Thurs. 9/23 PERIOD 2

Objective: Students will discover a variety of methods for conducting historical research.
Students will practice finding podcasts and google books on their topics.

Do Now: Read USING MUSEUMS for HISTORICAL RESEARCH.
Which local museums might be useful to your NHD project? How and Why?

Classwork:

• Teacher will demonstrate google books and iTunes podcasts for historical research
  
• Students will actively practice using variety of media and sources for historical research
• Students will blog or email their findings (3 sources)

1. http://books.google.com
2. Search for your NHD topic idea
3. On your blog or in an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com write/record:

• Title and author
• Copy URL (website address)
• 3-5 facts from the book

Assessment:

• Students are actively engaged in demonstration and research process
• Students complete classwork (blog/email)