This resource is perfect for elementary students planning to visit a museum or art gallery in the near future. These worksheets can be printed out at home before visiting a museum as a family, or teachers may use these to prompt discussions in their classrooms before or after museum visits.
These activities are meant to inspire discussions about where objects in museums come from, who made these objects, who do they belong to, and it also includes an activity that specifically asks questions about photography or art that might be included in exhibits to understand more about the artists or photographs.
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This worksheet is designed to walk students through some observation techniques to investigate and ask questions of museum objects. This can be used when visiting museums or teachers can pull…
Download Museum Objects Investigators: Observation & Investigation ActivityThis handout is meant to guide conversations around understanding and observing museum objects.
Download Museum Objects Investigators: Observation Questions Worksheet