Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1: The idea of analyzing things to create a meaningful account of the past
Question 2: Artifacts, documents, etc. can all give us insights into what the past was like
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Submitted: Monday, October 19, 2020 - 16:22
Question 1: Wow, got me there!! Maybe satellites or inventions
Question 2: They could help us connect other objects similar in nature
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Submitted: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 14:23
Question 1: Sealed in a can, small and portable
Question 2: Might be from a war, or brought from Europe during the founding of America
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 15:44
Question 1: The handcrafted and eloquent detail
Question 2: It seems like it would be a sign of wealth or class
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Submitted: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 16:14
Question 1: It is coarsely made and rather large in size.
Question 2:
The musketball has a lot of stories to tell. It can be about war, it can be about hunting and it can also be about survival.
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Submitted: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 15:46
Question 1: It's a very old grave marker or establishment stone
Question 2:
This type of object tells use about people from the past and their relationship to an area or group of people
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 15:34
Question 1: It is a blueprint of a disease that devasted people
Question 2:
The blue print helped define the what small pox was and helped in the development of a vaccine.
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 15:48
Question 1: Nails of various sizes
Question 2: It can show how things were built
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 13:33
Question 1: The idea of analyzing things to create a meaningful account of the past
Question 2:
Artifacts, documents, etc. can all give us insights into what the past was like to give us a better understanding of how we've become who we are
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Submitted: Monday, October 19, 2020 - 17:00
Question 1:
The transistor allowed the evolution of electronics. It started as a simple bulb that was rather unreliable, into a superfast chip that made elctronic gadgets faster, more reliable and cheaper.
Question 2:
Why was the evolution of the transistor important?
Where would the world be today without this important invention?
Where would the world be today without this important invention?
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Submitted: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 14:35
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It brought on the need for more "instant" items and brought us to where we are today. Everything today is almost "instant" and in the ever moving world, the ease of instant products has met the newer lifestyles and made life easier for everyone.
Question 2:
There was a very unique form of specialization in the roles of women. The marketers had to break this barrier and convince women of the "ease" of instant products. They had to reach the family and how it would give them more time to spend together.
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 15:58
Question 1:
The luxuries from England were boycotted until their was agreement on certain acts. It was also a way for the colonists to make a name for themselves as they accepted the goods of America and not of England
Question 2:
I would like to know more about the business side of things and why the taxes that were imposed were so harsh on the colonists.
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Submitted: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 16:25
Question 1:
The musketball was a sign of independence guided through by proper equipment in an unusual way of fighting.
Question 2:
The view of a soldier was seen as something in an "as needed" basis. The quick disassemblance showed that it was not a profession but merely a job to do when needed.
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Submitted: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 16:01
Question 1:
Boundaries have always been a source of both bad and good. Many wars/battles have broken out over who owns what and where certain boundary lines lie. Boundaries have decided where a state starts and begins and were once changed very often due to trade and government actions.
Question 2:
Best place to start exploring the whats of continual boundary change is in areas of water. Another place to look is at the different tracts and parcels that made up the western part of our country. Don't forget the boundaries for the colonies, the north and south and even the electoral districts
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 15:41
Question 1:
The disease invited us to consider pros and cons and even today, the debates continue when it comes to a development of a vaccine and should we receive it or not. It increased the need for science and testing to eliminate disease. It also laid the blue print of epidemics and what we may to defeat future diseases.
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Diseases will always change and mutate creating often newer and deadlier ones which may change our defenses and abilities to fight them off.
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 16:00
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It relates to the growth and expansion of the American people. It also relates to the mass production of nails that were once a hot commodity. Together, housing and materials allowed the the settlers to move across the country without spending lots of time and money on building things.
Question 2:
The railroad and the spikes needed to lay the tracks. New elements were found to produce stronger nails.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 13:45
Title: Teacher
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I have always been a kinesthetic learner and found through the years that inquiry based teaching allows the student to create ideas and grasp learner objectives better. Realia, artifacts and other items that a student can use their senses to "discover " are more engaging than just looking at a picture and talking about it. Allowing a student to come up with their own ideas about the material gives them more power and understanding in their own terms.
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Submitted: Monday, October 19, 2020 - 17:09
Title: Transistor Evolution
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I would begin the engagement process by having the students learn as if they were in the 1940's. No lights, no cell phones, no radios and no computers. This will allow them to see how hard it used to be to live without the modern conveniences of today. I would have them brainstorm ideas of how we can get from point a to point b as if we were looking to develop the transistor. This will be difficult at first because they will not have internet to look for answers. Eventually, after some discussion, I will allow them the use of a computer and they will need to write about the evolution.
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Submitted: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 14:43
Title: Coffee
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I would offer them a chance to "survive" on rations. Let them know how important the the "canning" process was to not only the soldier but to the future families as well. I woild also like to show them what it would take for regular, uncanned food to turn bad.
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 16:01
Title: Luxuries
Grade Level: Elementary
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It would be great to show how the taxes were unfair to the colonists and how boycotting a staple of English goods could force a change of events. You could place half the class as English and the other half as colonists and find a common item, such as pencils or erasers that could be assumed equivalent to luxuries and show how unfairly the taxes were and how boycotting changed the English thinking
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Submitted: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 16:30
Title: The ball
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
As often as one sees firearms and ammunition as bad objects in educational settings, their mere existence as it is today depended on those objects. The simple life of a musketball should be grandiose as it made America what it is today. Showing students a musketball and asking them to tell a story from the ball's point of view should not be discouraged. The tales those balls could tell will be well represented when we face the facts of war and the tools of the trade.
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Submitted: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 16:07
Title: Just a simple stone
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
I would simply bring in a large size stone and ask the students if a stone could talk what would it say. Was it a grave stone? Was it a boundary marker? I would have them speak in first person about it's puropse and it's story
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 15:45
Title: Something not so small after all
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
The advances in science and medicine are always a great way to bring things together in the classroom. The pandemic of 2020 is prevalent and it is a great way to encourage children to think about how important these careers are and how easily the services are called into a greater need at times likes these. With my younger children, I always like them to put themselves in a position of "How can I solve this" or what would they change about something.
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Submitted: Monday, November 30, 2020 - 17:52
Title: Nailed it
Grade Level: Elementary
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The early settlers struggled in many ways. It is important to get this point across to the students. My classroom would gather a variety of "tools" and "materials" to try to construct the sturdiest, most reliable house that took the lowest amount of money and littlest amount of time to complete. This would show both the hardships and the victories of our early settlers.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 13:49