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The Making of African American Identity, Pt.

Freedom Narratives: Testimonies of West Africans from the Era of Slavery.

Major Research Guides and Resources–African American History Cite both the internet source and the printed source.

You may have to use your library sources or a research librarian to help you.

Find the original printed source of the information given on the site.

An example of a very good site is the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School (use Google to find it.) Google has a very good set of instructions. You should read at least one good, broad secondary source on the subject before starting your research. You will learn many terms that will be useful in your web research.

Use your library BEFORE you start your web research.

Beware especially of quoting or otherwise relying upon unidentified opinions found on websites. Websites also go out of existence, so, for scholarly work, they are not reliable sources, like a published work which, presumably, will always be available in some library (Library of Congress) for examination.

One of the best uses of web information is to locate good primary and secondary sources that should be directly examined. While every effort has been made to list only “reliable” sites, researchers should be aware that control of sites change (often without notice) from time to time and, thus, the reliability and point of view of the website may change (for better or worse). Click here for a downloadable summary of all activities and the learning objectives and spatial thinking concepts targeted in each activity.Web research can be very useful and lead to much useful and important information. The collection is not intended to be a complete map skill program, and the activities can be adapted for higher or lower grades. This collection can help you teach an assortment of map skills through activities that address the spatial thinking abilities of young children and developmental appropriateness. Students who develop robust spatial thinking skills will be at an advantage in our increasingly global and technological society. Young students also enhance their language skills as they collaborate and communicate about spatial relationships. It also deepens and gives a more complete understanding of history and is linked to success in math and science. Spatial thinking is one of the most important skills that students can develop as they learn geography, Earth, and environmental sciences. Spatial thinking allows students to comprehend and analyze phenomena related to the places and spaces around them-and at scales from what they can touch and see in a room or their neighborhood to a world map or globe. Spatial Thinking and Maps Skills in Young Children