The directions for the
research project are listed below; you should have your artifact in front
of you before you begin.
1. Examine your artifact.
What
is made of? How heavy is it? Have seen something similar in your own life?
What could it be used for?
2. Click on Asst.
Curator Notes and download Pre-research Notes. On
this document you can answer some of the above questions and add additional
thoughts before you start your web research. Make sure you have come up
with a couple of questions of your own design.
3. Once you have completed
your Pre-research Notes, download Asst. Curator Findings (located on
the Asst. Curator Notes page) to keep track
of your research. Make sure before you begin your research, you have
recorded your name and your artifact #.
4. Go to the Artifacts
section and click on the image of your artifact. The images may not
match your artifact exactly. Each image is a link to a page of resources;
click on your image to open the page.
5. Use the provided web links
to obtain information about your artifact. In some cases, the links provided
will require additional scrolling or digging to find your information.
6. Anything you write down
in your 'findings' should be recorded with its bibliographical information.
You can find bibliographic information on each website; make sure you refer
to the MLA format for the correct information needed.
7. If you have used all of
the provided resources and still require additional information, refer
to your teacher for additional sources or permission to sea the web.
8. When you have completed
you Notes, your teacher will provide you with the Newark Museum Notes on
your artifact. How do your Notes compare with the notes of the
Museum? Add any additional museum notes to the back of the Asst.
Curator Findings.
9. Once completed, you should
have enough information to start your web page.
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