A recently launched National Archives online exhibit is a creative teaching tool that features 1,200 specially chosen documents, artifacts, sound recordings, and much more.
Educating students about Holocaust denial enables teachers to reinforce principles of historical inquiry while pointing out the ways in which deniers violate scholarly tenets.
By providing a critical frame through which to study history, essential questions engage students and facilitate deeper thinking about the content under investigation.
The visual imagery of political cartoons offers teachers the opportunity to explore the presidential election with students from a unique and stimulating angle.
Students will gain a more profound understanding of multicultural issues by examining the ways in which Canada and the United States have diverged when addressing race and culture.
Stories such as the featured account of an ill-fated Inuit walrus-hunting trip serve as an important part of that culture's tradition of passing down lessons and experiences from one generation to the next.