Artifact Bag Reflection
Things historians do:
I thought the artifact bag activity in class was very interesting. My group had a picture, a badge, a document, and a porcelain napkin holder. Each of these artifacts were relevant to Russia and Dr. Smirnova's life as she became a teacher. My group and I had to translate many of the writing since it was in Russian, which was difficult at times but also very interesting. We found out the picture was from a Russian pioneer summer camp and the badge and document were from when Dr. Smirnova went to a university for her degree in education and technology. The porcelain napkin holder is ver symbolic in Russia and it was given to her husband by her father as a symbol of father giving up her daughter to another man. I think all these artifacts represent Dr. Smirnova's life from being a young girl in Russia to getting her degree in education and technology in America, to finally marrying and starting a new life in America. In elementary school I never did anything like this so I found it very interesting and fun. I think it's a good way to get students involved in the lesson and learning about things hands on rather than reading slides and taking notes. Students can make personal connections to the artifacts and can confer with each other about how they feel these artifacts relate. Students can practice social skills as well as presentation skills when explaining their findings to the class. I really like this activity and will definitely keep it in mind when writing lesson plans for my future class!
- interpret events, importance, accuracy and identify facts
- examine records to understand facts
- think chronologically
- understand historical events
- analyze historical documents
- conduct historical research
Artifact Bag Article
- Students make own meaning based on experiences and grow through interactions with other students
- turn and talk is essential in lessons
- instigate motivational opportunities: bright colors
- literacy and social studies allows students to connect 2 disciplines
- technology allows students to test reading skills in other areas
- analyze how each artifact connects to another and builds on each other
- students react and confer and make personal connections to artifacts
- multi-genre project ties together different writing styles- select different genres to present their information
- primary sources bring emotional aspect to readers- no purpose just writing for the facts
- experience is more meaningful with relevant artifacts
Artifact Bag Reflection
I thought the artifact bag activity in class was very interesting. My group had a picture, a badge, a document, and a porcelain napkin holder. Each of these artifacts were relevant to Russia and Dr. Smirnova's life as she became a teacher. My group and I had to translate many of the writing since it was in Russian, which was difficult at times but also very interesting. We found out the picture was from a Russian pioneer summer camp and the badge and document were from when Dr. Smirnova went to a university for her degree in education and technology. The porcelain napkin holder is ver symbolic in Russia and it was given to her husband by her father as a symbol of father giving up her daughter to another man. I think all these artifacts represent Dr. Smirnova's life from being a young girl in Russia to getting her degree in education and technology in America, to finally marrying and starting a new life in America. In elementary school I never did anything like this so I found it very interesting and fun. I think it's a good way to get students involved in the lesson and learning about things hands on rather than reading slides and taking notes. Students can make personal connections to the artifacts and can confer with each other about how they feel these artifacts relate. Students can practice social skills as well as presentation skills when explaining their findings to the class. I really like this activity and will definitely keep it in mind when writing lesson plans for my future class!
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