Task & Process

Stage 1 Research: Your team will use the websites and books listed in the Resources section of this WebQuest to learn more about your topic. You will record your findings in a provided notebook. The next step will be for your team to share your notes with Mr. Carpenter to create an Inspiration diagram for each class that displays your answers to the research questions along with any other information you find to be important. We will use the research information in Stage 2 of this WebQuest.

|Research Questions| Here are the questions that you will answer in your Inspiration diagram.

The Life of Children team>

• • How did students learn? Did they go to school? What was school like?

  • What was a normal day like for children and their family?

  • What were some ways children had fun?

The Food and Drink team>

• • What were some of the meals eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

  • Were the food choices different for city families compared to farming families? If so, how?

  • Where did many families get their food from?

The Clothing team>

• • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by children?

  • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by women?

  • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by men?

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Stage 2 Project Creation: Each class will then create a video podcast (vodcast) that offers ideas on what objects, technology, "people", sounds and actions that they think should go into the new exhibit that will be created for the National Museum of American History. You will make sure to also do one exhibit comparing and contrasting life for children in the 1700s to today.

To complete this task, your teams will follow this process:

• 1. The class will first brainstorm an Inspiration mind map around the topic of what goes into museum exhibits (ex. mannequins, objects, etc.). Use the follow sites to remember what a museum exhibit looks like.

  2. First Ladies

  3. Price Freedom

  4. Presidency

  5. The teams will share ideas about what their exhibits should look like. They will make their ideas and plans visible by creating a diagram putting words, images, symbols, etc. on a poster.

  6. The teams will review their diagram and finalize what their exhibits should look like. Each exhibit can have several scenes. Each team will also discuss the question of how their lives compare to those of colonial students.

  7. Mr. Carpenter will then pretend he is Dr. Marc Pachter, the Director the National Museum of American History. The teams will explain to "Dr. Pachter" what the exhibit will contain specifically describing the setting, the background of each scene, activity taking place, people, objects, etc. The teams will also share with Dr. Pachter how the lives of today's children compare to those of colonial children. Any audio and/or video recordings for exhibit viewers to interact with will also need to be described.

  8. The next step is to write a script for your vodcast in VoiceThread. Mr. Carpenter will use Dr. Prachter's notes to help each team write the script for the provided images. It will also include your response to the Essential Question. You will use the photographs to upload to your VoiceThread project where you will then record reading from your script. It will be important to carefully record your script with no background noise. Make sure to speak clearly into the microphone.

Go to Resources to start your research.

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