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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Pocahontas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation, students use evidence to explore whether Pocahontas actually saved John Smith's life and...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: The Puritans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry lesson allows students to source, corroborate, and contextualize speeches from...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Salem Witch Trials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to use four historical sources to build a more textured...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based: Reading Like a Historian: Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation students weigh contrasting interpretations by prominent historians to answer the question: Why...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Ibn Battuta

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson using primary resources on Ibn Battuta includes lesson plan, PowerPoint, graphic organizer, and original documents.
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George Mason University

George Mason University: World History Sources: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how historians use newspapers and learn about the development of the modern newspaper. Get answers to many questions about different newspapers.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: To What Extent Was Reconstruction a Revolution? (Part 1)

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Learners will examine several historical congressional records from the Reconstruction period to assess whether they show evidence that the Reconstruction period of American history should or should not be viewed as a revolution. The...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Apollo Soyuz: Space Age Detente

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In July 1975, the first joint Soviet-American spacecraft docking took place. In this activity, students will analyze the way that government officials in both the United States and the Soviet Union valued space exploration for more than...