Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking is using history and historical events to inform your thinking when considering current events and trends.
Question 2:
Objects allow us a window into the past and allow us to think back to what happened in the past and consider how it informs the future.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 08:31
Question 1:
This object looks like beautiful, expensive porcelein. It is very ornate with intricate detail and has, what looks to be, gold on it. It is a tea cup and saucer.
Question 2:
I think this object harks back to a time when this country was booming, with new found money. Also possibly was brought here by people of European ancestry. Money, this screams money to me.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 12:48
Question 1:
The objects look very fuzzy around the outside and seem to have similar shapes. This could be on paper but I am guessing they are some kind of cells, bacteria, etc. being studied under a microscope. Some of the objects are darker and less delineated.
Question 2:
Again a total guess, but maybe something to do with an epidemic of some kind, or cancer, or polio. Possibly the broader themes might have to do with how epidemics have been dealt with in this country or the world. I am really reaching for straws here!
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 14:31
Question 1:
The objects look very fuzzy around the outside and seem to have similar shapes. This could be on paper but I am guessing they are some kind of cells, bacteria, etc. being studied under a microscope. Some of the objects are darker and less delineated.
Question 2:
Again a total guess, but maybe something to do with an epidemic of some kind, or cancer, or polio. Possibly the broader themes might have to do with how epidemics have been dealt with in this country or the world. I am really reaching for straws here!
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 13:29
Question 1:
The transistor title gives these objects away somewhat. When I first looked at the picture I thought I might be looking at something to do with the moon landing! But upon closer inspection I believe these are early transistors used in the early technology explosion.
Question 2:
If these are early transistors connected to the technology boom they were instrumental in the coming of the information age. Our world became connected in a way never before seen and those connections grew at exponential speeds. Our owrld changed in what seemd like an instant.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 13:36
Question 1:
The transistor title gives these objects away somewhat. When I first looked at the picture I thought I might be looking at something to do with the moon landing! But upon closer inspection I believe these are early transistors used in the early technology explosion.
Question 2:
If these are early transistors connected to the technology boom they were instrumental in the coming of the information age. Our world became connected in a way never before seen and those connections grew at exponential speeds. Our world changed in what seemed like an instant.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14:22
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This is a woman's blouse I believe from the not to distant past. Very tailored and structures with cuffs and specific neck style. I get the feeling this was a very "buttoned up" time when there wer very strict morale codes being enforced as proper. It makes me think of Prohibition instead of the Roaring 20"s!
Question 2:
Fashion is, and has always been, a bellweather of the times. This blouse reminds me of va person very prim and proper, who knows etiquette, maybe someone with money and therefore perceived class or standing. The materail is probably cotton so during the manufacturing era possibly, when people were acquiring wealth.
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 14:26
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The dress is white which, I believe, is the color the Sufferagettes wore. I believe she has a sash on as well which woulld have been purple It , I think. The woman in the back definately has a sash / banner on. Probably a protest parade for woman's right.
Question 2:
Women have been fighting for their rights for a very long time, actually since recorded time began. Women in the US, which is where this picture was taken I believe, are still fighting for their rights. First, worker's rights in the garment district in the 1900's, to the right to vote, to equal pay for equal work. Congresswomen wore white in protest this term. It seems to know no end.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 16:29
Question 1:
The dress is white which, I believe, is the color the Suffragettes wore. I believe she has a sash on as well which woulld have been purple It , I think. The woman in the back definately has a sash / banner on. Probably a protest parade for woman's right.
Question 2:
Women have been fighting for their rights for a very long time, actually since recorded time began. Women in the US, which is where this picture was taken I believe, are still fighting for their rights. First, worker's rights in the garment district in the 1900's, to the right to vote, to equal pay for equal work. Congresswomen wore white in protest this term. It seems to know no end.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 16:50
Question 1:
This is a very old burial stone. It must belong to someone who was very important because it is surrounded by iron fencing to protect it.There is carving on the front but I can't make it out.
Question 2:
I think that whoever this stone belongs to must have been alive at a very pivatol time in our history. It is being protected to remind us of the past. It could be a soldier from the Revolutionary War to an early American President. Whoever it is it serves as a reminder of that time and the events that occurred.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 11:15
Question 1:
There are a lot of tires and it looks like they are being thrown away. It doesn't look like they are being recycled but just disposed of. Probably significantly before the reduce, reuse, recycle of today and people being aware of the environmental impact of items we trash.
Question 2:
I assume these tires connect to the idea of reuse, reduce, recycle and the environmental impact of just trashing everything. Our environment is at a crossroads and we must take care of our planet especially where resources are nonrenewable versus renewable.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:21
Question 1:
Historical thinking helps us to retrieve and construct a picture of what happened in the past using multiple sources.
