The Look Back
The Look Back is a series made for learners in grades 4-9 that explores eras from Wisconsin’s history through artifacts. The series is hosted by historians who model an inquiry process: sharing artifacts, asking questions, visiting archives and museums to learn more, telling the story of their findings as they go, and making connections to our lives today.
Learning Goals
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Explore
Explore artifacts and their context to learn about eras from Wisconsin history.
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Understand
Understand historical inquiry by watching historians investigate, infer, contextualize, and make meaning.
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Examine
Examine Wisconsin’s history through timelines and primary sources.
Featured Episode
Indigenous Copper Technology in the Western Great Lakes
First Nations
Taylor and Kacie learn about the deep history of Native copperworking traditions in the area of the western Great Lakes. They talk with an anthropologist, archeologist, and tribal historians from the Red Cliff and Bad River Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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I loved how you made the videos educational and fun at the same time!