Families are invited to

attend:
The Danbury Humanities
Rogers Park Department is committed to
Middle School supporting both student
Date: innovation and enhanced
opportunities for showcasing
Thursday, May 19, 2016 student learning. A Night at the
Time: Museum provides Danbury
5:00 PM to 7 PM Middle School students with an
opportunity to present rigorous
Broadview Middle School and relevant projects to a larger
Date: public audience in a formal
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 venue. Similarly, the exhibition
provides community members,
Time: parents, and educators with the
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM opportunity to view a broad
variety of exemplary student
Join us for a fun way to work.
tour history.
Patricia Hall
Brought to you by the
Middle School
Danbury Middle School Department Sponsored by the
Social Studies students. Head of Humanities DPS Humanities Department
Danbury Public Schools
devinp@danbury.k12.ct.us
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When you enter a museum, have you ever considered that you are walking into a
story? History is, after all, a story and museum exhibits help us become a part of the
story by immersing us in the research and primary sources of the past. For this multi-
grade, multi-school project, students have the opportunity to become both an
historian and museum exhibit curator. As a historian, students research a topic
and analyze primary sources, which are displayed in their exhibit. As a curator,
students will plan and assemble an exhibit that will be displayed for everyone to see.

Historians and Curators

What Our Students are Learning
This event is an opportunity for
students to showcase their
exemplary Project Based Learning
experiences by providing a forum
for students to present their work to
an appreciative public audience!
Teachers and students are
encouraged to submit high quality
projects from grade 6, 7 and 8
Social Studies classes. Presentation
modes may include displays, digital
media, and any other creative and
unique way to demonstrate 21st
Century learning and communicate
an answer to a driving question.
Museum participants will
experience how DPS Core
Standards implementation is
transforming learning and teaching
in a rigorous and relevant way.
at Work: topic of interest to answer the driving
question provided.
7th Grade Civil War:
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations:
The Civil War and the period of
The first civilizations formed on the
Reconstruction brought great social,
banks of rivers. The most notable
political, and economical changes to
examples are the Ancient Egyptians, who
American society. The effects of these
were based on the Nile, the
changes continued into the 20th century.
Mesopotamians in the Fertile Crescent on
Driving Question: What is the impact
the Tigris & Euphrates rivers, and the
of the Civil War on today’s society?
Ancient Chinese on the Yellow River.
Students will review and examine how
8th Grade World War II:
early civilizations began, functioned, and
World War II played a very large part in
flourished to create their own unique
shaping the world we live in today. It
civilization while determining aspects
resulted in Great Britain losing its
that will make their created civilization
empire, the United States gaining in
flourish or flounder.
power, the creation of the state of Israel,
Driving Question: How would you
the development of the atomic bomb, and
develop a civilization that would
the division between "East" and "West"
withstand the test of time?
that runs through the middle of Europe.
Driving Question: How can we ensure
Both 7th and 8th grade students will
that the events of WWII are never
conduct an historical investigation on a
repeated in today’s world?

When you enter a museum, have you

ever considered that you are walking