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Season 2: Episode 1 Macktown Tooth
In September I had the joy of attending a free weekend event at Macktown. The event gave area residents and visitors an opportunity to dig and sift at a real site. Macktown is a special site in Northern Illinois at the confluence of the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers. This episode explains the steps we took to preserve prehistoric and historical artifacts. For more information about the Second Sunday activities at Macktown, visit the website, http://www.macktownlivinghistory.com
Sources:
https://www.macktownlivinghistory.com/
https://archive.org/stream/historyofrockton00carr/historyofrockton00carr_djvu.txt
Episode 7: Reflections on Monticello Teacher Institute 2019
The artifact this week is the brick. Have a listen to find out 5 take aways all teachers of history can use in their classroom this year.
Sources:
Jefferson and Monticello: The Biography of a Builder. Jack McLaughlin
Monticello.org
Episode 6
Classroom Supply #2: Lined Paper
https://anchor.fm/rachel383/episodes/Classroom-Supply2-Lined-paper-e4t73g
This episode takes a look at another common school supply, lined paper. Listen to find out how long it has been around and how recycling has been involved in the process in the past and the present. Get ready to find out about a connection between paper and mummies, and wasps.
Sources:
Sources:
“From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 19 March 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, accessed April 11, 2019, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-19-02-0148. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 19, 24 January–31 March 1791, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974, pp. 584–585.]
Images of Thomas Jefferson’s drawing on graph paper:
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/drawing-paper
Paper before 1914:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-manufacture-of-paperpaper-made/
About paper today:
Click to access How+Are+Trees+Grown+for+Paper.pdf
https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/faqs.html#recycle
https://www.worldwildlife.org/industries/pulp-and-paper
Mummy Paper:
https://www.academia.edu/35729160/Take_That_Joseph_Dane.doc
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/erev/hd_erev.htm
Paper Recycling Engineering lesson:
Paper Making Projects:
https://www.ehow.com/how_6132991_make-rag-paper.html
https://www.paperslurry.com/tag/rags-make-paper/
Mummy Rags:
https://www.ajaonline.org/book-review/1184
Episode 5: Classroom Supply #1: The pencil
Episode 4: Automata: The House on the Rock and Discovery World
This week’s episode: https://anchor.fm/rachel383/episodes/Automata-The-House-on-the-Rock-and-Discovery-World-e4j9vf
Whether you are looking for an adventure or a “staycation” there is something for everyone in this episode of Artifacts. Two of my recent trips in Wisconsin highlighted automata which sparked some questions for me. Listen to this week’s episode to learn what an automaton is, its history, where you can find one, or more than you ever dreamed, and even how you can make one on your own.
For information about House on the Rock: https://www.thehouseontherock.com/
This episode’s links:
Discovery World: https://www.discoveryworld.org/
Zoetropes: http://sciphile.org/lessons/zoetropes-phenakistoscopes-and-other-animation-toys
Cardboard Automata for kids to try: https://www.exploratorium.edu/pie/downloads/Cardboard_Automata.pdf
Or try these:https://makercamp.com/week-4/day-3/ https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/blog/2014/08/19/automata-examples
https://diy.org/skills/toymaker/challenges/758/build-an-automaton
If you make an automaton of your own, be sure to send me pictures!
Episode 3: Victory Gardens Yesterday and Today
Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies in the summer. For many Americans during WWI and WWII, it wasn’t just a hobby, it was a means of survival, an opportunity to cultivate community, and a display of patriotism. This week’s episode puts the spotlight on gardening during wartime in our nation and its significance today.
To find out more information about how you can get involved in the Caritas Food Pantry or Community Garden visit: http://caritasbeloit.org/
Sources for this week’s episode:
Victory Garden History:https://archive.org/details/wargardenvictori00packrich/page/n6 https://archive.org/details/CAT31355423/page/n1
A great resource for teachers with Victory Garden lesson plans:https://classroomvictorygarden.org/
The War Garden Victorious by Charles Lathrop Pack
https://archive.org/details/wargardenvictori00packrich/page/n6
Episode 2: The History of IceCream
A vintage photo of a local ice cream company’s truck prompted a swirl of questions. Do you know how long ice cream has been around? Has it always been made the same way? Why do we need salt to make this sweet treat? What were the most popular flavors? How about the strangest flavors…
Sources:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr33b.html#obj36
http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodicecream.html
Episode 1: The Eyes Have It
This episode explains the history of the stereopticon, a popular parlor device in the 1800’s. Learn the science of how this gadget works. Listen to understand the difference between invention, innovation, and improvement.
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