Teaching history with museums : strategies for K-12 social studies /

Main Author: Marcus, Alan S.
Other Authors: Stoddard, Jeremy D.,, Woodward, Walter William,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Teaching history with museums
  • Artifact and display based museums : the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • State history museums : the Minnesota History Center
  • Historic forts : the Fort at No. 4 and Fort Ticonderoga
  • Historic house museums : the Johnson County Historical Society and the Mark Twain House
  • Living history museums : Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown
  • Memorials and monuments : the memorials and monuments of 9/11
  • Bringing the museum to the classroom : outreach programs, museum kits, and virtual resources
  • Appendix A: Ten strategies for effective museum visits
  • Appendix B: Complete list of museums discussed in the book
  • Appendix C: Resources.