Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking is a process of thinking which allows someone to analyze artifacts from the past, maybe a document or object, and construct a meaningful observation of past events. It requires that the observer view the past from the understanding of the period not through the lens of the present .
Question 2:
You can use objects that will enhance ideas of the time period being observed. Objects make history real to the observer and can shed light on what the people of that time were experiencing.
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 22:43
Question 1:
They are shoes made of what looks to be leather. They are laced to wood soles and have a narrow width. They are aged and stained.
Question 2:
A time when things were made by hand (lack of uniformity of the the stitched soles) and comfort was not the most pressing issue.
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Submitted: Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 22:22
Question 1:
It is a very complex object. It has gears and pulleys and is made of either metal or wood.
Question 2:
This object my tell of the American Industrial Revolution, how Americans used machines to complete work.
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 14:46
Question 1:
A pile of tires outside what looks to be a warehouse. The tires are not in any order and they are of varying sizes and very worn.
Question 2:
A time where the technology had a need for the item but the disposal of the item was behind the advancement.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 19:33
Question 1:
It looks to be an old military C- Ration. The can is old rusted and marked up. It has the olive green color that I have come to love from my time in the Army.
Question 2:
In a nation preparing for war, making sure the troops are well fed is essential. America was in the mist of the Great Depression and times were difficult. Mobilizing a nation to fight the war was a tremendous undertaking. Providing for the men in uniform took sacrifices in placing their needs above that of the citizen back home. It also gave the men a slice of home that could keep the morale high.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 20:08
Question 1:
The objects, without scale, look very small. They seem to have a electronic purpose. Made of a alloy of sorts.
Question 2: American technology advanced and made life easier for it's citizens.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 12:39
Question 1:
Looks like a letter on printed letterhead. The postage is free and it is from the Confederate States of America post office.
Question 2:
This could be used to show that the bureaucracy of government was needed when the States broke away from the Union.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 19:47
Question 1:
And early recording of "Young America" on a vinyl disc. The name of the company and the price are stamped on the disc.
Question 2:
This is an early from of entertainment that Americans could enjoy in the comfort of their own home on a schedule that suited them.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:25
Question 1:
And early recording of "Young America" on a vinyl disc. The name of the company and the price are stamped on the disc.
Question 2:
This is an early from of entertainment that Americans could enjoy in the comfort of their own home on a schedule that suited them.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:26
Question 1:
Historical thinking is a process which allows analysis of objects and or documents from the past to make meaningful observations of the past.
Question 2:
Using objects from the past can encourage students to go through a progression of thought about the past which would lead to a greater understanding of history.
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 23:25
Question 1:
Historical thinking is a process which allows analysis of objects and or documents from the past to make meaningful observations of the past.
Question 2:
Using objects from the past can encourage students to go through a progression of thought about the past which would lead to a greater understanding of history.
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 23:25
Question 1:
The start of industrialism was very slow to meet the demands of the Federal Government. Most citizens expected the State to meet their needs and any intrusion for the National government was met with disdain. When the National government was called to meet the needs of the States it was ill prepared to do so. The shoes which were hurriedly gathered together reflected the weakness of the National government.
Question 2: Newspapers, military records, letters and business tax records.
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Submitted: Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 22:53
Question 1:
The Reaper gave farmers a way to increase production. Two men can now do the work of twenty in the same amount of time. This advancement gave people time to pursue other endeavors outside of farming which lead to more people looking for work in Urban areas.
Question 2:
American life in the 19th century in many ways. the new machines created great wealth and a growing middle class of workers. With this new advancement grew new ideas. New modes of transportation made travel easier and moving goods more efficient. People had a variety of new food stuffs that were not able to be grown in the region where they lived. Cities developed into areas of specialization that gave workers more options. Corporations needed workers with different skills that had to be taught which provided people with educational opportunities.
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 15:09
Question 1:
Utilizing all of the Nations resources to achieve victory in World War II. The tires may have been well used, but reclaiming this resource became particularity important. Finding new use as belts for tanks, trucks and planes took on new meaning as the events in Southeast Asia made the commodity more valuable.
Question 2:
What time frame was the picture taken? Where was the picture taken? How where the tires collected? What was to be done with the tires?
