H.s.i.

The Historical Scene Investigation (hsi) project helps social studies teachers connect their students to the increasing cache of digitized primary sources available for historical investigation. hsi places students in the role of “historical investigator” to “crack” assigned cases from various points in American history. This investigative model is one approach to introducing students to and engaging them in the work of historians, a current trend in history education. Such work with students requires careful forethought and anticipation of stumbling blocks, and hsi does an excellent job of providing a model that keeps students on track while also allowing teachers the flexibility to modify or extend investigations to suit specific curricular needs. The hsi home page leads students to a cleverly designed “case file” that is literally an image of an open filing cabinet with links embedded in each folder. Investigations run the gamut of American history from the...

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