Artifact Bag

I have created a mini lesson on my artifact bag. This is a great idea because it starts out very exciting. Passing around the bag and having the students guess what is in the bag leaves the students wondering what is in this bag? What could it be? Students are forced to use their senses to figure out what is in the bag. Students get so excited to find out if their hypothesis was right or wrong. This activity also allows the students to express their thoughts on why they made that hypothesis. What clues did they use to make their guess? The artifact bag can contain artifacts that relate to what the students are learning about. This activity keeps the students engaged and eager to figure out what is in the bag. I remember Dr. Smirnova did this activity on the first day of Science methods class. Even at the college level I was eager to find out what was in the bag!