Great Depression Primary Sources: Of Mice and Men
John Stienbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. His most famous books were written in the 1930’s and 1940’s, all set in Califonia. His books deal with the...
Primary Source Analysis Tool
Examining primary sources gives one a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Analyzing primary sources can also help to guide you toward higher-order thinking and...
Issues: Research Resources
Topics come from the world around us…think about what’s going on in the news: odds are that you can name a few controversial topics. Take a look at...
Hone Your Search Skills
Daniel Russell is a research scientist at Google where has been working in the area of search quality, with a focus on understanding what makes Google users happy, skilled...
Science Research Launch
This class requires students to use articles from “peer-reviewed” journals. You mat hear other words like “refereed journals” or “scholarly journals” to describe the same type of journals. What...
American Artist: Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell was an American author, painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is...
Censorship Resources
Books are still being banned and challenged today. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group....
Fake News Game: Factitious
I follow a blog, History Tech, written by Glenn Weibe. Glenn is a curriculum and tech integration specialist, speaker, and blogger with a passion for technology and social studies....
9/11 Educational Resources
Gathering resources to teach the events and aftermath of 9/11 can be daunting. Below is some background text as well as a few resources. If you have any reources...
Censorship Activity
Your job is to become an expert on the assigned subcategory of censorship. Your home group will research and find answers specific to your subgroup topic. Once an expert,...