Topic: Undergraduate

Ethics and the Atomic Bomb

Primary Source Workshop: 9–12 or Undergraduate/Graduate How To Use This Primary Source Workshop Since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki there have been ongoing historical debates and moral discussions around the use of the bomb during the war and the potential for use again moving forward. This workshop will look at the ongoing discussions…

Black and white photo of the sculpture garden within the MoMa.

Developing Primary Source Analytical Skills Using Museum of Modern Art and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Documents

Primary Source Workshop: 10 Grade–Undergraduate  About This Workshop This primary source workshop engages students with archival material related to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (AAR) and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which she cofounded in 1929. The students will be introduced to and develop their understanding and analysis of primary sources and archival research skills through…

HIV/AIDS in the 1980s

Grades 10 – Graduate level/Adult education. This audiovisual media literacy educational resource focuses on video media. Videographic materials often communicate messages visually. Articulating precisely how this is done, through both visual and narrative information, requires critical media literacy skills. Through watching and analyzing these videos, students will explain underlying messages and attitudes within the videos.

Experimentation and Innovation: Building the Hale Telescope

High school to graduate levels. The primary sources in this workshop can be used to strengthen critical reading skills, support inquiry-based learning exercises, and expose students to the stories of trial and error that lie behind most scientific or engineering breakthroughs. View this resource on OER Commons.