Beyond the Facts through Artifacts
Exploring Social Studies and the Technology Connection
Sponsored by
The Salem State
Collaborative Project for Math, Science and Interdisciplinary Education
(CPMSIE)
Location: Lynnfield High School, Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Presenter: Deb Dempsey and Carolyn DeCristofano, Blue Heron Educational
Consulting
Time: 3:45 – 6:00 PM
Audience: Grade 2-6 Teachers
Dates: Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20, Feb. 3, 2010
Cost: $50 for Member Districts $195
for non-member Districts. For Member List see website www.salemcollaborative.org
PDP’s: 10 Hours with Completed Project
Description: Beyond the Facts through Artifacts: Add the oomph of artifacts to your social studies and science classroom! Practical, hands-on, and thought-provoking learning activities with artifacts (useful objects) will add dimension to students’ understanding of social studies, taking them beyond a list of topics, dates, names, and events. By studying and creating artifacts, we will also see how the fourth strand of the MA Science Standards (technology/engineering) interconnects with important themes in social studies. In this mini-course, we will recreate some of the magic you may have experienced while exploring Grandma’s attic, a flea market, or a museum. We will see how understanding artifacts can help students place important facts into personal, social, and scientific contexts, thereby broadening their understanding. As a special treat, an educator from the Massachusetts Archaeological Society/Robbins Museum will join us to share local archaeological artifacts in a thought-provoking, hands-on experience. You—and your students—may never look at the world in the same way again.
Registration Information:
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session
DEADLINE to sign
up for the Beyond the Facts Through Artifacts: Dec. 23, 2009