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 19:48
Question 1:
Food can help one identify with a region or culture. As companies geared up for the war effort they created various new technologies for move food from the home front to the battlefields. This also change the way Americans ate. Just as the refrigerated train cars changed eating habits, bringing new foods to the eastern markets, the technology changed diets and gave housewives more time to do other things.
Question 2:
Most of the research of that time was done by men. Men created an ideal role that women should play. The advertising of the time reflected the way the women should utilized their products. Most of the changes women wanted were rebuffed by the men at that time.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 20:40
Question 1:
The integration of technology changed the way Americans worked, studied and entertained themselves. Computers which used to take an entire room now could fit on a desktop and be hundreds of times more efficient. Research that could take a student hours to accomplish could be done in minutes. New types of TV's, radio's and electronic games gave Americans more options to entertain themselves. These new ideas change where we could live and created different patterns in living based on where your job could locate.
Question 2:
How would someone at the start of these new technologies react to the advancements that are prevalent today? What issues do you think they would have wanted the technology to solve?
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 13:01
Question 1:
The letter is a symbol of the division of ideas concerning that peculiar intuition. Although the post service was there to protect a Constitutional right it was also used to promote one idea over another. I
Question 2:
Like all things in history the story depends on who wrote the story. The southern and northern ideas of the cause of war may differ the methods of presenting their story are similar. Each side used propaganda which strengthen what they believe were truths.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:12
Question 1:
The song was reflected in the idea of what is an American. The country was growing because the immigration of eastern and southern Europeans and and Asian. How should the countrymen identify themselves. It was easier for those who were closer in physical appearance to what was called white.
Question 2:
Other sources that could be used might include census records. We could also look at regional, foods, patterns of speech, traditions and celebrations. One of the most interesting thing we could examine today is the DNA of Americans.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:56
Title: Encouraging Students To Think Historically
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Using the information in this module I would utilized documents from the founding fathers to introduce the formation of American Government. I would give students documents which gave different points of view to the same event and have students analyze the difference and compare what they come up with to what is in the textbook.
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 23:34
Title: How the Shoe Changed America
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have students examine pictures of shoes today and compare them to the shoes in the picture. I would ask how do we mass produce so many shoes today and how were shoes mass produced in the past. We would then look at the complex task of supplying a Army for war and making sure each soldier has on comfortable boots.
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Submitted: Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 23:00
Title: From the Farmhouse to the row house
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would show students pictures of city skylines and ask "How did a agricultural society produce these cities?". I would then have them list the technology that they use today and what does the technology help them to do more efficiently. I would have them list all the things that would do if those things were made even more efficient. Then we could compare that to what the people in the 19th century felt about the advancement in technology.
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Submitted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 15:17
Title: How Rubber won the War
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Give the student items made from rubber. Ask students where does the rubber come from. Then ask the students how important were the items. Ask students which ones they could live without. Then have students pick items that they would sacrifice for a greater good. Have students write a paragraph about how they would survive without the items. Have students write a paragraph on how life would change if they had very limited access to those items.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 19:58
Title: Uncle Sam's Cookbook
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have students sample a meal from WW II and compare it to a MRE which soldiers now eat. I would have them write a comparison/ contrasting essay between the two.
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Submitted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 20:47
Title: The Future is Smaller than you think
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have students examine transistors in the pass and how they affected society. Then I would show the progression of the pass to the present and how it changed how and where we live. Then I would ask them to predict what would the future look like if the technology keeps getting smaller and how would that affect society.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 13:05
Title: The Mail and Slavery
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have students explain how information is dispersed through social media. I would have them pick messages that explain two different sides to the same event. I would then have them write a short story in which the internet was used during the era prior to the Civil War.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:19
Title: The Mail and Slavery
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have students explain how information is dispersed through social media. I would have them pick messages that explain two different sides to the same event. I would then have them write a short story in which the internet was used during the era prior to the Civil War.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 20:19
Title: What is an American?
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I will have the students answer the question "what do you consider is an American". We would then research how some groups came to America and the contribution that they are credited with establishing. We would then look at how American culture is defined.
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Submitted: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 21:02