2.+Artifact+Bag

Brandi Heidelberg's Artifact Bag: This is a picture of the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse. I would give a little history behind the lighthouse and explain to my students the significance of the lighthouse. I plan on using this image so that students can make their own lighthouse. Each student will receive their own paper towel role or dixe cup, red/orange paper, glue, and other materials to make their lighthouse.

This is an image of Ponce de Leon when he discovered the fountain of Youth. I show this image to the students and then give the story about de Leon's expedition to find this fountain of youth and if it really existed.

This is a picture of Juan Ponce de Leon. I would present this image of him to open my lesson. I would then present the pictures above so that the students can get an idea about what they will be learning and to start a class discussion.

This is a map of Ponce de Leon's Route in 1513. I would use this map to show the route that Ponce de Leon traveled as he explored parts of Florida while presenting a lesson and biography about de Leon himself.

Lindsey Johannessen's Artifact Bag: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/rocket.shtml Although this is mostly a history lesson, I want to try to incorporate a project. So I found this neat idea of how to make a rocket and demonstrate how it works. I feel like this can directly connect with the article on why NASA is located in Florida, and it would be a great was to get the students excited. I would place a picture of the rocket I am going to make in the bag. Furthermore, instead of every student making a rocket I will make one and after reading the article, the students can have fun watching a mock-rocket take off!

[] (Video on sally ride, 8:48 minutes) I want to use this to introduce her first space mission and her life mission as a scientist/astronaut. Her mission allows me to go into some detail as to what global warming is and how kids can help (tying in science here). When I show the video I plan to create a worksheet to help the students follow along. The new would go over the answers to make sure that everyone understands the video.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=space-shuttle-weather-florida I plan on putting a bag of beach sand, directly from the space coast, (because I live there) in the bag. This will really get the students curious about what we are learning. Then I want to use this article, but make it more age appropriate, and do some with reading so the students can discover why Florida is such a prime place for the Space shuttle to launch.

Zachary Anderson's Artifact Bag: Twenty Dollar Bill-This is a twenty dollar bill which features the portrait of Andrew Jackson. This is relevant for two reasons: the first being that Andrew Jackson is very important to the history of Florida, and the second being that Andrew Jackson played a key role in how banks work and how we use money today in America. Florida Atlas-This atlas is significant first and foremost because it is of Florida, which is what we are covering. But, it would also be interesting to make the connection to early explorers such as Ponce De Leon. Ponce De Leon will be covered on day one of the lesson, so this would be a good artifact to use on that day.

Jessica Miller's Artifacts: Steam Boat Willie cartoon- This represents Walt’s first cartoon and his school career at the Chicago Art Institute. Steam Boat Willie was Walt’s first animated and sound cartoon. He spent many night classes during high school at the Chicago Art Institute and then finally dropped out. __Walt The Man Behind the Myth__ part 1- This video clip will be used to introduce Walt Disney’s life. Part one begins with Walt as a child and describes his teen years and marriage. []

Savannah Dowdy's Artifact Bag: [] This video gives a biography of Zora Neale Hurston. It provides insight into how Hurston not only impacted Florida with her writing, but how her character and perseverance made her an influential, powerful woman. The video also gives a glimpse of Hurston's upbringing and how t could have influenced her writing.

This rendering of the Harlem Renaissance by Jerry Butler gives an idea of some of the music, art, and dance that influenced our American history. It gives an idea of the type of atmosphere present during the 1920's when Zora Neale Hurston was well known for her literary work within the African American community.

This is a photo of Gabriel Brown playing the guitar as Rochelle French and Zora Neale Hurston listen. This type of meeting on the porch is how Hurston obtained her vast array of folklore. This would be a great photo to display when discussing the origin and sustainability of the folklore genre.

This conch shell would be a great artifact to bring for the beginning of the Florida unit. It would get students excited about studying Florida and make them use their prior knowledge to apply all of the facts they already know about their state into their studies.