Learning Labs

During our free learning lab programs, students will develop primary source-analysis skills and strengthen critical thinking skills while engaging with reproductions of historical documents from the holdings of the National Archives. By participating in a learning lab, students will be better able to analyze primary sources, take informed civic action, and make connections between America's founding documents and their lives today.

 

Scheduling Details:

Reserve your program today! Please submit the following information to learning.lab@nara.gov:

• School name
• Grade level
• Number of students
• 3 preferred dates

After we receive your request, we will contact you with confirmation or request for additional availability.

 

Available Programs:

 

New! The Charters of Freedom: Building a More Perfect Union 

During this program, students will learn about the history behind, and discover the purpose of, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They will build a graphic organizer to help them distinguish these "Charters of Freedom," as they are known, by their purposes. Students will also tour the National Archives Rotunda to see the original documents in person and play a game where they will match document clues and excerpts to each document.  

• Available for grades 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12
• 60 minutes