Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Analyzing objects from the past by looking at their importance both then and now.
Question 2: By looking at the objects and making historical inferences about them.
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Submitted: Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 17:27
Question 1:
There are 3 objects that I assume are transistors (from the title). They are different sizes, shapes, and perhaps serve different functions. They have connection points but are not connected to anything.
Question 2:
Transistors were used to further experiments in electricity. I believe they were used to mitigate the amount of electricity sent to objects so as to allow them to maintain a constant flow of electricity (not burn up). Electricity changed American history by not only creating a new world of inventions but also connecting (quite literally) people to each other.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 15:37
Question 1:
I notice this stone is enclosed in an iron fence. I see the top is bevel cut. There looks to be engraved writing on the front of the stone. The area of ground around the stone looks to be up kept and manicured landscaping. There are several cracks and chips out of the stone indicating it is aged.
Question 2:
This stone seems to be a headstone/grave site of a prominent person. Judging by the aged look it was someone who lived long ago. The upkeep area around the headstone seems to indicate a person of great importance is buried here.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 10:31
Question 1:
These are a pair of shoes/boots. They are well worn down and dirty, probably old. I notice the nails holding the soles to the shoe on the bottom, and it looks like they have been re-nailed in the heel. They have laces instead of buckles. The leather and the stitching look to be hand made.
Question 2:
Perhaps these shoes were worn at an important time period in American history. Maybe they were found at an important archaeological dig site.
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Submitted: Monday, March 23, 2020 - 12:05
Question 1:
It is a little bigger than 1.5 cm, pitted, round, oxidized (shows age), made of natural materials.
Question 2:
Guns changed the way battles were fought in America. Guns took the land from the Native Americans. Gun improvement gave providence to whomever owned the newest version. Musket balls, like this one, were used primarily during the American Revolution.
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Submitted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 12:39
Question 1:
has a handle to hold on the bottom, obviously glasses, magnify a picture?, replaceable picture, help focus?, old-black and white picture
Question 2:
Perhaps this object is the precursor to either slide shows and eventually movies or eye glasses and the advancement of medicine in America.
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Submitted: Friday, April 17, 2020 - 08:31
Question 1:
This pile of tires looks to be trash. They're not stacked neatly. They're old because mixed in with them are inner tubes that are no longer used in tires.
Question 2:
These tires probably represent the advancement of transportation technology. Such growth led to economical growths, migration, labor, etc.
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Submitted: Sunday, April 19, 2020 - 12:20
Question 1:
Small round tin, aged due to rust marks. Nescafe coffee, perhaps a dehydrated mix. Not much advertising.
Question 2:
This seems to represent the early days of industrial America. No advertising and heavy duty packaging seems to point functionality over ability to sell it.
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Submitted: Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:30
Question 1: Using every clue given to contextualize the evidence into a conclusion.
Question 2:
Careful examination and questioning of an object starts and fuels the process of historical thinking.
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Submitted: Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 17:47
Question 1:
Transistors led to transcontinental communication.
Vacuum tubes necessitated transistors and helped to grow things such as the rise of computers, radios, and televisions. As transistors became smaller technology became more transportable, available, and faster.
Vacuum tubes necessitated transistors and helped to grow things such as the rise of computers, radios, and televisions. As transistors became smaller technology became more transportable, available, and faster.
Question 2:
What is the date? What is the purpose of the patent? Who is submitting the patent? Why should this item receive a patent? What makes this item different from previous patents?
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 19:50
Question 1:
The boundary stone symbolizes the division between slavery and abolition. What started as an attempt to provide the new nation a capital city morphed into a discussion about slavery. Rather than continuing with Washington's teams' plans for creating DC, slavery changed the boundary due to reliance on the institution for financial profit. Eventually this particular stone became irrelevant because Alexandria went back to Virginia due to the profitability of slavery.
Question 2:
Choose a focus: country, state, county, city, etc. Find the date(s) the boundary changed. Examine the historical change that occurred around the same time and approach it as a cause and effect analysis.
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 12:00
Question 1:
The shoes are a Civil War metaphor that represents the details that went in to preparing and fighting in the war. They also represent the lengths to which the government had to adapt to the needs of war.
Question 2:
Comparison pictures of Northern and Southern cities, both before and after the war. Compare and contrast letters home from soldiers of differing backgrounds/sides. Examine Robert E. Lee's decision to fight for the Confederacy.