Question 2:
Using primary and secondary sources allows us to make connections with historical context. Because history isn't fiction these sources provide evidence for us to see, think, and wonder about the past.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:39
Question 1:
I never even thought about the taxes the British imposed on the Colonists but now realize the history behind this porcelein tea cup which was made in the UK. The taxes imposed on the Colonists on British goods and then on goods actually made in the Colonies caused the Colonial resistance. Obviously, this played an important role in the American Revolution.
Question 2:
I would want to know both sides of the taxation issue using artifacts. I think in studying not only what happened to lead up to the Revolution, but the time line on this issue and people involved on both sides of the Atlantic would be very interesting.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 13:03
Question 1:
This module is about smallpox and its effects on events and civilizations throughout history. Colonists and native people of North America suffered and died from smallpox. The virus was invisible but the effects were very apparent. Smallpox influenced European settlements of Colonists, the War of Independence Commerce in the colonies, and slavery. It was carried from Africa during the slave trade to North America. When smallpox became an epidemic it halted tax collection, affected trade, ans prevented governments from being able to meet to govern.
Question 2:
Using disease as a lens through which to understand history is a benefit in that it allows us to understand the human condition of the times. Using both primary and secondary sources to follow the effects of infectious disease gives us an insight into the societies and ideologies of the times that we are studying. The drawbacks may be that there were other mitigating factors which have not been uncovered.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 14:21
Question 1:
The transistor was at the forefront of the information age. The first electronic computer in 1946 was powered by 17,500 vacuum tubes, was 8' tall- 80' long and weighed 50,00 pounds. As tubes became lighter, cheaper, and more reliable VCR's, DVD's, and videogames were being mass produced. Vscuum tubes were replaced with trasistors which made electronic units smaller and more reliable. 1961 circuit boards lead to personal computers which in turn created massive new industries and personal wealth..
Question 2:
Specifically the computer chip industry and the ongoing process of miniturization are of great interest to me and I think would be interesting to students as well. The students could consider what patents are held and by whom and how those patents will help the expanding growth that is the computer industry and the technology age. Also, what patents are in the pipeline to help the industry improve dramatically.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14:34
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I think I missed the whole point of this one, other than to say it was during the manufacturing period! This shirt very much has to do with woman's rights. It was practical and lead to transition of more active roles for women. Women were getting out of the house and into the workplace. As sweatshops closed down in favor of lofts, floors of women producing a million dollars worth of clothes a year like the Triangle Waist Company became prevalent. But with this boom came the ability to talk to each other, air grievances, and have secret union meetings. The Triangle Fire of 1911 made people aware of the dangers and the strong labor movement to protect workers interest developed and from there government agencies and legislation to address these concerns was born.
Question 2:
I had heard about the Triangle Waist Fire before. But what other types of businesses were protected by legislation and governmental agencies to give worker's basic rights? Who were the champions of the worker's and their basic rights and in what industries?
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 15:00
Question 1:
This white dress was a dress of the women's movement, a dress the Suffragettes wore when gathering and protesting for women's rights. White was the color as simplicity and purity. As technoloogy developed the movement spread from te US to Europe, specifically the UK. Also something I wasn't aware of, racisim within the movement. THe march of 1910 the black women wer told to march in the back. Some women defied this and moved toward the front but racial equality was certainly a subset of the women's movement to be dealt with.
Question 2:
Because there are more secondary sources form that time because it happened in the not to distant past, I would want to explore secondary sources such as first person accounts, photographs, march videos that may exist. I would then move to secondary accounts that may not be in the public domain.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:02
Question 1:
This white dress was a dress of the women's movement, a dress the Suffragettes wore when gathering and protesting for women's rights. White was the color as simplicity and purity. As technoloogy developed the movement spread from te US to Europe, specifically the UK. Also something I wasn't aware of, racisim within the movement. The march of 1910 the black women wer told to march in the back. Some women defied this and moved toward the front but racial equality was certainly a subset of the women's movement to be dealt with.
Question 2:
Because there are more secondary sources form that time because it happened in the not to distant past, I would want to explore secondary sources such as first person accounts, photographs, march videos that may exist. I would then move to secondary accounts that may not be in the public domain.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:05
Question 1:
This white dress was a dress of the women's movement, a dress the Suffragettes wore when gathering and protesting for women's rights. White was the color as simplicity and purity. As technoloogy developed the movement spread from te US to Europe, specifically the UK. Also something I wasn't aware of, racisim within the movement. In the march of 1910 black women were told to march in the back. Some women defied this and moved toward the front but racial equality was certainly a subset of the women's movement to be dealt with.
