Browse Using Primary Sources - strategies and lessons
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of causes and evidence: direct and underlying causes, bias and impartiality, and testimony versus inferred evidence. [...] »
This teaching strategy encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations and ultimately helps stimulate curiosity and set the stage for inquiry. [...] »
These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary sources. [...] »
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary sources. [...] »
Analyze art in the classroom with these resources from the Picturing America initiative. [...] »
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. What do those in your area say, not just about the past but about the people who put them up? And how can they be interpreted today? [...] »
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical investigation. [...] »
Looking for new ideas on how to teach with the historic places in your community? [...] »
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach about material culture. [...] »
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images reveal what historical objects tell us about history. [...] »
