Inquiry and Research in the Classroom
How can I use Google Arts & Culture in my Classroom?
Here are few ideas of ways that Google Arts & Culture can be used in a variety of classrooms. Just remember, some images are not appropriate for all ages. For younger, less mature audiences, I do not recommend letting students openly search the site.
Student-Driven Activity Ideas
- Curate a museum exhibit
- Artist or Historical Figure’s Life and Legacy
- Political, social, or economic movement
- Build a portfolio of evidence
- Collect evidence to defend a point of view, perspective, or opinion
- Identify definitive characteristics of
- artist’s technique/style
- person’s life
- country’s history, or
- historical event
- Enhance teacher-provided notes or a presentation with student provided links
Teacher-Directed Delivery Ideas
- Curate primary sources to reinforce or introduce a topic
- Use the Galleries feature in the site's Favorite section
- Link students to specific links in a Nearpod lesson (Here's a sample activity!)
- Lead 360º tours of famous locations and museums
- Videos can be viewed on the YouTube app with VR devices for a more immersive
- Add the Street View links to a Google Tour (which can be viewed on a VR device)
- Use the “timeline” feature within a Google Arts & Culture's topic to let students explore definitive characteristics, events, and similarities
Resources for Download and Links to Use
To help get you started, here are a few classroom activities to access or download for your classroom.
Click on the images to see different activity possibilities with Google Arts & Culture. For the Google documents, after opening the file, go to FILE --> Make a copy, and then modify them to fit your content and classroom needs.
Utilizing Google Docs to Curate Research
Using documents like these, teachers can truly "guide from the side" while students explore topics of interest or curated material specifically related to curriculum.
Curated Research within Google Arts & Culture
Using documents like these, teachers can truly "guide from the side" while students explore topics of interest or curated material specifically related to curriculum.