Let's Take a Trip to Your Museum- A Virtual Museum Research Project

The students will create a Virtual Museum using the template provided.  Teachers will divide students into teams of four to six "curators" to create a virtual museum on the topic the teacher wants to introduce (historical period, literary period, biographical information, etc.). Students will present the completed museums to the class in order to share their researched findings.  

Suggested topics to be included for museum rooms:

A.) Photographic/Descriptive Timeline of Key Events

B.) Relevant court cases

C.) Biographies and photos of major historical figures or authors

D.) Advertisements

E.) Works of Art, music, or written expression

This activity is most effective for students and teachers considering that all students do not have the same access to actual field trips.  This is a way to allow students to conduct research while also providing relevant experiences.