1st Inquiry Lesson Back in Class!
Opening message: Norman Rockwell created images and paintings to address the nation to protect the country. He created these images in the light to display the four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the pursuit of happiness/desire, and freedom of fear.
What does it mean to be a historian? What do historians do? Why is it important to have an experience of being a historian? :
The historian interprets the evidence, deciding on the degree of its importance and accuracy. This is done by applying logic and "best guesses " to knowledge about the people and their times.
Historians
- Examine written records to understand the past
- Students should be able to: Think chronologically, understand historical events, analyze historical documents, conduct historical research
Task of Artifact Bag:
Think and make predictions-who is/are in the pictures; what country the artifacts are from;when, where the events might happen; who the person is etc. What else can you say about the person?
Observe:
- What do you notice first?
- Find something small but interesting,.
- What do you notice that you didn't expect?
- What do you notice that you can't explain?
- What do you notice now that you didn't earlier?
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