History Standard Four - Grades 4-5

Sample Activities

Students might visit the "touch-it" room at the Winterthur Museum to examine artifacts from the colonial period. They could be asked to guess what many of them were, and how they were used. Then, as students discovered the real purpose of the items (either though pictures, demonstrations, or guided experimentation) they would create a report, a talk, or a poster showing how life would be different from them if they had to utilize these implements [Content; analysis].

Students could construct a Delaware "Fact Book" which included important individuals and significant events from Delaware history. Then they could share with their classmates their reasons for including each item [Content; analysis].

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