LESSON PLAN SUMMARY
Museum Making: An Assessment Tool for Place-Based Education

Destination
Other
Subjects Social Studies, Science, Math, Environmental Education, English/Language Arts, Arts
Grades 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Author Rebecca Burdett, formerly, Poughkeepsie Day School

Creating a "Hudson River Museum" allows students to process the concepts and content learned. They developed 12 exhibits to tell a particular part of the story of our work. Our students worked in groups with parent and/or community "mentors" to plan, design, and build these exhibits over a 5-week period. The museum was then opened to our school and parent community. Our students became docents and museum workers, giving tours to over 300 students, parents, and others.