Artifact+examination

Museum of Obsolete Objects

We'll use this at least once:

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/artifact.html

Describe the material from which it was made: bone, pottery, metal, wood, stone, leather, glass, paper, cardboard, cotton, wood, plastic, other material. _____ ||
 * 1. ||  || TYPE OF ARTIFACT
 * 2. ||  || SPECIAL QUALITIES OF THE ARTIFACT

Describe how it looks and feels: shape, color, texture, size, weight, movable parts, anything printed, stamped or written on it. _ || A. What might it have been used for? _ B. Who might have used it? C. Where might it have been used? _____ __ D. When might it have been used? ___ || A. What does it tell us about technology of the time in which it was made and used?
 * 3. ||  || USES OF THE ARTIFACT
 * 4. ||  || WHAT DOES THE ARTIFACT TELL US

__ B. What does it tell us about the life and times of the people who made it and used it? __

C. Can you name a similar item today?

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 * 5. ||  || BRING A SKETCH, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR THE ARTIFACT LISTED IN 4C ABOVE TO CLASS. ||