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Peer reviewedBarton, Keith C. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1997
Examines fourth and fifth graders' ideas about historical evidence through a year-long qualitative study of two classrooms. Discusses the results, focusing on understanding the reliability of sources, evaluating evidence and reconciling conflicting accounts, and using evidence to reach conclusions. Addresses the implications for instruction. (CMK)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5
Peer reviewedMason, Cheryl L.; Carter, Alice – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1999
Describes a lesson in which students read a letter from the Web site "Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities during the American Civil War," an interactive archive of digitized primary sources. Students search the site's 1860 population census to learn about Thomas Garber and his family. Students also learn about life in the 19th century.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Family History
