Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking is when we think about events, people, places, and items and their relevance to history. Context, significance, the bigger story and/or hidden meanings.
Question 2:
We can use objects to make meaning of the past (analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing), that can lead into how it connects to our present. We can understand the human story more to discover how what we have valued and what we don't.
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Submitted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 15:27
Question 1:
This is an image of what looks like diving cells. This seems to be an early image based on the lack of color and fine detail.
Question 2:
This object connects to broader themes in American history through science and how this very disease could be studied today. Connections and patterns in the small pox epidemic to covid and how people responded to each event.
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Submitted: Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 15:26
Question 1:
I'm not entirely sure what the object is. It's difficult for me to discern whether this is a space craft object or modern furniture. It's also difficult for me to tell what I'm looking at based on the lighting .
Question 2:
I'm guessing this might either have to deal with modernism or futurism on American society but since I don't know what these objects are I'm not sure how to answer this.
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 14:01
Question 1:
It's an old black and white photo that's a bit frayed at the top. The woman is wearing a white dress and appears to be a suffragette.
Question 2:
This photo most likely connects to voting rights in America for women. Could also connect to themes of gender equality.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 11:12
Question 1: This appears to be a very thick, worn out grave stone.
Question 2:
There may be some historical significance as to who's grave this is or how the tombstone got there.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:43
Question 1: These looks like nails or stakes of various sizes.
Question 2: These could connect to industrialization or possible west ward expansion.
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Submitted: Monday, November 23, 2020 - 13:04
Question 1: These seem to be a pair of worn leather shoes.
Question 2:
The wearer of the shoes might be an important figure in history. The shoes can also be symbolic in the time or era that they were made. This could connect to industrialization, modernization or war.
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Submitted: Friday, December 4, 2020 - 10:48
Question 1:
Historical thinking is when we consider multiple perspectives, issues, and develop interpretations that may be different as we gather more information and evidence about a certain subject.
Question 2:
We can use objects to encourage historical thinking in the classroom to dive deeper into subjects that we are currently learning. Objects can help make the material to feel more 'tangible' and relevant to students.
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Submitted: Friday, October 23, 2020 - 08:37
Question 1:
Smallpox connects to themes such as societies, culture, economics and global connections. What I thought was interesting was how it connected to the revolutionary war with Washington making a decision to inoculate his troops.
Question 2:
This is especially relevant now with Covid 19 because we can study how not only individuals but how societies and culture at large dealt with epidemics and pandemics. We can see the patterns in human behavior to the disease and how we are living through this experience in the present moment. We can see what works and what didn't in terms or isolation, inoculation, controlled experiments, slowing down the economy, and data on population most effected.
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 13:43
Question 1:
The transistor connects to broader themes in the 20th century such as industrialization, innovation, modernism and change in society and culture. It is also a cross curricular theme as it adds elements of science.
Question 2:
My students would need a lot of background knowledge in not only historical academic language but scientific academic language in order to answer questions on analyzing a patent. While this topic is extremely interesting the amount of background knowledge to make meaningful understanding would need to encompass many more themes and elements of history.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 18:21
Question 1:
The dress connects to broader themes of American history by connecting to industrialization, the role of women in the work force. Gender equality and the role women play in every facet of life. The very symbol of the dress ties into to broader themes on what changes were happening historically at that time.
Question 2:
I thought the artifact on the women who were arrested was very interesting and I would want more information on the actual hardships some of these suffragettes went through. I think it is often depicted by women wearing dresses and political cartoons but I think more emphasis should be put on the actual struggles and the repercussions women faces not being able to vote.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:01
Question 1:
This boundary stone connects to both regional and United States History. It also connects to the civil war in relations to slave state and free states and what that meant for people at the time.
Question 2:
Boundaries within the United States as well as the boundaries changing with Westward expansion are a couple of ways students can study boundaries. Student can also study boundaries with more contemporary events.
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Submitted: Friday, November 20, 2020 - 15:12
Question 1:
So my hunch on the nails connection to broader themes in history was fairly accurate the first time. I had mentioned it connected to industrialization and Westward expansion.
Question 2:
The story of the nails relates to other aspects of modernization and industrialization. Similar with the advent of steel, dynamite, and engines. Even though its a seemingly small tool it had a major impact on how humans lived and how it changed American lifestyle when the nail became more accessible.
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Submitted: Monday, November 23, 2020 - 14:23
Question 1:
The shoes connect the Civil War at the beginning of the Antebellum period trailing on for several years during and after the Civil War. The shoes were worn by many soldiers, it marks the beginning of a new wave of industrialization tailored for war. Something that was made in shop was now something that had to manufactured on a large scale and had to be made widely available.
Question 2:
Other resources could look at the economies of the North and the South and how lifestyles changed for people at that time. The impact on the lives of slaves would also be something to consider as resource for the changing relationship between people and government. Any evidence that follows any riot or protest that shows push back against the government for the amount of time, people, and resources lost to the war to show how peoples attitudes and sentiments have changed. I would use the images of people protesting, and the photographs.
