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Forethought
Before you come . . .
Plan a successful field (study) trip with forethought and foresight. These pages provide previsit information and materials. Some activities may be adapted for use during and after your visit, too.
Learning from Artifacts
It's not quite like reading a textbook. Help your students make the leap to "reading" an artifact. Here's how!
Guess the Artifact
Practice what you saw in "Learning from Artifacts" with this activity.
Museum Words
What's an artifact, a collection, a docent, a gallery? Try out museum-speak before you come.
Michigan Historical Museum Photo Tour
These photos and gallery descriptions provide a brief introduction to the museum's second floor galleries which showcase Michigan history to 1900. PDF pages with photo and text are suitable for use on bulletin boards.
Preview Your Museum Visit
Let an online minitour of a Michigan Historical Museum gallery be your advance organizer.
Scheduling Information
What kind of excursion do I want for my students—a General Tour or a History Excursion? How do I schedule it? Start here for the information you need.
Michigan Historical Museum Gallery Map PDF icon
A self-guided tour targets your specific interests. Print this handy map and bring it with you on your next museum visit.

Follow-up
After Your Visit . . .
Let students process their experience and reinforce their learning while you gather feedback about their museum excursion with these activities.
The Two-Minute Survey
Use this 2-minute activity to help students process and reinforce what they learned during their museum visit. They can do it on the bus ride home.
Make a Mini Gallery Guide
Students reinforce and share their museum experience and learnings by making a guide to their favorite gallery.

Favorites

• The State Capitol
This page at the Legislative Council Facilities Web site provides information about scheduling tours of the State Capitol.

• Greater Lansing Area Attractions
Find other places to visit in the Greater Lansing area with links to contact information.

• Michigan's Liberty Bell
In 1950 Michigan received a reproduction of the Liberty Bell. Read its story here. Visit the bell at the Michigan Library and Historical Center.

• Museums of the Midwest
Find Web sites for museums in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin here.

• Visions of Michigan
See photos and learn about the art and architecture of the Michigan Library and Historical Center.


Findings

• Field Trips and Learning Resources
Ideas from the Smithsonian Institution

• The Museum as Time Capsule
Lesson Plan about looking at artifacts from AskAsia, a K-12 Web resource from the Asia Society.

• Artifact Road Show: Constructing the Context
A lesson plan for grades 4-6 from The Learning Page at the Library of Congress.

• Thanks for the Memories Kids Stuff
Activities about artifacts and collections from this online Michigan Historical Museum exhibit introduce the topic of museums to your students.

• Learning from Artifacts and Documents, Schooner in the Sand exhibit
What clues did artifacts provide about the Schooner in the Sand?




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