Timeline Tools
- Tiki-TokiAn interactive timeline tool. With a free account, users can create one timeline and share the link to that timeline published online.
- Knight Lab Timeline JSA free interactive timeline tool. Build the points on the timeline in the provided spreadsheet template.
- CanvaCreate static infographic timelines by using a template or starting from scratch.
- World Book Timelines This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of customizable, interactive timelines of important events throughout history.
Primary Sources
Primary sources are the "raw materials" of history, which might include:
- original documents
- art
- photographs
- maps
- statistics
These are important sources for students to use as they practice the work of historians and social scientists and build their understandings of compelling and supporting questions.
Libraries, archives, museums, and government organizations often have high quality primary sources which could be used in the classroom. The research guides linked below have suggestions for where to look for primary resources and images online.
Secondary Sources
Secondary sources retell, analyze, discuss, or interpret events. Secondary sources for K-5 students might include developmentally appropriate books and articles.
The Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) on the sixth floor of Fitz Hall includes a diverse collection of children's books that could be great disciplinary sources for K-5 students.
Find articles about a topic from credible children's magazines and encyclopedias. The databases and encyclopedias below are suggested resources for these types of sources.
- Primary Search This link opens in a new window
Primary Search is a full-text database of content for elementary school libraries. It includes full text of more than 100 children's magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.
- World Book Kids This link opens in a new window
This resource is the primary school edition of the general World Book Encyclopedia. Educator Tools are included. - World Book Student This link opens in a new window
A mainstay to meet the research needs of students in Middle and High School. Resources include thousands of articles and multimedia. Educator tools and a citation builder are available.
