Objects that Changed the Way We Live
- Published by:
- Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
- Created by:
- Ashley Naranjo
- Date Published
- April 07, 2016
- Last Modified
- November 05, 2021
- Description
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In this collection, we'll explore everyday objects and their impacts on society. Students can begin by reading an illustrated essay from the National Museum of American History highlighting objects that capture several pivotal moments in innovation. Included in this collection are the clock, the iPod, the bicycle and the cellular phone. What other objects have changed the way we lived?
- Notes to Other Users
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Teachers might also be interested in the paper "Teaching Yourself to Teach with Objects" http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1025195.files/2011%20Version/Supplementary%20Readings/shuh.pdf John Hennigar Shuh, 'Teaching yourself to teach with objects', reprinted from Journal of Education (province of Nova Scotia) 7(4) (1982): 8—15 This paper highlights the advantages of incorporating objects into your teaching--specifically highlighting how objects are fascinating; objects are not age specific; objects help us document the history of ordinary people; and objects help students develop important intellectual skills. The paper also includes fifty questions to ask a "Big Mac" box, as a sample.
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