Lesson 1: Photos and Documents
What is the same, what is different, and how do we find out?
In this lesson, children will use photographs and copies of a historic primary
source document to compare and contrast the experience of going to school in the past
and present.
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Name four differences between their schoolroom today and the Locust Grove Schoolhouse.
- Name four similarities between their schoolroom and the Locust Grove Schoolhouse.
- Understand the difference between historic and contemporary resources (primary and secondary resources).
Curriculum Alignment:
8.1.3.A: Understand chronological thinking and distinguish between past, present and future time.
8.1.3.B: Develop an understanding of historical sources.
8.1.3.D: Understand historical research.
8.2.3.B: Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in Pennsylvania history.
8.1.4.B: Distinguish between fact and opinion from multiple points of view, and primary sources as related to historical events.
8.2.4.C: Explain how continuity and change in Pennsylvania history have influenced personal development and identity (technology and social organizations).
2.6.3.C: Describe data displayed in a diagram (e.g., Venn) a graph or a table.
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 Locust Grove Schoolhouse - L1 - Photos and Documents.doc | 17.47 MB |
 Locust Grove Schoolhouse - L1 - Photos and Documents.pdf | 17.28 MB |
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