Primary Source Use in STEM Education: Prosthetic Limbs
Session Format
Workshop (90 minutes)
Location
Room 210
Abstract for the conference program
The use of primary sources in schooling is strongly associated only with history education. That is unfortunate because KG-16 students are denied connections with famous STEM workers and interest that comes with engaging with primary sources. The Library of Congress (LoC), an unparalleled source of primary sources, holds a treasure trove of STEM primary sources, such as Alexander Bell’s laboratory notes. The primary audience includes K-8 science teachers and science education faculty. This proposal will briefly describe the STEM resources at the LoC and then illustrate their use in an hands-on prosthetic limbs activity. Participants will gain an understanding of the power of primary source use in the STEM classroom and their availability via the LoC.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project Interdisciplinary STEM Education
Start Date
3-3-2017 9:30 AM
End Date
3-3-2017 10:30 AM
Recommended Citation
Pfiester, Josh, "Primary Source Use in STEM Education: Prosthetic Limbs" (2017). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 2.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2017/2017/2
Primary Source Use in STEM Education: Prosthetic Limbs
Room 210
The use of primary sources in schooling is strongly associated only with history education. That is unfortunate because KG-16 students are denied connections with famous STEM workers and interest that comes with engaging with primary sources. The Library of Congress (LoC), an unparalleled source of primary sources, holds a treasure trove of STEM primary sources, such as Alexander Bell’s laboratory notes. The primary audience includes K-8 science teachers and science education faculty. This proposal will briefly describe the STEM resources at the LoC and then illustrate their use in an hands-on prosthetic limbs activity. Participants will gain an understanding of the power of primary source use in the STEM classroom and their availability via the LoC.
