Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1: It appears to be a porcelain cup and saucer
Question 2:
I would imagine the style of design would be unique to a particular region of the US
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Submitted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 16:13
Question 1: It appears to be an electronic device
Question 2: Honestly... not really sure
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 15:38
Question 1:
Thinking critically about the relevance and lasting impact of historical moments , people, and objects.
Question 2: Objects provide a visual interpretation of the moment of time.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 15:54
Question 1: What is coffee extract?
Question 2: Manufacturing and or consumption of goods in the United States?
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 19:08
Question 1: Is it a bullet? Not very round though.
Question 2: I would imagine its from war or expansion.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 19:36
Question 1:
At first I thought it was a fabric or granite, then i could tell it was under a microscope.
Question 2: The spreading of disease throughout the population.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 18:52
Question 1: Something was made in the USA?
Question 2: The connection of music to certain eras of American history.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:11
Question 1: Some of the tires do not look all that worn out.
Question 2:
Maybe the expansion of industrialization or the change in America as a result of the growth of the automobile.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:22
Question 1: They are manufactured nails of various lengths.
Question 2: Industrialization and expansion of American communities.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:35
Question 1: It appears to be a type of farming machinery.
Question 2:
Those who has access to these types of machinery could farm larger plots and farm more efficiently.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:10
Question 1: Its a gorgeous dishwasher.
Question 2:
Increased advancements in consumer goods and goods for increasing number of suburban homeowners.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:26
Question 1: It is tied tightly around the waste.
Question 2: The growth of the textile industry in America.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 18:27
Question 1: She is wearing a Women's Suffrage sash.
Question 2: She is a suffragist in America.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 18:55
Question 1: Looks like a video device.
Question 2: The introduction of television into US culture?
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 11:50
Question 1: It is confederate mail.
Question 2:
The US Postal Service is an amazing American institution like none other in the world.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 13:37
Question 1: It looks like the stone has been fashioned for some purpose.
Question 2: Since it has something engraved on the side it must have a specific purpose.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 14:28
Question 1: Its a very well worn shoe.
Question 2: Not really sure what this connection will be.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 16:03
Question 1:
If it were manufactured in the US it would be a symbol of the financial independence from England . If it were made in England it would represent goods that were no longer being imported into the Colonies/US.
Question 2:
I would like to know specific events in England that the English were claiming were being "virtually" represented.
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Submitted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 16:22
Question 1:
They moved hand and hand, as they were made smaller yet more powerful, so did the technology to move America forward (and Japan).
Question 2: How did these advancements in technology advance and change the American people?
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 15:49
Question 1:
Historical thinking is thinking about how objects moments and people tell the stories of the past.
Question 2:
Objects allow students whether correctly or incorrectly think about how objects were used. As the last interview said it doesnt matter if they are correct, it matters that they think critically.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 16:21
Question 1:
Innovations out of the necessity of war filtered over to the necessity of maintaining profits and creating demand for consumers.
Question 2:
Producers were trying to create "need" or "roles" for women to sell products. The "role" of women was driven by advertising.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 19:32
Question 1:
The musket was used by the professional soldier because of its ability to fire rapidly.
Question 2:
"Advertisements", recruitment and newspaper articles provided different views of soldiers. The views of the British on the American soldiers' tactics were vastly different as well.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 20:04
Question 1:
I found it fascinating that a slave told the story of being vaccinated against small pox.
Question 2:
Vacca- The benefit is obvious to us years later, but nor so much to soldiers and colonists as they were going through this.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:06
Question 1:
Well I was completely wrong at first. Now it makes sense. I originally thought of the David Bowie song "Young Americans", but this obviously explains the new American immigrants.
Question 2:
Immigration records, political cartoons, news articles would tell a complete story of immigration.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:17
Question 1:
I thought they weren't all used, but obviously sacrificing and not wasting was a top priority of WWII.
Question 2:
I would want to know just who willing most Americans were, just how many "sacrificed". I compare it to the current situation where some Americans are sacrificing fort he benefit of others and some are unwilling to.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:27
Question 1:
Once you could mass produce the nail, it had a spiraling effect on society. I would not have thought about the impact this simple small product would have on the whole of society. Expansion of the population, westward movement, increase homeownership, etc... all because of a nail.
Question 2:
Obviously the ability to build cheaper, easier, and quicker shelter allowed people to move westward and establish roots in new territories.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:48
Question 1:
It helped foster urban development, transportation, and a shift away from the number of people who farmed.
Question 2:
Once farming production became more efficient and "mass produced" two significant changes occurred. One was a shift away from farming lives into urban. And two, transportation and industrialization significantly grew.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:20
Question 1:
I never would have thought of the connection of the dishwasher to the Cold War. Interesting to see the two sides.
