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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1997
This display kit highlights the contributions of contemporary Maryland women leaders in many fields. The kit contains a packet of black and white photographs of Maryland women leaders in a variety of areas, with descriptive captions for each picture. The booklet contains an introductory lesson about women and leadership from a historical…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Leadership, Local History
Frese, Millie K., Ed. – Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People, 1999
This issue of the children's magazine, "The Goldfinch," focuses on Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover. The articles included are: (1) "Getting To Know Herbert Clark Hoover"; (2) "Lou Henry Hoover"; (3) "Meet an Iowa Author"; (4) "The Great Depression"; (5) "A Different Kind of Coupon"; (6)…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Education, Local History
Remick, Scott; Cook, Cathy – 1997
This student handbook provides an overview of the Klondike Alaska Gold Rush of 1897-98. The unit was designed for junior high school students but can be modified for different grade levels. A vocabulary list and worksheet accompanies the unit, along with a time line and map activity. A group activity requires students to work in teams to get their…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Local History, Modern History
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. – 1999
This primary source kit supports the study of history in the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each primary source selected for the kit, whether it be a photograph, a broadside, a map, or a private letter, reflects a meaningful part of Maryland and U.S. history. The kit provides educators with an opportunity to use primary documents from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Local History, Primary Sources
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston. Tours and Government Education Division. – 1998
This booklet takes children on a tour of one of the oldest and most historic State Houses in the nation, that of Massachusetts. The booklet explains that the State House is the workplace of the Governor, the Legislature, and constitutional officers. It offers a historical overview of the Massachusetts State House. The first one was built in 1712,…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Elementary Education, Heritage Education

Current, Richard N. – History Teacher, 1981
Tests four historical propositions of ethnic partisans by reference to the history of Wisconsin. The propositions are: racism is a disease of Americans of British ancestry; foreign born won the Civil War for the North; Americanization is "really Waspification;" and the melting pot is a comparatively recent myth. (RM)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education
Vivian, Bradford – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2006
Public memorial services held in New York City on September 11, 2002, marked the most important U.S. civic commemoration of the present era. Numerous popular and academic critics excoriated speakers on that day for commemorating the occasion with commemorative declamations instead of offering original speeches. This essay contends that assessing…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, State History, Rhetoric, Politics
Shelton, Lois G. – 1990
Materials for teaching a unit about the Underground Railroad (the system set up to assist fleeing, runaway slaves heading north) in Indiana are presented. Specifically, the Western Route that passed through Daviess County in Indiana is examined. The materials provide background on the Underground Railroad and the Western Route, plans for teaching…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Oregon State Office of the Secretary of State, Salem. Archives Div. – 1987
Teaching history with original documents is a stimulus for the inquiry method of learning. A curriculum packet produced by the Oregon State Archives contains 24 historical document facsimiles with an accompanying instructors manual. Selected from the state archives with an explanation of each document and questions for discussion provided, the…
Descriptors: Archives, Class Activities, Discovery Learning, History Instruction
Gore, Deborah, Ed. – The Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People, 1987
This journal issue explores Iowa's participation in the U.S. Civil War and primarily focuses on what happened to the men, women, and children who remained at home. A number of social, political, and economic changes are examined, including: (1) the increased responsibilities of women and children; (2) the growth of abolitionism; (3) the role of…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Economic Change, Elementary Education, Political Influences
Hunter, Kathleen – 1988
This ERIC Digest discusses heritage education in terms of: (1) what it is; (2) why it belongs in the core curriculum; (3) how it relates to social studies education; and (4) the qualities of exemplary heritage education programs. Heritage education is defined as an approach to teaching and learning about history and culture that uses information…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Butler, Dee – 1987
This booklet was designed to be used as a supplemental social studies unit and is divided into four sections. Section 1 profiles famous women of West Virginia including Aracoma, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Mary Harris Jones, Susan Matilda Dew Hoff, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Nancy Hart Douglas. Section 2, profiles contemporary women in West Virginia…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Females, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Texas History Education Advisory Committee, Austin. – 1976
Lists of current teaching resources about Texas and a bibliography covering the scope of Texas state history are presented. Up-to-date through March 1976, the guide is intended to help secondary teachers identify materials suitable for teaching required courses on the history of Texas. The first four sections identify audiovisual materials,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Educational Resources
Uhreen, David – 1976
This annotated bibliography contains about 50 books on Oregon history for student reading. It includes topics such as fishing, pioneer families, frontier life, geography of the northwest, trading and mining, Indians, and the Oregon Trail. Most of the books listed are fiction. A few easily read nonfiction books are included. Most listings identify…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Metcalf, Fay – 2002
Soaring mountain peaks, glaciers, deep-blue lakes, and lush forests delight the senses of visitors who drive on Going-to-the-Sun Road through Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana. The construction of the Going-to-the-Sun-Road, dedicated in 1933, made this experience available to the many visitors who come to the park by car. Building this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Geography, Historic Sites, Interdisciplinary Approach