Buildings as Artifacts: What Are Buildings in World History Telling Us?

Autor/inn/en	O'Brien, Joe; Peavey, Scott; Fuller, Molly
Titel	Buildings as Artifacts: What Are Buildings in World History Telling Us?
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 107 (2016) 2, S.81-87 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
DOI	10.1080/00377996.2015.1116428
Schlagwörter	Buildings; World History; Physical Environment; Middle School Students; Grade 6; Grade 9; History Instruction; Learning Activities; Data Interpretation; Historical Interpretation; Interpretive Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Building; Gebäude; Weltgeschichte; Natürliche Umwelt; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Lernaktivität; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Historische Interpretation; Interpretationsmethode
Abstract	Learning about people from long ago and far away poses a challenge for students because such people seem so distant and different. The lack of easily comprehensible text-based primary sources compounds this problem. Using a built environment as a primary source makes people from the distant past more accessible, concrete and exciting. Broadly speaking, a built environment entails all the changes that people have made to a landscape, such as buildings, roads, ways of conveying power and water, and even adaptations of the physical environment such as gardens and parks. Students' exploration of a built environment fosters historical inquiry and visual literacy, provides evidence for constructing a historical narrative, and offers insight into a people, place and time as they investigate not simply the structure, but the perspectives of those associated with it and the cultural and historical context in which it is situated. In this article we draw on our experience with 6th and 9th grade students as we present a guide on how to integrate the built environment as a source of artifacts into world history. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01