WEEK 9 & 10

TOPIC: HOW TO ACCESS SOURCES OF HISTORY

Excursions: Excursions are deliberate  Visits to a place of importance for knowledge. Through excursion, students of History have the opportunity to see for themselves directly what they have been taught in class, read in books, watched on television, internet or told as stories by elders etc.

Among historical sites normally visited by students in Nigeria are Olumo Rock in Abeokuta, Point of No Return in Badagry, Old Oyo National Park, The First Storey Building in Nigeria at Badagry, National Museums and so on.

Importance of Excursion

1. It provides first-hand information.

2. It registers the event in the minds of students.

3. It creates fun for learners.

4. It generates revenues for the government.

2. Exhibitions: An exhibition is a display of materials for inspection by interested or selected members of the public. Sometimes, materials relating to history, particularly artefacts,.... View More