RESOURCES
The Anchorage Museum offers a multitude of free resources for teachers including worksheets, traveling artifact kits, and research aids.
FOCUSED TRIP SHEETS
Download K–12 student activity sheets from the right-hand column to help guide your field trip experience during free exploration. These simple, adaptable trip sheets include activities for the gallery, as well as suggested pre- and post-visit activities for the classroom.
ARTIFACT KITS
TRAVELING MUSEUM ARTIFACT KITS
With the museum’s traveling artifact kits, students can touch historical objects while learning about Alaska’s past. The artifact kits are free to all Alaska educators and are available for pick-up and return at the museum’s Education Department. Artifact kits can be shipped to schools outside the Anchorage area for the cost of shipping. Learn more at travelingkits@anchoragemuseum.org or (907) 929-9276.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Traveling Kit Fall Training for Educators
4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18
$15 per person, pre-registration required online
Traveling Kit Spring Training For Educators
4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013
$15 per person, pre-registration required online
Learn how to use artifacts and primary source documents in these customized traveling kits. Explore hands-on activities and interpretive techniques. Follow lesson plan ideas to create engaging, educational experiences for students.
ARTIFACT KIT OPTIONS
ANCIENT MYSTERIES (K–12)
This kit includes bone, stone, and wooden artifacts from St. Lawrence Island and spurs discussion about ancient Arctic technologies, subsistence, survival strategies, archaeology, and more.
BERING SEA AND BEYOND (K–12)
This kit contains natural samples and objects pertaining to Yup’ik and Iñupiaq cultures. Students can touch seal and sea otter pelts, try on snow goggles, and compare ivory and whale bone.
PEOPLE OF THE RAVEN (K–12)
This kit introduces Athabascan and Tlingit Native cultures with samples of natural materials, traditional tools, and beautifully crafted artifacts.
WORLD WAR II IN THE ALEUTIANS (7–12)
World War II had a significant impact on Alaska. Three distinct groups of people were brought together on the Aleutian Islands during this time: American military personnel, Japanese soldiers, and evacuated Unangax (Aleut) civilians. These educational kits explore personal stories from each group through interviews, documents, photographs, and authentic objects. Kits contain lesson plans, maps, films, and more. There are three WWII kits available:
AMERICAN STORY
Explore American fighter pilots’ military personal accounts
UNANGAX (ALEUT) STORY
Includes Unangax (Aleut) children’s stories of evacuation.
JAPANESE STORY
Read firsthand excerpts from Japanese soldiers’ memoirs.
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RESEARCH
FIRST FRIDAY ART REVIEWS
First Friday is a great extra-credit opportunity for high school students. The museum offers free general admission from 6 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Consider having your students write reviews or critiques after attending gallery talks by noted artists, watching live performances, and viewing current exhibitions. For more information, call (907) 929-9269.
BOB AND EVANGELINE ATWOOD ALASKA RESOURCE CENTER
The Atwood Resource Center maintains a library of more than 12,000 titles with a focus on history, ethnography, and art of Alaska and the North. This is a great resource for teens and teachers to conduct research. Materials do not circulate, but the general public is welcome to reference the collection. The archival collections, including more than 500,000 photographs, are also available for on-site research. For more information, call (907) 929-9235 or email resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org.
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