Eyewitness to History

Learners examine the differences between primary and secondary documents. In this primary and secondary source lesson, students examine three distinct sets of primary and secondary sources dealing with the eagle as a national symbol....

Students view primary documents of local history and relate to national events. In this primary source activity, students answer critical thinking questions about the documents they view. local and national history comparison students...

Students explore local history and relate to National Events.  In this primary documents lesson,students explore eyewitness accounts of events at special moments in American history.  Students recognize symbols of our country. Students...

Voting is one of the major reasons the US adopted public education. Educate your class populace, they will analyze the images on a bicentennial quarter and think about the contributions George Washington made to the United States. They...

Students evaluate world history by conducting an interview. In this natural disasters activity, students discuss some of the recent storms and events which have caused damage to cities and identify people in the area who were witnesses....

Students explore the Ice Age. In this geology and social studies lesson, students read the book Eyewitness Books Early Humans and create a KWL chart about the Ice Age. Students locate Asia and North America on the World Map and...

Students determine that their lifetime shows just a small piece of history. They determine how two or more accounts of the same event can be different. They write an account of the same event from two perspectives.

Students consider how we learn about the past and discuss how the framing of history is always done by the person who is telling it. They construct a personal and class timelines, compare two or more accounts of the same event and record...

First graders focus on the people of the Ice Age, their customs, and their methods of communicating, in order to become familiar with the Ice Age time period. In this social studies lesson, 1st graders discover the climate of the time...

Students invent, illustrate, and describe hybrid exotic animals, their imaginary origins, and lifestyles. They explain the ways in which ancient Romans made use of various animals.