The University Museum

Teacher's Resources

The resources provided for this online exhibit include a teacher's guide which is available online or the document may be downloaded in .pdf format.

How to Use the Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide contains activities to help students explore the museum exhibit and also initiate personal projects.

The activities may be correlated to the State of Illinois Leaning Standards in English/Language Arts and Social Science and can be adapted by the teacher to suit vairous grade and skill levels. Suggested activities that are related specifically to the exhibit will help you explore the content, and the extension activities will encourage students to do their own research and initiate their own projects.

Links are embedded in the text to connect you with the appropriate places in the exhibit. Use the back button to return to the Guide.

Students will learn

	...that history is preserved through written word, photographs, music, personal stories
	...that music changes and is interpreted differently through time
	...that research tools have changed
	...that there are opportunities to gather historic information and use it in creative projects
	...that there are careers in historical research and preservation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Exhibit
   • Professor David McIntosh
   • Tools
2. Songs help us learn about historic events
   • The Shawneetown Flood
   • The Mt. Vernon Cyclone
   • The Wreck at Maud
3. Songs help us learn about people's ideas and traditions
   • When Mama Goes to Quarreling
   • Tribe of Monkeys
   • Fiddle Tunes
   • Square Dance
4. People interpret songs differently in different times and different places
   • Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
   • Over the Waves Waltz
   • I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me
5. Extending the Exhibit
   • The Instruments
   • Finding History in Your Town
   • Exploring Careers
   • Exploring Your Findings - Oral History
6. Learning Standards
   • Elementary
   • Middle/Junior High School
   • High School