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Using Sources Effectively

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides hints and guidelines on how to effectively use sources.
Handout
Duke University

Duke University Libraries: Finding Primary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Finding primary sources can be difficult and confusing at times. This site provides a list of history databases, rare books and manuscripts, and research guides for those looking for primary resources such as diaries, letters,...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Engaging Students With Primary Sources

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
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...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Evaluating Sources: General Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry focuses on evaluating your sources while reading them, giving suggestions on what to look for when reading.
Lesson Plan
National Geographic

National Geographic: Evaluating Other Energy Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive lesson where students examine the different costs and benefits associated with renewable and nonrenewable sources of electricity. Includes a 22-question interactive module where they look at real-world data and images...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sources of Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from the NOVA: "Dirty Bomb" Web site explores sources of radiation, both harmful and beneficial, natural and manmade.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber

For Students 6th - 8th
If you're interested in arts and crafts, you might like this project. It uses several alternative, renewable sources of fiber to make paper, and compares the resulting papers for strength and writing quality.
Activity
TES Global

Tes: Determining of Credibility of Online Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This free resource is a sheet that will help students assess the credibility of an online primary source or an online secondary source.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Introduction to Multimedia Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to methods of evaluating multimedia sources.
Article
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Evaluating Sources: Introduction to Online Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to evaluate methods to assess the quality of online sources. Click the next button on the right bottom.
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Other

Bsi Education: Alternative Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine alternative energy through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Kindergarten Historians: Primary Sources in an Early

For Teachers K - 1st
If you've ever wondered how early elementary students develop historical thinking skills, check out this lesson with a group of kindergarten students. The Class of 2025 demonstrated their educational readiness while engaged in analyzing...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Sourcing a Document: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
In this activity, students discuss the reliability of a painting of the First Thanksgiving to introduce the idea that is crucial to consider a source's date.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Primary and Secondary Sources

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
Learn how to analyze and compare the relationship between a primary and a secondary source.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: World War One Main Events Using Primary Sources

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders will use primary sources to learn about World War I. Students will record their discoveries about World War I on a graphic organizer provided with the lesson.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Fat a Concentrated Energy Source

For Students 9th - 10th
Through these lesson plans, students explore and discuss the role of dietary fat as an important energy source. In addition to providing detailed instructions for teachers, this website includes all the handouts and charts needed to...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Earth's Energy Sources (Pre Assessment)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A pre-assessment at the beginning of a unit on global atmospheric change. It checks understanding of issues around climate change and the impact it has on the environment and on human health. The lesson and accompanying slideshow can...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Environmental Science: Mineral and Energy Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the topics of mineral extraction, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and hazardous wastes in this comprehensive, interactive module.
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Letters From Frontier: Primary Documents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
George Catlin made extensive observations on the various native peoples that he encountered on his travels in the West. He recorded his experiences in letters and notes. These documents provide us with critical information on the culture...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Types of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list and explanation of different types of print and online sources. W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Putting It Together: Using Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a summary of the lessons on integrating credible sources using paraphrase, summary, and quotations and citing sources. Click on the Next button on the bottom right to learn about Why It Matters: Multimodality; you will have the...
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources

For Students 4th - 9th
Find out about energy resources, and what it means to be renewable and nonrenewable sources.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

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