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Mini Museum

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Students brainstorm about the different types of museums and complete a worksheet by looking at artifacts and what they think that object did. They work together in groups to complete a KWL chart throughout the lesson plan.

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artifacts, museums

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artifacts, museums, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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