Explorer guides

Use these documents in class to help students learn about Lincoln by navigating their way through the Collection.

Lincoln's Image - Students will be introduced to images of Lincoln through photography, painting, sculpture and print while learning about these different forms of art and what they are. This will enable students to better understand these art forms and why they are important today.

Lincoln's Image Worksheet - A worksheet to accompany the Lincoln Book explorer guide.

Categorizing Artifacts - Through the Lincoln Collection, students will be introduced to the roles of curators and what they do for museums, archives and libraries. Creating artifact records will teach students the importance of Who, What, Where, When and Why when researching an object.

Artifact Description Form - A description form to accompany the Categorizing Artifacts explorer guide.