• Conversing with an Object
• About the Activity
• Activity Overview
• Preparation
• In the Classroom
• At the Museum
• Back in the Classroom
• Get Connected
• Writers' Forum
• Additional Resources
• Credits & Acknowledgments
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Activity Overview

Students create written conversations using objects.

Objectives

Students will be able to

• formulate questions or statements about unfamiliar objects
• write a dialogue
• discuss two or more facts about a museum object
  

Materials

common objects; paper and pens or pencils; clipboards; samples of magazine interviews (optional)

Subjects

Grades