These free and downloadable Primary Source Sets are here to help K-12 educators Primary Source Sets address national and international history as well as Iowa-specific history. Educators are encouraged to explore sets beyond a particular grade level – great sources are available at all grade levels that can be tailored for students.
- Compelling and supporting questions guide each Primary Source Set
- An introduction, with an Iowa focus, offers an overview for each set
- Source-dependent questions (available for each source) are provided to aid student understanding
- Transcripts and grade-appropriate text excerptions are available for ease of use
- Search the Primary Source Sets by grade level Content Anchor Standards, subject or time period
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Those are wonderful resources. The Library has primary sources gathered by State for those who live in places that have not created such a compilation.
Here is Iowa. https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/usa-iowa/
Michelle Zupan
What a powerful collection. Thank you for sharing this great resource.
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