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Submitted: Friday, December 4, 2020 - 15:01
Question 1:
The dishwasher connects to broader themes in American history by connecting to modernization of the American home and family. This new technology was also new in the way technology for war was modernizing. The dishwasher connects to a time when moral values and ideas were centered on the American home and family and how this was at the highest value. This machine was a symbol of modernity and innovation . It was also a symbol of how elite America was as a country by comparison to it's 'backwards' communist neighbors.
Question 2:
The resources have enhanced my understanding of the Cold War by giving a concrete example of the differences between the ideal American life and the ideal Russian life. I enjoyed the video at the end when Khrushchev explains why Americans are so caught up with materialistic wealth and their value on machines like this are an exact example of what is wrong with our society.
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Submitted: Friday, December 11, 2020 - 15:21
Title: 8th Grade Civics Special Education Teacher
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
When learning about certain eras of history I could potentially use artifacts to build on lessons and content as an extra means of processing information. Using artifacts and using lessons such as the 'see, think, wonder' would not only help my students to think creatively but could also lead into project based assessments that break away from the traditional writing tasks.
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Submitted: Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 15:12
Title: Societies and Pandemics
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I thought this topic was incredibly relevant to what is going on in the world today. Many of the artifacts in this lesson show how humans have gone through patterns of dealing with disease, trying to cope with it and eliminate future risks. I would use some of these artifacts to analyze with the students to make connection to current events. We could look for similarities and differences in the way societies have responded. While it may be difficult to make inferences on outcomes we can certainly get a better feel on breaking down a historical event and looking at it piece by piece to get a better understanding of the bigger picture.
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Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 13:57
Title: Modernism in the 20th Century
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
For the population of students I teach there would need to be a lot of vocabulary built in from both historic academic language as well as scientific academic language. For many students technological advancement is on the dryer side. But I think if there was focus on the right elements such as changing societies and culture and item analysis from imagery there could be a more keen interest. Making connections to the transistors role in today's world would make the artifacts appear closer in time to hone in on the theme of modernization.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 18:40
Title: History of Voting Rights
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I am currently teaching a unit on voting and elections so I am probably going to use some of these exact artifacts in our Project Based Assignment (PBA). Some of the artifacts I will use are the pictures of the women protesting, incarcerated and the political cartoons. We are going to be looking at the different groups and demographics of people that have had to fight for their right to vote in this country. When the students analyze the different artifacts by answering questions on common themes and similarities they will then create a poster to encourage young people of their current generation to vote.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:28
Title: Regional Boundaries
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use many of these artifacts to study the regional history here in the DMV. It makes the history of what happened feel more relevant and closer to the students. I think the maps of D.C. the images of the bricks, and the house in Alexandria would be great to study. Prior to this module I didn't even know Alexandria was a territory of D.C. and how contested the area was. Maps are always great to look at but I also really appreciated the painting of the slaves in D.C. as I often feel it is sometimes hard for students to visualize an image or project something in their mind so that an idea or a concept can seem more like a reality.
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Submitted: Friday, November 20, 2020 - 15:30
Title: This American Home
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
For middle schoolers this could be an interesting opening activity for a Westward Expansion Unit. Looking at the way the American home changed over the years as technology changed and the average person has access to more tools and materials that were previously saved for the elite in society. Students could make a timeline activity showing how homes changed and they could also do this using pictures of the United states map to document where in America these changes were happening. These artifacts could also be compared and contrasted with the likes of the Ford Model T and other inventions that changed over time to fit the needs of a rapidly growing population and country.
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Submitted: Monday, November 23, 2020 - 14:34
Title: The Civil War A Nation Torn Apart
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use the sketches primarily with my students to tell the stories to gain a better understanding of the changing attitudes and sentiments people had during the Civil war. I would use the sketches with modified readings so students could understand the struggle people had with the war and the stressors at that time. I would present the material in a way where students could then tell me the story instead of just remembering facts and names. The Civil War presented as story told from start to finish would make more sense for students then remembering random battles. I would use the artifacts of the shoes and the photographs in a PBA to help students understand how the relationship between the people of the United States and the government were changing.
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Submitted: Friday, December 4, 2020 - 19:20
Title: Cold War Culture
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
A lesson I had done once was having students make Russian propaganda posters after having studied the Russian Revolution. The resources in this lesson would still fit in well if it then turned into an option of Russian or American propaganda. The resources provide insight on both sides of the aisle explaining the tension, ideas, and values of American culture and Russian culture during a time of the Cold War. I thought it was interesting even the differing of opinions on a machine like the dishwasher while America saw it as a symbol of modernity and status Russians viewed it as a flaw in American ideals and obsession's with materialism.
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Submitted: Friday, December 11, 2020 - 15:36