The museum uses images and artifacts to tell the compelling stories of what happened on September 11, 2001 and the days that followed. Although the average visitor saw extensive media coverage of the attacks, not as much detailed information was available to provide context or a history of the site. The objects and images in the exhibition are...
Students will work together in groups with a series of photographs documenting various aspects of life in the...
In this lesson, students explore an obscure pseudoscience of heroic medicine and evaluate its practices. Through handwritten letters between relatives, we peer into lives of those suspected of consumption (tuberculosis), and the consequences of the common medical treatment: administration of calomel (mercurous chloride). Herein, science,...
Poetry can provide insight into how important events and big ideas affect individuals. In this lesson students will hear a contemporary poem and a poem from a period in American history, then conduct their own research about that time period. As students learn about the cultural and historical context, they will discuss how what they learn...
This lesson looks at current U.S. policy towards Cuba and examines the question of whether or not the economic embargo on Cuba should be lifted. This lesson can be adapted for 1 to 2 class periods to teach the content and discuss lesson issues; however, students will need additional time to conduct research and write position papers. Time...