The Library of Congress is offering a free resource called a Student Discovery Set. These sets combine historical artifacts and documents on a wide range of topics. There are 6 sets available and are a free download to iBooks.
Interactive tools allow students to zoom, draw/highlight and conduct open-ended primary source analysis. Teaching resources are also available for each set.
Topics covered are:
The ConstitutionThe drafts and debates that brought the Constitution and the Bill of Rights into being, including notes by the documents’ framers.
The Dust BowlSongs, maps, and iconic photographs document the daily ordeals of rural migrant families during a disastrous decade.
The Harlem RenaissanceDiscover some of the innovative thinkers and creative works that contributed to the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.
ImmigrationThe immigrant experience in America from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in primary sources.
Symbols of the United StatesWatch six well-known symbols of the U.S. change over the centuries. Especially for early grades.
Understanding the CosmosAstronomers’ depictions of the universe, from before Copernicus to after photography.
To get these resources click on the link: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/student-discovery-sets/