How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted in the modern world, and offer them insight that they will forever carry with them in museum visits to come. 

Concepts

historians, historic preservation, art museums, museums, historical documents, artifacts

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• This is a fantastic way to kick-start a museum project in your social studies class, in which class members curate and construct their own museum galleries and artifacts based on the historical period you are studying
• Have pupils watch the video as homework or as part of a flipped classroom assignment, and choose one portion to research a bit more in depth. Then, they can report back to the class in order to offer a more comprehensive historical context

Pros

• Cartoon animations help engage viewers
• Well-organized, chronological script
• You can customize the assessment and additional resources on the TedEd website

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.5 SL.7.5 SL.8.5 SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7