Question 2:
My understanding had always been kid of a surface level understanding, meaning there were significant political and military events that occurred. I never really grasped the deep dislike between the two countries, almost on a personal level as evidence in the video.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:57
Question 1:
The changes in labor rules and safety due to the textile industry fire certainly impacted worker conditions in 20th century America.
Question 2: Worker compensation and job guarantees would be issues that some might address.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 18:43
Question 1: The design of the white to resemble Greek models of society.
Question 2:
I found it very interesting the resistance movement of women looking for voting rights. The willingness' to be arrested and be political dissidence is something I was not aware of.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 19:44
Question 1:
With increase in middle and upper class wealth the stereoscope became an escape and a symbol of wealth.
Question 2:
Obviously the impact of television would be a great way to study how influential technology can be on us history.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 12:13
Question 1:
I found it interesting to see the issues the post office had with slavery. I was not aware of the intent of the US postal service to disseminate political information.
Question 2:
The tensions spreading into the postal service refusing to disseminate anti slavery materials was interesting.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 13:57
Question 1:
As the new capital grew changes were occurring to the institution of slavery in the country.
Question 2:
students could investigate how the boundaries of the US changed with the Louisiana Purchase.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 14:37
Question 1:
They reflect the change in the roll of the Federal Government with the Civil War.
Question 2:
Taxation records and federal contracts would reflect the changes of the Federal Government.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 16:20
Title: Porcelain
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Having students evaluate "everyday" items or common items of the time period that were being used by colonists to see how they contributed to the desire to revolt. Also look to see how they changed after the Revolution.
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Submitted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 16:25
Title: Transistor
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I believe it is interesting to see the rate at which this technology grew (Morres Law). I think it can connect to how much live has changed due to these changes as well.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 15:52
Title: Objects
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would gather historical objects or artifacts for students to analyze and think critically about there usage and placement in time.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 16:22
Title: Advertising
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think illustrating the advertisers' need to create demand and sales of products lead to what Americans "wanted". I have shown the documentary "creators of Cool" which looks at the same ideas only with a modern connection.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 19:34
Title: Warfare
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
It is fascinating to me and eye opening the differences of the musket and the riffle. I always laughed at the tactics of the British army, i now understand why. These tactics are also vastly different than the farmer soldier for obvious reasons. I think these concepts can really help students understand the differences in the Americans and the British.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 20:07
Title: COVID
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Great way to connect current events to past historical events. I am sure students would find it interesting to see how the past dealt with a pandemic.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:08
Title: Immigration
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think the experience of the immigrant is very compelling to students. The sacrifice and the struggle immigrants endured to be successful in America was amazing. Images and stories of the immigrant experience would be useful in capturing student attention.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:20
Title: Sacrifcing
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think this would be a difficult topic to engage students with, how do you connect the sacrifice Americans made during WWII with the "sacrifices"(haha) kids have to make today. My grandmother would tell me stories of this era, I would hope hearing first hand accounts of sacrifice would engage them.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:31
Title: Nail
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think this simple product and relating to all the changes it provided, students would find that interesting. I would start off showing the a video of the first cell phone and they would find it funny how far phones have advanced and home much has changed because of that.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 19:50
Title: Reaper
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Having students hypothesis about how a particular invention would lead to drastic other changes would be a good start. I think the automobile and all the subsequent industries and changes that occurred from that would be a good introduction to these changes.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:23
Title: Cold War consumerism
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think looking at products that changed Americans way of life at this time period is interesting. The idea that a dishwasher would be significant representation of the conflict is interesting.
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Submitted: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:59
Title: Industrial Workers
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I have many students who work jobs for either college or financial independence. I believe they would find in very interesting to see the experience of workers in the early 20th century.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 18:45
Title: Dress
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Looking at standard clothing fashion as it reflects changes in a "women's role" is interesting. Students could be engaged in observing fashion over time.
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Submitted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 19:47
Title: Stereoscope
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Students might be better engaged looking at the impact of the Television on US history. I would start with that as an introduction to these themes.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 12:16
Title: Mail
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
This module illustrates just how deep the political web goes. Illustrating to students the importance of the mail to early America is key. How it relates to slavery is interesting as well.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 13:59
Title: Stone
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
As a resident of Northern VA it is interesting to learn about Alexandria's role in slavery. I think students would find it interesting to learn about how close slavery was to our area. It is also interesting to learn of the untalked about aspect of slavery.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 14:40
Title: Shoes
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I think having a debate about the role and limits of the Federal Government would be an interesting way to introduce these ideas. Then back track show how the roles today developed.
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Submitted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 16:28