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Submitted: Monday, March 23, 2020 - 12:50
Question 1:
The way musket balls were used shaped the difference between American individualism (militia) and classic European-style fighting (British armies). The need to fight in formation led to the need to create the 1st American army to combat the British. That army later became a source of anxiety for Americans. The need for better weapon technology also showed American ingenuity in creating the rifle.
Question 2:
Transcripts of meetings/discussions that showed opposing views. Journal entries both pro and con (patriot and loyalist).
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Submitted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 13:03
Question 1:
The stereoscope gave Americans the ability to see places and events that they wouldn't have been able to visualize otherwise. Events like presidential speeches and inaugurations were not accessible to everyone, but the stereoscope brought those to the masses. It also led to the eventual movie/entertainment industry thanks to its popularity.
Question 2:
Compare and contrast historical images of the same place/event throughout the years. Examine the improvements in the images.
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Submitted: Friday, April 17, 2020 - 08:46
Question 1:
The tires represent rationing during WW2. Rubber and gas were rationed substances and as such needed to be used as little as possible on the home front. Taking leisure drives was something that was prohibited. Keeping tires until they were no longer useful meant using them until they were almost unusable.
Question 2:
Who is the message from? Who is the message to? What is the purpose of the message? Why would the sender benefit from the message? How could the receiver benefit/lose from adhering to the message?
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Submitted: Sunday, April 19, 2020 - 12:46
Question 1:
The instant coffee represents what happened at the end of WW2, not only were the soldiers returning but rationing was ending and food consumption was changing. Due to the war, food companies were geared towards making instant, prepackaged, canned, foods that now needed to be sold to the public. War time propaganda was now morphed into advertising for everyday life choices like food.
Question 2:
The advertising seemed to cling to traditional gender roles and had a psychological angle directed towards women. The advertising was very focused on certain people and certain products.
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Submitted: Monday, April 20, 2020 - 09:02
Title: Teacher
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
We study VA History in 4th grade so I would definitely use the Thomas Jefferson strategy of presenting students with both the Declaration of Independence as well as his Runaway Slave advertisement.
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Submitted: Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 17:49
Title: The Evolution of Computers
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
Focusing on one item (computers) that students understand would help lead to a successful engagement at the elementary level. I would start with pictures of the first computers and have them analyze what they see (pointing them in the direction of the vacuum tubes). As the pictures modernized I would point out the size difference and ask why? Eventually I would lead them towards the replacement of tubes with transistors and focus on the patent from there. Perhaps we could even disassemble broken or old electronics to fins the transistors.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 19:58
Title: Atlas Analysis
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
Using maps in Atlases, focusing on borders and boundaries, would be a helpful teaching tool. We are about to start learning/teaching the Civil War, so this module is very relevant for strategies I could use in the classroom. I would make a Google Slides presentation using before and after pictures of borders - VA/WV split, before/after Kansas, North/South divide, etc. Then I would have the kids answer questions about what changed? Why did it change? What event happened to make it change? Was that change permanent?
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Submitted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14:58
Title: Role Playing
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
You could have students prepare for a competition from scratch and relate it to the government's preparation and maintenance of the Civil War. Divide the class into 2 or more groups, give them a competition to prepare for (perhaps something related to sports) and have them brainstorm/create what they would need to accomplish the end result.
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Submitted: Monday, March 23, 2020 - 12:56
Title: Compare and Contrast
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I would have students show the similarities and differences between the British army, Continental Army, and American Militias using primary source pictures as their main resource. I would set it up to have them compare and contrast size, make up, tactics, weapons, leadership, loyalties, etc.
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Submitted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 13:10
Title: Research and Compare
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
Give students a picture from the module of a stereoscope side by side with a modern VR device and have them research and compare how we progressed from one to the other. Have them answer questions about what changed from one to the other? What improvements occurred throughout the years?
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Submitted: Friday, April 17, 2020 - 08:51
Title: Questioning
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I would have kids analyze the posters seen in this module along with others. I would have them look at the who, what, and why of each poster. They could then present what they learned about to the rest of the class.
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Submitted: Sunday, April 19, 2020 - 12:58
Title: Virtual Shopping Trip
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I could send kids on a virtual shopping trip, giving them similar lists but differentiating them by fresh versus instant. Have them analyze their purchases and compare and contrast the lists. This would then lead into a discussion about Americans decisions after WW2. Students could then choose one of the lists and debate why they would choose instant or fresh.
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Submitted: Monday, April 20, 2020 - 09:06