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Fireworks allowed here! Using Primary Sources to Animate
Album Description
Fireworks for sale, Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon
Students can easily create animated gifs of historic fireworks and send to friends, students, colleagues as part of the U.S. 4th of July celebrations.
There are many online and device based gif makers. I use Keynote on iPad as an easy tool. My instructions are in the Apple Education Community. This album has a few July 4th fireworks examples.
Creating animations of a primary source draws students into the source and can be paired with inquiry questions. This can lead to interesting research rabbit holes that may provide a variety of hands on ways to engage students in learning.
To add further primary source fun on this holiday, check out the Free to Use and Reuse: Independence Day set at the Library of Congress.
Post Script: What I find so creative about Albums in our TPS Teachers Network is, besides linking nicely to Library of Congress primary sources, you can also add primary sources that you have created (or photos you have taken) to enhance the personalization of your ideas or shares. Try it! Here is the TPS Teachers Network Help Center for Album creation.
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