landscapes produced by the University of Wisconsin at Madison. [...] »

Transform film from a source of entertainment to a piece of historical evidence. [...] »

Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative video from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. [...] »

Explore the SOCC analysis technique with this great website. [...] »

So you don't live near Gettysburg or the Alamo—can you still teach with historic place? Of course! says James A. Percoco. [...] »

See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources. [...] »

Check out these sites for excellent primary source material. [...] »

Check out these sites for primary sources grouped into sets by topic, grade-level appropriateness, and other factors. [...] »

This website by the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery will help students analyze artistic works. [...] »

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How the cotton gin revolutionized the use of slaves and the production of cotton in the Southern United States.

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Graphic organizers can be tricky. Check out these tips on how to keep them simple!

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Evaluation criteria and rubrics help students think critically about website content.
 

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