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=Museum Box=

Hi everyone, I found a great resource for teachers today. It is called Museum Box. Here is a [|link] to the site.

The site was inspired by Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson made a collection of artifacts made by African people, and carried it around in a box to attempt to prove to the slave owners of his day that all people were valuable, and that no one should be a slave. He believed in free trade for all people.

This website allows teachers to set up projects for almost any subject. Students collect documents, images, videos, links to web pages, and other research materials, and put it in cubes in a box. Each box holds three layers of 8 cubes. A different article can be placed on each side of every cube, enabling each students box to hold 144 pieces of research. Each cube can have a unique label to organize the layers, and to allow the student to be able to find particular pieces of research readily. There is also a drawer that the student can temporarily place items in until he/she knows which cube will be used. Also, each article can be labeled with a caption so the student can cite the sources for the research piece.

I think it would also make a useful time capsule project tool.

After the research is completed, the project is sent to the teacher, and published to the site for visitors to have the benefit of the research items.

Visit the site, and let me know if you agree that it has tremendous potential for the classroom.

By the way, teacher and school subscriptions are free.

Ari