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Join fellow American history and social studies teachers to share resources and best practices to help students get excited about the past! Hosted by educators from the National Museum of American History’s History Explorer project.

Owned by: NaomiAtAmericanHistory

Tags: social_studies, history, american_history, artifacts, smithsonian, us_history, primary_sources, u.s._history, historical_thinking, document_based_questions, object_based_learning, museum_education

Group Type: Open

Created: Oct 4, 2010

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Carrie, Jenny, and Naomi are all educators at the National Museum of American History.  We manage the museum's Web site for teachers, History Explorer, and are looking forward to talking with history teachers through this site!  If you want to know more about us, you can find more on our Web site or follow us on Twitter @explorehistory!

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Dec 7, 2011 Life in a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp Homepage
In this OurStory module entitled Life in a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp, students will learn about the lives of Japanese American children who were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps during World War II. The module...
Sep 6, 2011 Exploring Perception and Reality in the Story of the Hawaiian Islands
Uncover the story of the Hawaiian Islands through artifacts, images, audio, and text from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. This page features a short introductory essay, audio clips related to specific museum artifacts, and an...
Aug 31, 2011 Make A Quilt Square
Quilts do more than just keep us warm; they preserve history by telling us stories about the people who made them. In this hands-on activity, students will learn about women's history by studying quilts. They will then make a quilt square in honor of a...
Aug 31, 2011 Role Model Medal
Encourage children to recognize a woman role model in their lives by creating a special symbolic pin. Part of an OurStory module from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History entitled Winning the Vote for Women, this activity includes a hand out...

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