Question 2:
Because there are more secondary sources form that time because it happened in the not to distant past, I would want to explore secondary sources such as first person accounts, photographs, march videos that may exist. I would then move to secondary accounts that may not be in the public domain.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:06
Question 1:
This white dress was a dress of the women's movement, a dress the Suffragettes wore when gathering and protesting for women's rights. White was the color as simplicity and purity. As technoloogy developed the movement spread from te US to Europe, specifically the UK. Also something I wasn't aware of, racisim within the movement. In the march of 1910 black women were told to march in the back. Some women defied this and moved toward the front but racial equality was certainly a subset of the women's movement to be dealt with.
Question 2:
Because there are more secondary sources form that time because it happened in the not to distant past, I would want to explore secondary sources such as first person accounts, photographs, march videos that may exist. I would then move to secondary accounts that may not be in the public domain.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:07
Question 1:
This white dress was a dress of the women's movement, a dress the Suffragettes wore when gathering and protesting for women's rights. White was the color as simplicity and purity. As technoloogy developed the movement spread from te US to Europe, specifically the UK. Also something I wasn't aware of, racisim within the movement. In the march of 1910 black women were told to march in the back. Some women defied this and moved toward the front but racial equality was certainly a subset of the women's movement to be dealt with.
Question 2:
Because there are more secondary sources form that time because it happened in the not to distant past, I would want to explore secondary sources such as first person accounts, photographs, march videos that may exist. I would then move to secondary accounts that may not be in the public domain.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:07
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I really blew this. I thought it was a burial stone. I lived in Old Town Alexandria years ago and didn't know this history. The boundary stones were laid out by L'Enfant to show the boundaries for the District of Columbia. L'Enfant had a grand plan for DC which required skilled artisans not available in the area. Slave laborers were brought to the city and became big business. It was not discussed but Alexandria became the hub of the slave trade. This trade expanded and people took sides even with Missouri Compromise and other legislation. When Abe Lincoln
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
Question 2:
Man made borders are just that, man made. I think borders changing has been ongoing since borders were put in place. I think it would be interesting to take borders between the states and countries to our north and south and reserch where they started and how they got to where they are now. Also look globally at borders that are constantly changing.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:00
Question 1:
I really blew this. I thought it was a burial stone. I lived in Old Town Alexandria years ago and didn't know this history. The boundary stones were laid out by L'Enfant to show the boundaries for the District of Columbia. L'Enfant had a grand plan for DC which required skilled artisans not available in the area. Slave laborers were brought to the city and became big business. It was not discussed but Alexandria became the hub of the slave trade. This trade expanded and people took sides even with Missouri Compromise and other legislation. When Abe Lincoln
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
Question 2:
Man made borders are just that, man made. I think borders changing has been ongoing since borders were put in place. I think it would be interesting to take borders between the states and countries to our north and south and research where they started and how they got to where they are now. Also look globally at borders that are constantly changing.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:00
Question 1:
I really blew this. I thought it was a burial stone. I lived in Old Town Alexandria years ago and didn't know this history. The boundary stones were laid out by L'Enfant to show the boundaries for the District of Columbia. L'Enfant had a grand plan for DC which required skilled artisans not available in the area. Slave laborers were brought to the city and became big business. It was not discussed but Alexandria became the hub of the slave trade. This trade expanded and people took sides even with Missouri Compromise and other legislation. When Abe Lincoln
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
was elected the southern states decided it was time to leave. This led to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which lead to the 13th Amendment of 1865 when slavery was outlawed.
Question 2:
Man made borders are just that, man made. I think borders changing has been ongoing since borders were put in place. I think it would be interesting to take borders between the states and countries to our north and south and research where they started and how they got to where they are now. Also look globally at borders that are constantly changing.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:01
Question 1:
Wow, wrong again! Secondary resources are really valuable in understanding what took place during a specific time period. The tires were connected to the war effort of WW2. People were asked to sacrifice. Tires were keep on the cars long past their prime because rubber was such a valuable commodity. Shells cam from rubber and there was a shortage.
Question 2:
Americans were asked to sacrifice and the posters were a way to keep the public aware, they were for public relations. They showed that the sacrifices they were being asked to make were shared sacrifices for the good of the country. A very patriotic them. We are all in this together. reminds me of our current situation, we are all in this together part. Questions such as did the sacrifices make a difference and how did those sacrifices encourage the existance of a black market? Were the posters effective in stemming the use of the black market?
