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Whether you want your teaching experience to be more guided or more open and flexible, you can find a wide range of guides and materials in this section. These include various resources to guide and support students' interactions with the historical cases collected in the LETHE Map as well as brief notions about the project framework that will help you contextualize your teaching action. Hover over each of the categories to find out what content is offered to you.

All designed material is categorized and uploaded as individual files that can be downloaded and used in your classes. Although the materials are in English, you can find a version of the document in other languages ​​in the LETHE Toolkit category. Download the Toolkit and find the specific file you need in the language that best suits you!
A variety of historical cases have been designed to introduce students to alternative perspectives of the past. An introduction to each of the historical cases proposed can be consulted here.
Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How has disability been treated through history? Is this a story of progress?

How has disability been treated through history?

People with disabilities have always lived between inclusion and exclusion. In addition to examples of social marginalization, there are numerous other cases of people with disabilities who have developed the capacity for action and empowerment.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Why do children move across borders without their parents?

Why do children move across borders without their parents?

Displacement, loss of home and family members, and separation from parents can have long-lasting effects on a child's development and growth, which may continue even into adulthood.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can our perceptions of people and places change?

How can our perceptions of people and places change?

This case addresses intensive mining (developed from ancient times to the present day) and the consequent transformation of the landscape, as well as the continued use of children as labour, even today.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Who could have used this object?

Who could have used this object?

Child labour, even in arduous sectors such as mining, has been documented since prehistoric times and remains a relevant problem in today's world.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can progress for some result in decline for others?

How can progress for some result in decline for others?

Colonization can occur within the borders of a country. It is an ongoing process, not just an event of the past. Resource exploitation is linked to this process of colonization and raises ongoing conflicts of interest.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Have the exploits of women been “photoshopped” out of history?

Have the exploits of women been “photoshopped” out of history?

This case addresses photographic manipulation, gender, memory and commemoration, conflicting narratives and multiple perspectives, all through the figure of Elizabeth O’Farrell.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Why have humans repeatedly tried to control nature?

Why have humans repeatedly tried to control nature?

This case is about a project that was never carried out as its creator intended, or did parts of it come true?

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled: How did the movement of plants change the world?

How did the movement of plants change the world?

The movement of plants, which accelerated in the 19th century, has had a major impact on nature and the environment and has had important consequences, especially in colonized countries.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Can historical evidence challenge our perceptions of people in the past?

Can historical evidence challenge our perceptions of people in the past?

Appropriate questions about interconnections in the past reveal a more globalized and multicultural world than was previously thought.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled What hidden stories are found in the landscape around us?

What hidden stories are found in the landscape around us?

This case explores the hidden stories that can be found in the landscape around them. By doing so, they can trace how the objects around them are connected and analyze how these objects can have different meanings for different people.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can an object found in an attic uncover a hidden story?

How can an object found in an attic uncover a hidden story?

Schools in the past, children's capacity for social change, changing perceptions about children and childhood, corporal punishment.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How the desire to keep their voices high changed the lives of some children forever?

How did a desire to retain a child's high-pitched voice change the lives of some children forever?

The case of the castrati allows us to address the issue of child exploitation (linked to the search for success) and, in turn, gender subjugation.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can science help us understand events from the ancient past?

How can science help us understand events from the ancient past?

What can pandemics and diseases tell us about people and social and cultural behaviour? Archaeology provides insight into the history of diseases and pandemics in the past.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Why were buttons to blame for the defeat of Napoleon's army?

Why were buttons to blame for the defeat of Napoleon's army?

This case explores historical events related to the uses of tin and, more specifically, related to its allotropic transformation.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled What can we tell about the lives of people in the past through the objects they leave behind?

What can we tell about the lives of people in the past through the objects they leave behind?

In the past, society was diverse, heterogeneous and dynamic, as this story shows in the case of ancient Rome.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How does the movement of people lead to change?

How does the movement of people lead to change?

The movement of people can be driven by religious factors, leading to profound changes in people's lives. Objects become symbols of memory and identity.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can ordinary things make invisible histories visible?

How can ordinary things make invisible histories visible?

The case analyses and explores the key concepts of ethnic minorities, nomadism, traditional crafts, culture, historical interpretations and oral histories.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled Why are there blackened, redacted and cut-out passages in a diary?

Why are there blackened, redacted and cut-out passages in a diary?

The case examines the marginalization of (non-European) women in colonial history, the intersection of colonialism, gender and ethnicity.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled What hidden stories can the invisible reveal about the past?

What hidden stories can the invisible reveal about the past?

This case emphasizes two main ideas: history is built on evidence; technological advances and the interconnection between humanities and sciences favor historical knowledge.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled How can archaeology help us to uncover the stories of the lives of ordinary people in the past?

How can archaeology help us to uncover the stories of the lives of ordinary people in the past?

Archaeological materials can provide us with details about what life was like for people in the past.

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Cover showing the basic data of the selected specific historical case entitled: This is not simply a stone.....but a gateway to exploring the past. What does this object tell us about history?

This is not simply a stone.....but a gateway to exploring the past. What does this object tell us about history?

Archaeological materials can provide us with details about the global nature of human interaction.

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LETHE in the classroom

Many teachers have already decided to develop the project in their classrooms and have wanted to share their experience with us. Whether by following the proposed interaction, adapting the materials to the particularities of the classroom or generating new historical cases linked to their educational community, they have all provided interesting feedback to improve and consolidate the project. Are you up for it?

Contact the LETHE team and share your proposal.

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