(KIT) Observing & Learning from Artifacts

4KIT DESCRIPTION: Grades K-4. Includes detailed lesson plans. This kit is designed to take the learner from the basics of understanding what an artifact is, to using artifacts to help tell stories of the past, in particular, the past as it relates to the communities and people of Juneau and Douglas Alaska. Learners will visit the City Museum to observe artifacts in the Museum setting. The following items are included in the kit:

• Lesson Guide
• (Book) Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, by Mem Fox
• (Bo0k) Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, by Mac Barnett
• (Bo0k) P’ésk’a and the First Salmon Ceremony, by Scot Ritchie
• (Bo0k) Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later), by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
• (Bo0k) Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House, by Faith Ringgold
• (Bo0k) The Auction, by Jan Andrews
• (Bo0k) The Wooden Doll, by Susan Bonners
• (Bo0k) Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine

OBJECTS:

• Shoe Last
• Hand Muff
• Mask
• Book
• Biscuit Cutter
• Campaign Buttons (4)
• Mill Balls (2)
• 45 RPM Record
• Newspaper Page
• Gold Pan
• Bottle
• Washboard
• Doll
• Abacus
• Twine
• Beads
• 21 Spoons (varying sizes and types)

OTHER Materials:

• 12 Historic Photographs of Juneau-Douglas
• 6 Artifact / Non-Artifact Photographs
• 1 Historic Bedroom Photograph
• 1 Modern Bedroom Photograph
• 16 Artifact Description Cards
• 12 Historic Photograph cards with Answer Key