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Museum Exhibits

Museum Exhibits. Strategy # 36 Lindsey Ofcansky. Standards. Description. Every teacher has the chance to take their classroom to a museum from time to time. This strategy presents the opportunity for the teacher to bring the museum to the classroom.

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Museum Exhibits

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  1. Museum Exhibits Strategy # 36 Lindsey Ofcansky

  2. Standards

  3. Description • Every teacher has the chance to take their classroom to a museum from time to time. • This strategy presents the opportunity for the teacher to bring the museum to the classroom. • The students create the exhibits and present them to their peers or parents during an evening event. • Presents the opportunity for the students to show what they actually know! • The museum exhibit projects allows the students to exercise critical thinking and writing skills while encouraging them to think outside of the box.

  4. Some Ideas…

  5. Procedural Recommendations • The teacher should determine which social studies unit would best complement using a museum exhibit. • Students could easily access something simple like Ancient Greece, but could express the topic in a number of different ways. • A good unit example from the book suggests Community Helpers. Students could gain access to firefighters, doctors, police officers, etc. and use photographs, maps, interviews and other artifacts to demonstrate knowledge. • You should teach the unit as planned, but make sure you go beyond the book. Students might need to see tangible artifacts in order to make a connection.

  6. Procedural Recommendations • Begin discussing the assignment about halfway through the unit. • Determine the parameters of the exhibits • Determine the learning objectives while considering the following questions: • As the teacher, what evidence do you need in order to know that students have learned something? What should they show you? • Are there “progress points” to consider while the students are working? • Do you want any additional information beyond the exhibit, such as a written or oral presentation? • What size should the exhibits be? • How many and what types of artifacts should be involved? • How will students address issues of authenticity? • Who will be the audience?

  7. Procedural Recommendations • Decide how the exhibits will be constructed and where they will be displayed. • Walls, bulletin boards and enclosed glass cases are great ways to display student work • Also consider using classroom materials at your disposal (computers, covered cardboard to display the work) • When introducing the project to the class, plan a trip to local museum or have a curator come in to explain how the students should set up their museum. • Provide time in school for the students to work on the projects. Allow them to work in groups. • They should write a story from start to finish as a basis for the project. • Addressing the importance of the story pushes students to higher-level thinking, guiding students to thinking about what information is important to the story.

  8. Procedural Recommendations • Based on the story being told, what items will assist in telling it? • Photos, newspaper, artifacts, etc. • As items are being gathered for the project, text should be considered as well. • What should the introductory text explain? • What text should be included in captions? • Consider the visuals. • What order should the photos be in? • How is the story being told? Is it following chronological order? • Finally, construct the exhibits and invite an audience to host an “Opening Night” for your museum. • The students should explain the exhibit so you have a chance to evaluate the assessment.

  9. Textbook Reference • Obenchain, Kathryn M., and Ronald V. Morris. "Museum Exhibits." 50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms (3nd Edition) (50 Teaching Strategies Series). Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2006. 66-68. Print.

  10. References for Example • http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/giraffe.html • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giraffe/ • http://terranaturals.com/giraffe-facts-a-23.html • http://www.wildlifeartcompany.com/art/detail.php?image=WAC-JB-00013&artist=Jonathan%20Barton&recordFrom=10 • http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/12/giraffe_species.php • http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/giraffe.php • http://www.ascensionwithearth.com/2012_01_08_archive.html • http://asknursedave.blogspot.com/2011/06/chuck.html

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