World History
Studying the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment? Check out these primary sources from the Library of Congress showing Aristotle's early view of the universe with the earth at its center and the later view from Copernicus with the sun at the center.
According to Trevor Owens, writing for the Library of Congress, the sources, "invite students to explore how different models of the universe have developed over time, and to think a bit more generally about interpreting models." For example, what do the two drawings have in common? What are the differences? Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
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World History
Models of the Universe: Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
Studying the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment? Check out these primary sources from the Library of Congress showing Aristotle's early view of the universe with the earth at its center and the later view from Copernicus with the sun at the center.
According to Trevor Owens, writing for the Library of Congress, the sources, "invite students to explore how different models of the universe have developed over time, and to think a bit more generally about interpreting models." For example, what do the two drawings have in common? What are the differences? Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
- Wikinfo - Primary Source
Primary source. This is an encyclopedia article from Wikinfo which explains what a primary source is. From the site: A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the...
- Resources At California History Project
The History Project, developed by the University California, has some terrific resources on world history, many of which are engaging classroom lessons.For example, here is a interesting lesson on genocide. It includes a graphic organizer and...
- Reading Like A Historian: Sourcing A Document
...
- Women In World History/ Primary Sources
Earlier in the year, I wrote about a primary sources program at Stanford University with complete lesson plans. George Mason University has a similar program called "Women in World History." If you click on "modules," you...
- The Titanic And The Library Of Congress
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