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Activity: Classroom Still Life

Practice creating a still life using characteristics of the genre.

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Activity: Portrait Investigations

Investigate the person in a portrait using clues and information from primary sources, images, and through research.

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Activity: Write a Museum Label

Practice writing a museum label for an object or artwork.

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Activity: Think like a Collector

Examine a museum collection for themes and commonalities and consider what the collection represents about a community.

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Activity: Curating a Classroom Museum

Create a classroom museum about American history and culture.

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Activity: Mahogany, Walnut, or Journeyman's Price?

Examine the ways economic factors influence decision making.

Front view of ovoid jar with handles near the top, decorated with blue pigment and incised decorations, with a flower in a checkered pot at the center and the initials “IS” below.

Object Story: Jar

Stoneware jar with unique decorations.

Painted tin document box mounted with original brass handle; decorated with red, white and yellow on three sides and the top; typical of the workshop of Elijah and Elisha North.

Object Story: Decorated Document Box

Decorated tin document box; decorated with red, white and yellow typical of the workshop of Elijah and Elisha North of Stevens Plains (now Westbrook), Maine 1806-1840.

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Activity: Myth Busting!

Consider various myths told about the history of the United States and investigate their origins, different accounts, and how perspectives shape our understanding.

The Common Good

Americans are known for their commitment to individual freedom: freedom to make their own choices, freedom to speak their mind, and freedom to come and go as they please.