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Teaching History with 100 Objects

As William Faulkner wrote in his experimental novel, Requiem for a Nun, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” This site makes compelling links to the present through an amazing array of historical artifacts. In addition to being one of our most shared resources from the past year, the Scout staff seemed to come back to the website again and again. Not just for history teachers, Teaching History with 100 Objects has a mesmerizing way of bringing to life tales from ancient Egypt, Qing Dynasty China, revolutionary Russia, and many other places and times. Teaching History with 100 Objects may be funded by the United Kingdom's Department of Education, but the resources available on the website will be useful to educators the world over. The 100 objects in question consist of historically significant Irish posters, English canons, Chinese tea pots, Viking scales, and many other fascinating objects. The site can be scouted in a number of convenient ways. Readers can search by topics, dates, places, or themes, or simply select an image from the homepage to get started. Each object is accompanied by a brief annotation, as well as additional categories, such as About the object, A bigger picture, Teaching ideas, and For the Classroom. Each category is packed with information, ideas, and suggestions for bringing history to life.
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Date of Scout Publication
May 29th, 2015
Date Of Record Creation
January 28th, 2015 at 11:16am
Date Of Record Release
January 28th, 2015 at 11:46am
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