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:51
Question 1:
Wow, wrong again! Secondary resources are really valuable in understanding what took place during a specific time period. The tires were connected to the war effort of WW2. People were asked to sacrifice. Tires were keep on the cars long past their prime because rubber was such a valuable commodity. Shells cam from rubber and there was a shortage.
Question 2:
Americans were asked to sacrifice and the posters were a way to keep the public aware, they were for public relations. They showed that the sacrifices they were being asked to make were shared sacrifices for the good of the country. A very patriotic theme. We are all in this together. reminds me of our current situation, we are all in this together part. Questions such as did the sacrifices make a difference and how did those sacrifices encourage the existance of a black market? Were the posters effective in stemming the use of the black market?
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:52
Title: Making Meaningful Connections with the Past to Inform the Future
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
In third grade we study ancient civilizations. I believe the content and strategies in this module would significantly help children understand the people and lifestyles of those ancient times by using primary and secondary sources to make connections to thier lives today.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:47
Title: Porcelain and the Colonists
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
After a review of reasons the Revolutionary War began, I would start by having the children examine porcelain tea cups and discussing what they thought about them. Who used them, when did they use them, did they use them everyday, why did they use them, could you use something else in a tea cups place. What would be the advantages or disadvantages of using the tea cup versus a mug. We would share out and chart all ideas. Using a time line we would plot the basic taxes imposed by the British government and how those taxes made the many of the colonists feel, eventually leading to the idea of the 1767 Boycott. I would want them to come away with the idea that an everyday object can have symbolic value.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 13:18
Title: Contagion
Grade Level: Elementary
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This is a very timely topic given the Corona virus and its continual spread throughout the world. In third grade I would begin by discussing current events, asking if they know what I am talking about when I say Corona virus. I would chart all information then work through what we know to be true and not true at this time. We would Google map what we know about where the virus has spread. We would talk about how it affects our daily lives, or has the potential to affect us both socially and monetarily. Then we would talk about epidemic in history and how they have affected the populations. We would also research how diseases are spread and what they can do to keep it from spreading. I would use a discussion of smallpox to show that epidemics have happened throughout history and make a timeline. I would also intriduce the idea of innoculations and vaccinations on a basic level.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 14:36
Title: Descendants of the Transistor
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
This would be a really fun topic to explore with third graders. I look back and realize I would be a primary source in the discussion of transistors with my third graders. We didn't even have computers in my college library. We had an amazing card catalog! I owned the first Apple computer in all its glory, I owned a tiny portable computer that took forever but I thought it was heaven sent. How about the portable phone in a bif case? DVD's and VCR's, Camcorders that kept getting smaller and smaller were so exciting. It was impossible to even imagine the computers and phones of todayI would have them imagine what the future holds. I'm guessing they will have some great ideas!
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14:44
Title: What's right?
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I think I would take a little different approach to this Classroom Connection. Because I teach third grade I think creating scenarios about worker's rights that the kids could enact and then discuss would be great fun and very educational. For example, using our classroom, crank up the heat and move them all close together to complete an assignment but with absolutely no talking or breaks. Discuss how they felt about the working conditions, did they get it done. What would have helped? Role play bosses and workers and have workers prsent grievances to bosses. One set of bosses is good and listens. Another set of bosses is awful. Have them respond to the different ways they were dealt with and how it affected how they felt about their work.
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 15:10
Title: White is rhe Color of Freedom
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
Rights and equality of minority groups have always been an issue in th ehistory of the world. The oppressed people have changed over the years but oppression, in the name of what's best, has always been present. I would pick the specific topic of women's rights and put my students in groups representing a famous historical woman. They would explore her life, history, accomplshments, beliefs. They would present to each other and hopefully the reports would spark thoughtful discussions.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:23
Title: Borders - Do we need them and why?
Grade Level: Elementary
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I think the idea of borders and why they exist would be fascinating for third graders. We could take several borders; US/Mexico, between states like Virginia/West VIrginia/ between cities like DC /Alexandria. We could use timelines and maps to chart the changing borders and research the reasons why the borders changed. We could then discuss the reasons and give the pros and cons as they see them.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:09
Title: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
This model would be good background material to begin disucssion with third graders about our environment, renewable vesus nonrenewable resources, and the concept of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Tires being rationed was for the war effort, now there is another war, the war on our environment. I think kids understand and want to be part of the solution. They understand the idea that we are all in this together is no longer about just the USA but the people of the world. They understand the idea of being globel citizens and want to figure how they fit into this equation.
There are a lot more Greta's in the this world, ready to be part of the solution, than spring breakers in Florida who don't care about their fellow man.
There are a lot more Greta's in the this world, ready to be part of the solution, than spring breakers in Florida who don't care about their fellow man.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 13:03