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Outreach Program
"Virginia at the Turn of the 20th Century: Teaching with Photographs"
Using turn-of-the-century photographs, this Hands-On History Box is designed to allow students to examine changes in Virginia's society and politics. The students will explore context clues from these primary source photographs to develop an awareness of the changes that occurred across the commonwealth during the early 1900s. The students use their knowledge of urban and rural development and the different regions of Virginia to identify where the photographs were taken. By applying what they have learned in the classroom about Jim Crow laws and segregation, the students will have an opportunity to discuss how the photographs reflect the society of the day. The students will identify items that were new inventions and how they influenced Virginia's industry, lifestyle, and social climate. Students will be encouraged to work in smaller groups in order to have the opportunity to examine photographs closely, and promote an exchange of ideas and knowledge.
• K–12th grade
• 45–60 minutes
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Hands-on History Program
"Teaching with Photographs"
Using the same Hands-On History Box as the outreach program above, our museum educators present this program in our award-winning exhibition, The Story of Virginia. Students analyze turn-of-the-century images while sitting alongside an antique Richmond streetcar and other artifacts from the period, immersing them in the history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Like the program above, "Teaching with Photographs" in the museum setting can be tailored to cover most grade-specific SOLs.
• K–12th grade
• 45–60 minutes
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