Artifacts can be used to study people and events of the past. That's the takeaway from the fifth lesson in a unit study of African Americans who served in Congress. Groups select an artifact associated with a Black Congress Member from the online House Collections page and create an exhibit to present their findings to the class.

Concepts

the united states congress, women's rights, black history month, african american history, american history, racism, civil rights, the civil rights movement

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Add the artifact exhibit to the other exhibits from previous lessons

Classroom Considerations

• Fifth in a seven-lesson unit 
• Lessons are designed to be taught in order
• Requires copies of the Artifact Analysis and Congressional Snapshot worksheets
• Scholars need access to computers with internet

Pros

• Groups can select any one of four options for their exhibit

Cons

• Does not include a rubric for the project