Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress
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The New Deal A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the New Deal and its impact during the Great Depression. This set also includes a Teacher s Guide with historical context and teaching…- Date: 1932
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New Deal Programs: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the circumstances and lives of those who endured the Great Depression and received relief from New Deal programs. -
Dust Bowl Migration A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945). This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1930
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Ecology A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring ecology. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1724
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Understanding the Cosmos: Changing Models of the Solar System and the Universe A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the topic of models of the solar system and universe, including models by Ptolemy, Copernicus, Descartes, and Galileo. This set also includes a… -
The Great Depression in North Carolina: Experiences of the People Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the degree to which the Depression/New Deal amended the economic destruction of the Civil War. -
Child Labor in America Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine reformer/photographer Lewis Hine's photographs of child labor. -
Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work is Done Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine leisure time activity in the United States in the early 20th century. -
Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal: An Educational Voyage Students use Library of Congress primary sources to understand the impact of the Erie Canal on the economic and social growth of New York and the nation. -
The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole Students use Library of Congress primary sources and passages from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to uncover the common themes of the immigrant experience. -
George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine George Washington's leadership in the French and Indian War, at the Federal Convention, and as chief executive. -
Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the modern woman's suffrage movement and its beginnings in the 1840s with the Seneca Falls Convention. -
The Great Depression and the Present Day Students use Library of Congress primary sources to gain a better understanding of why the government takes care of its people and how this type of welfare state started. -
Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine political cartoons about the Stamp Act. -
Migration During the Great Depression: Living History Students use Library of Congress primary sources to strengthen their communication skills and learn of the diverse experiences of people who now call Central Florida home. -
The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the controversies inherent in conservation programs. -
Immigration and Migration: Today and During the Great Depression Students use Library of Congress primary sources and interviews with parents, historical photographs, films, and documents to compare the immigration/migration experiences of their families to those of people living through the Great… -
Oral History and Social History Students use Library of Congress primary sources to understand the genuine experience of oral history in order to appreciate the process of historiography using the topic of immigration.