Creator: Berkeley Carroll School
What exactly is a living wax museum? To find out, check out this video of 8th grade students researching and performing in their school's living wax museum.
Bibliographic Citation:
Berkeley Carroll School. (2023, November 30). The berkeley carroll living wax museum. [Video]. YouTube. https://bit.ly/413LriY
Creator: Philip D. Gibbons
Byte Sized Biographies is a podcast “of some very famous people you’ve never really heard of..” Each podcast is less than an hour and offers glimpses into the lives of less-known famous individuals like Marie Antoinette, William Bradford and the Voyage of the Mayflower, Harry Houdini, Al Capone, Billy the Kid, Buddy Holly, and the list goes on. For Titans looking for a more notorious figure to research, give these a listen.
Bibliographic Citation:
Gibbons, P. (Host). (2015, June-present). Byte sized biographies. [Audio podcast]. Some Very Famous People. https://bit.ly/3RosVPk
Creator: Opening Act
Part of the process for creating a living wax museum figure is memorizing your monologue. DON'T FRET! In this video, Celine Milien breaks down five easy steps explaining how to easily put your words to memory.
Bibliographic Citation:
Opening Act. (2023, November 30). How to memorize a monologue. [Video]. YouTube. https://bit.ly/3GqESO1
Learn what happened today 5, 25, or even 100 years ago. Follow Zinn Education Project’s This Day in History, their daily historical highlights. These stories take a look at events that go beyond the textbooks and into our world today.
Bibliographic Citation:
Zinn Education Project [@zinneducationproject]. Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/zinneducationproject/
Need some ideas on what notable, famous, or historical figure to pick for the living wax museum? Just follow Biography.com’s Instagram page to learn tidbits about people from history makers to athletes, scientists, actors, and musicians.
Bibliographic Citation:
Biography [@biography]. Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/biography/
Check out this collection of living wax museum “pins” by Mary Ulrich for some ideas and inspiration. There are links to websites featuring notable people and ideas for costumes and tri-fold board presentations.
Bibliographic Citation:
Ulrich, M. (n.d.) “living wax museum.” [Pinterest board]. Pinterest. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://bit.ly/3T9t76m