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Handy IdeasRead the latest ideas on using the collection in the classroom. Later these ideas will be attached to the individual objects and become a permanent resource available to you and other teachers.
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The Mystery of Objects
The kids loved guessing what all the objects were and what they were used for. We did a really good series of lessons where groups of students moved around the objects and brainstormed about each one before we did a big reveal at the end. Most thought the chamber pot was a drinking bowl so were pretty grossed out to find out it was a toilet! - Roger Colquhoun, Selwyn Ridge Primary
Example
My Yr. 10 Social Studies class is learning about Hitler’s Germany and WW2. I entered the class wearing the gas mask. That got their attention! After discussion I passed it around the class and students who felt comfortable also tried it on. We brainstormed words on how it made us feel and imagined what it must have been like to have been given one of these masks to wear. It was a really powerful way to start talking about the outbreak of WW2 and it fit nicely into Strand - Time, Continuity and Change, Achievement Objectives – Causes and effects of events that shaped the lives of a group of people. - F. Kean, Heritage College |
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