Doing history : investigating with children in elementary and middle schools

Contents: Preface. Past, Present, and Future: The Sociocultural Context for Studying History. It's Not Just a Mishap: The Theory Behind Disciplined Inquiry. There Aren't a Lot of "For Sure" Facts: Building Communities of Historical Inquiry. To Find Out Things We Didn't Know About Ourselves: Personal Histories. Tell Me About Yourself: Linking Children to the Past Through Family Histories. I Think Columbus Went to Hell!: Initiating Inquiry Into World History. Rats in the Hospital: Creating a History Museum. I Have No Experience With This!: Historical Inquiry in an Integrated Social Studies Setting. Why Isn't That in the Textbook?: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Historical Thinking. Oh, Good! We Get to Argue: Putting Conflict in Context. In My Opinion, It Could Happen Again: How Attitudes and Beliefs Have Changed Over Time. Nosotros La Gente: Diverse Perspectives in American History. The Arts Make Us All Part of Humankind: Cognitive Pluralism in History Teaching and Learning. Epilogue.