Maryland Humanities is proud to have produced educational content for K-12 educators through funding from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program. The mission of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide content that promotes the effective educational use of the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of the Library’s educational resources. The Library achieves this mission through collaborations between the Library and the K‐12 educational community across the United States. The program contributes to the quality of education by helping teachers use the Library’s digitized primary sources to engage students, develop their critical thinking skills and construct knowledge.
Learn more about the Library’s TPS program and other resources available to teachers at www.loc.gov/teachers.
Teaching With Primary Sources – Inquiry Kit
A partnership between Maryland Humanities, Maryland Public Television, and the Maryland State Department of Education, funded by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, the TPS Inquiry Kits allow students to select a research topic of interest and evaluate themed primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Additional 2024 Inquiry Kit
Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits
Elementary and Up
Topic 1: Where is Home for Indigenous Tribes in Maryland?
Topic 2: Living Off the Land and Water
Topic 3: Keeping Indigenous Identity Alive
Topic 4: Daily Life in Early Indigenous Communities
Topic 5: Indigenous Medical Practices
Topic 6: Objects Crafted By Indigenous Artisans
Topic 7: Chicone: How a Village Changes Over Time
Topic 8: Maryland’s Fur Trade and Fauna Along the Chesapeake Bay
Secondary
Topic 1: Encounters: Indigenous People and Settlers
Topic 2: Indigenous Language and Interpretation
Topic 3: Three Cultures: Indigenous People, European Colonists, and African Americans in Maryland
Topic 4: Indigenous Leaders and Tribal Governance
Topic 5: Land to Land: Movement of Indigenous People To and From Maryland
Topic 6: “Relics”: How Indigenous Culture Was Relegated to the Past
Topic 7: European American Use of Indigenous Language and Imagery
Topic 8: The Long Road to Recognition
Thinkport Inquiry Kits Teacher Tutorial
Professional Development Opportunities
Maryland Humanities staff members are available to provide free professional development and student outreach related to Teaching with Primary Sources and Teaching with Primary Sources Inquiry Kits, in addition to providing Maryland History Day support.
Meet the people who made this project possible!
Stephanie Boyle, Program Officer, Maryland Humanities
Lia Ozizmirli, TPS Coordinator, Maryland Humanities
Emmie Schulz, Program Assistant, Maryland Humanities
Karla Thompson, TPS Coordinator, Maryland Public Television
Teacher Researchers: Tom Crise, Anne Cook, Ann Morgan, Leah Olsen, Nancy Perlman, Randy Martinson, Jessica Western
Consultants for Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kit Project: Chief Donna Abbott (Nause-Waiwash), Cheryl Doughty (Pocomoke), and Drew Shuptar-Rayvis (Pocomoke)
Content created and featured in partnership with the TPS program does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.