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Smithsonian: Engaging Students With Primary Sources HandoutSmithsonian: Engaging Students With Primary Sources Handout
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
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1st - 9th
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Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
1040L
Handout

Smithsonian: Engaging Students With Primary Sources

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This reference guide is designed to highlight the benefits of using primary source materials in any classroom and to provide the teacher with practical suggestions and examples of how to do this. It includes a bibliography and links to other sites on the internet that feature primary source materials. Classroom ready activities are included for all grade levels. [PDF]

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Concepts

historical documents, oral history, primary sources

Additional Tags

h.ht.2 primary and secondary sources can be used to show change over time, historical objects, historical photographs, ohio ah.ht.1, ohio h.ht.1

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.9

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