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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the November/December issue of The Science Teacher, we suggested that your students might apply the 5 Es of science instruction to Wright's work to deepen their understanding of the universe.
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
As an intern this semester at the Library of Congress, I have engaged in incredible conversations about our nation’s past with hundreds of people worldwide by staffing an interactive learning cart used inside the First Among Many: The Bay Psalm Book and Early Moments in American Printing exhibition.
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the January/February 2016 "Sources and Strategies" article in Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, Cheryl Lederle and I focus on helping students understand cartographers’ purpose through comparing two 16th century maps: Americae sive quartae orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio by Diego Gutierrez and page 18 of Theatrum orbis terrarium by Abraham Ortelius.
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Geography and Maps, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In a court case between the Spanish government and indigenous residents of a small town in Mexico, who do you think would win?
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Hispanic American History, World History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
When is a cartoon serious about making a point? When it's a political cartoon.
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Sara Suiter
How can a set of 16th century maps capture students' imagination and invite close observation? Read on to find out!
Posted in: Exploration, Colonization and Settlement (1492-1763), World History