Civic Superpowers
How can we help shape our communities and country for the better? By Using our Civic Superpowers! Made by Us developed Civic Superpowers for their annual Civic Season, and CHM … Learn More
Grade Level: Grades 6-8
Aquí en Chicago Field Trip Guide
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, 3D OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS Recommended for grades 6—12 In 2019, students from Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy in Pilsen protested CHM for the lack of Latino/a/e … Learn More
Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS, 2D OBJECTS Recommended for grades 7—12 In 1955, the murder of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago, and the subsequent criminal trial in Tallahatchie County, … Learn More
Gallery Tour Video: Impacts of the Stockyards and Meatpacking
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, DOCUMENT, PHOTOGRAPH Recommended for grades 6-12 Running Time: 9 mins 27 secs This video is based on the Stockyards section of Chicago: Crossroads of America. This … Learn More
Designing for Change Learning Guide
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Chicago Artists in the 1960s and ’70s used design to create powerful slogans, symbols, and imagery to amplify their visions for social change. … Learn More
American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL HISTORIES Many people see Chicago as the American Medina, drawing Muslims from all over the country and world as Medina, Saudi Arabia has done for … Learn More
Remembering Dr. King
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS The Remembering Dr. King: 1929–1968 exhibition invites students and teachers to walk through a winding gallery featuring of twenty-five photographs depicting key moments in Dr. King’s … Learn More
History Through Opposing Eyes: America and Protest
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Great changes and events in history have often started with protest. From town hall meetings and rallies to demonstrations and war, protest has … Learn More
Face-to-Face with the Great Depression
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS, ORAL HISTORIES During the Great Depression approximately 25 percent of working Americans lost their jobs, but how did this really affect the people who lived through … Learn More
Through the Camera’s Lens: The Civil War in Photographs
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS This unit uses the work of the studio of Mathew Brady to explore the process of photography during the Civil War, discuss issues of early photojournalism, … Learn More