HCPSS Office of Secondary Social Studies
Tech It Out!
National Archives Digital VaultsA visual experience, search the National Archives Digital Vault, and find pathways to moments in history.
National Archives Docs TeachThousands of primary source documents to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools from the billions preserved at the National Archives.
National History Day"Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries. These products are entered into competitions in the spring at local, state and national levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators."
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National Archives Inside the Vault YouTube Channel"Inside the Vaults includes highlights from the National Archives in the Washington, DC, area and from the Presidential libraries and regional archives nationwide. These shorts present behind-the-scenes exclusives and offer surprising stories about the National Archives treasures."
Timelines TV"History, documentary and video online"
Crash Course YouTube ChannelWorld History
"John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course." US History "John Green teaches you the history of the United States of America in 46 episodes!" |
Resources
SS 8 Unit 1 - Causes of the American Revolution
“Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770” Chromolithograph by John H. Bufford, 1857, from a drawing by William L. Champney, 1856.