
Primary sources are artifacts, original or facsimiles of documents, maps, diaries and items from a historical time period. They are important to the Social Studies CBAs and EALRs.
Marianne Hunter Timberline High School, North Thurston, Lacey, WA
Judy Pitchford, Washington State Library presented at WLMA 2005 conference
http://www.primarysourcelearning.org
Martha Ballard Diary - includes teaching tools such as the magnifier/translator that shows the original diary and changes it into an easy-to-read font. Students can even try their own interpretation of the original script.
Diary of Opal Whiteley - the diary of a young girl in Oregon at the end of the 19th century, including teacher's guides, a timeline and more
Powerpoint Explanation of Primary and Secondary Sources (.ppt)
Marianne Hunter Timberline High School, North Thurston, Lacey, WA
Judy Pitchford, Washington State Library, presented at WLMA 2005 conference
Archival Activity Guide for primary resources by ischool students presented at the WLMA 2004 conference- Linda Corets, Shannon Lynch, Noella Natalion, and Marjorie Ann Reeves
Joyce Valenza's primary sources - http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/%7Espjvweb/primary.html
Library of Congress - American Memories - digital artifacts with teacher lessons and help - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Museums - State Capitol and others http://www.wshs.org/wscm/schools.htm
National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
National Archives video on Google - http://video.google.com/nara.html
National Archives (U.S. artifact analysis sheets and lessons) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
National Archives (Great Britain) - http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/
Northwest Digital Archives http://nwda.wsulibs.wsu.edu/
Regional Archives Pacific Alaska in Seattle - http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/education/
Regional Universities
University of Idaho Special Collections Library - Digital American History Primary Resources
University of Washington Libraries - http://content.lib.washington.edu/
Washington State University Libraries - http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/digital/
Washington State Historical Society tools of the trade - http://www.historylab.org/curriculum/tools_resource_kit.htm
Wenatchee SD list of primary sources - http://pio.wsd.wednet.edu/library/primarysources.html