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INSPIRED TEACHING WITH PRIMARY AND ORIGINAL SOURCES

Open the Window to a Vast Richness

Window_1 The internet is the mother lode of primary sources: documents, images, audio and video clips -  primarily from museums, universities, libraries and governments. There is a race to digitize everything and a generous push towards a Creative Commons  and Open Access for sharing knowledge. Many archival gems, formerly hidden away in dusty vaults and viewed exclusively by a few academics, have been brought out into the light. Learn how to effectively use these primary sources in your classroom and to encourage your students to break away from textbooks to become active participants in their own learning.

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Here are some amazing examples.

Primary and Original Sources: Defined

Why Use Primary and Original Sources in the Classroom?

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LESSON PLANS AND MORE

  • Analysis worksheets
  • Explaining "why" to the kids
  • For science teachers
  • History model lessons
  • SFU resources
  • Using artifacts...speeches
  • Who cares?

PRIMARY SOURCES BY TEACHING SUBJECT

  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Design and Graphics
  • Earth Science
  • English literature
  • French literature
  • Geography - Canadian
  • Health and Medicine
  • History - 20th Century World
  • History - American
  • History - Ancient
  • History - Canadian
  • History - European
  • Home Economics (Cooking)
  • Japanese
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Photography
  • Spanish
  • Physics

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