Connecting Past and Present: A Local Research Project

Materials and Technology

Student Interactives

Printouts

Websites

Preparation

 

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Digital cameras
  
  
• Scanner
  
  
• Museum Exhibit Teacher Tips

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STUDENT INTERACTIVES

Grades   3 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing

ReadWriteThink Notetaker

Useful for a wide variety of reading and writing activities, this outlining tool allows students to organize up to five levels of information.

 

Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing & Publishing Prose

Printing Press

The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.

 

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PRINTOUTS

• Museum Exhibit Planner
  
  
• Museum Exhibit Project Checkpoints
  
  
• Research Group Roles
  
  
• Tips for Interviews
  
  
• Connecting Past and Present Rubric
  
  
• Connecting Past and Present Student Reflection

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WEBSITES

• The Promise of Freedom
• Little Rock Central High School
• Lincoln School Museum
• Scotland Street School Museum
• Metchosin School
• Sturgis One Room School Museum

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PREPARATION

• Gather enough supplies for each student, including file folders, colored paper, poster board, tri-fold displays, markers, paint, paint brushes, lettering, scissors, cardboard, glue, and tape.
  
  
• Prepare a copy of the Museum Exhibit Planner for each student.
  
  
• Prepare a copy of the Museum Exhibit Project Checkpoints sheet by writing in due dates for each step. Then reproduce a copy of this sheet for each student in the class.
  
  
• Refer to the Museum Exhibit Teacher Tips sheet for suggestions on facilitating a successful project.
  
  
• Identify local resources, such as historical societies, a local college or university, the school library, old yearbooks, parent-teacher-student organization, local clubs (i.e., Optimists, Rotary, Civitan, etc.), local citizens/historians, and family members. Become familiar with the availability of resources about different decades in your school’s history. The class will select a decade for their research and should be encouraged to select a decade for which a wide variety of resources are available.
  
  
• Gain access to and familiarize yourself with technology needed for this project, including digital cameras, a scanner, and research databases.
  
  
• Test the ReadWriteThink Printing Press and Notetaker interactives on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the Technical Support page.

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