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About The Look Back
The Look Back
The Look Back is a series made for learners in grades 4-6 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
How Fake Photos Helped Convince People to Move to the Midwest
Progressive Era and WWI
Tall-tale postcards—photographic postcards showing greatly exaggerated produce and animals–emerged as part of the “postcard mania” in the United States in the late 1800s to the 1920s. Life on the plains and prairies at that time was tough. The tall-tale postcard emerged as a humorous response–with supersized fruits and vegetables making the Midwest seem like the land of plenty and problem-free.
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Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor
Climate Trackers: Superpowered by Ecometeorology
Klassik
Marcya Daneille
About PBS LearningMedia
PBS LearningMedia
Bring the world to your classroom with PBS LearningMedia. Find more than 30,000 free-to-use educational resources for educators in all core subjects from PBS stations across the country, including PBS Wisconsin Education resources! Access videos, interactives, lesson plans and curated collections to create unique and fun learning experiences aligned to state standards. Searching for content is easy. Knowing what you find comes from a trusted source is even better.
What you will find
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Just-in-time resources
Discover classroom-ready educational resources aligned to state standards for the class or session you are teaching.
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Professional Development
Access professional development to build your instructional skills and simplify planning.
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Digital compatibility
Integrate PBS LearningMedia with Google Classroom, Clever, Schoology Learning, or Remind.
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PBS LearningMedia Tutorials
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U.S. History Collection
Expand historical thinking skills in U.S. History through multiple perspectives for grades 6-12.
Teach Your Way Collection
Teach all year long with flexible resources aligned to monthly themes and skills for PreK-2 learners.
Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms
Explore Earth, space and physical science with resources from GBH and NASA for grades K-12.
Ready to Learn Math
Foster math engagement with Peg+Cat interactives, games, and more for PreK-2 learners.
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