The Living Wax Museum
The Living Wax Museum
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Grade: 5-12
Subject: History
Topic: Culture and history
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
This project is for students to express their own interest and their own culture. The students will be given the opportunity during several class dates throughout the year to research on their Ipads about an individual from the past that represents someone from history or from their culture. They will use their Ipads and other resources to research this individual and who they are. They will have several tasks to accomplish such as creating and writing a script to explain who the person is and what they have done, as well as creating a presentation on their Ipads which will be displayed. Along with this, we will have a night at the school where the kids will dress up as their individuals and create a living wax museum around the school where students and families can watch them come to life!
This project is for students to express their own interest and their own culture. The students will be given the opportunity during several class dates throughout the year to research on their Ipads about an individual from the past that represents someone from history or from their culture. They will use their Ipads and other resources to research this individual and who they are. They will have several tasks to accomplish such as creating and writing a script to explain who the person is and what they have done, as well as creating a presentation on their Ipads which will be displayed. Along with this, we will have a night at the school where the kids will dress up as their individuals and create a living wax museum around the school where students and families can watch them come to life!
Materials:
- Ipad
- Costume
- pencil
-paper
Esential questions:
Who is the individual you chose?
What is the DOB?
When did the individual pass?
What did this Individual do/accomplish in their time?
What are some interesting facts about the individual?
Objective: The student will...
identify a character from history or their own culture that they wish to learn about
research about the individual
create a script about the individual
design a costume to represent the individual
create a presentation on the individual
Technology integration: The students will be using their Ipads throughout the school year to work on their project. They will use the Ipads to research the individuals chosen, to create a presentation using either a video, PowerPoint, or other programs they will clear with me before creating. This will be shown during the Wax Museum night at the school where all teachers, students, and family will be invited to see.
PICRAT
My Technology integration within the lesson plan would be categorized in the CT or Creative Transforms category.
The lesson has students create a project and figure of their own choosing. They can use their Ipads and programs/apps within the Ipad to create many things throughout the project. They get to use this technology to make their thoughts come to life!
The Tranforming part of the of the project comes from when the students get to not just work on a worksheet or create the typical posterboars but to Transform the simple questions from a worksheet into a whole live presentation using the technology of an Ipad and the applications on the Ipad.
TEKS:
3) History. The student understands the significant individuals who contributed to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the government it established.
20) Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created.
(21) Culture. The student understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the United States culture.
(A) describe customs and traditions of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the United States; and
(B) summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity
(23) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as technology; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States
Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(A) use social studies terminology correctly;
(B) incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication;
(C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences; and
(D) create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies.
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