This workshop, which is divided into eight segments, teaches how to use primary source artifacts from a variety of genres to support the teaching and learning of specific pieces of literature. The genres include visual arts, political...

A companion to American history courses, Artifact & Analysis features historical artifacts and documents about consumerism and the nation expanding, teacher's guide, writing assignments, and essays.

Ever wonder where marine animals go? How fast they swim? How deep they dive? Electronic tagging has opened a new window into the world of the open ocean. Ocean Tracks gives you access to data collected by tags on real live migrating...

Five lesson plans, complete with videos, primary sources, and document-based questions (DBQ) to encourage students to utilize primary sources and incorporate thinking and writing into daily learning. Topics include: Artifact &...

This lesson focuses on critical analysis including a definition, a discussion of the three types of structure for critical analysis, and a practice activity.

Excellent lesson plans that challenge students to consider every day uses for artifacts. Site provides an analysis worksheet that will help students consider the importance of artifacts in understanding historical people. Links to sites...

The object of these three lesson plans is for the students to use objects and stories to learn about the Eskimo people of the Bering Strait. All worksheets and materials are included. Students will solve historical problems, using...

As part of the larger unit, America's History in the Making, from Annenberg Learner, this interactive allows students to be curators of their own mini-museum by choosing artifacts that fit a topic of their choice under the general theme...

History Firsthand has been designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Students move from personal artifacts to the vast American Memory collections and learn how...

Excavations and analysis of the location of various artifacts found at La Lugana indicate areas of specialization, social segregation, and religious integration.

Six interactive activities are presented that walk students through how to use their critical thinking skills in the analysis of historical artifacts and documents. The sixth one explains how to balance the various perspectives that...

Examine some of the rare books, maps, prints and other artifacts in this online exhibition. The exhibition explores several themes on the cultures and history of the Americas. The collection focuses on the period of pre-contact through...

Final report of archaeological data and conclusions of Mayan history at Hunal and Margarita tombs in Copan, Honduras. Information given on pottery, tools, agriculture, and fauna.

An exhibition that uses African art to explain the concepts of bigness and smallness. In the world of art, big and small can refer not only to physical size but to relative size, to the impression an object makes, or to the largeness of...

Students gain a deeper understanding of slavery by creating an accurate portrayal of a character from history. Each historical character file they create contains a portrait, a biographical narrative, a character map, a bibliography, and...

A special collection of political cartoons, maps, letters, photographs, artifacts, etc. all relating to the Civil War Era.

Excellent pictures of domestic areas. Pollen analysis offers information on farming and socialization.

A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images includes 75 images related to the Civil War in Kentucky, ranging from medals and photographs to portraits and weapons. The goal is to provide images of artworks, artifacts,...

Seeing the Holocaust through the eyes of a child can help learners understand and empathize with the victims. Included in this instructional activity are eight albums made by children during the Holocaust and a guide to which albums are...

This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.

Analysis of burial deposits offer insights into ritual behaviors.

Dr. Robert Ballard returns to the Titanic after his famous discovery in the 1980s. Dr. Ballard and scientists from NOAA spent eleven days conducting scientific analyses of its deterioration. Three lesson plans are available that focus on...

This site summarizes what a historian does, what tools they use, and how to prepare to ask a historical question.

Exhibit documents the critical role of propaganda in the Nazi effort to turn Germany into a totalitarian state driven to annihilate its enemies. Includes a gallery of primary source documents and artifacts, such as posters, books,...