The HISTORY® Channel is running a contest for students ages 7-13 called the Kid Pickers Pick and Tell National Student Contest, based on their program, American Pickers, in which Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz search for interesting historical items at flea markets, estate sales, old barns, and other such places.
Elementary and middle school students are invited to go on their own quest to find t unique historical items, collectibles, or other memorabilia in their community. Students then write short essays of 500 words or less describing their historical item they have picked and its significance.
The Grand Prize, First Place, and Second Place winners will receive $10,000, $5,000, and $3,000 scholarships respectively, and will travel to Mike Wolfe's Antique Archaeology story in Nashville, TN.
Download the rules and entry forms at www.history.com/shows/american-pickers/pages/pick-and-tell. The essays must be submitted by May 17, 2013.
It sounds like a fun way to make local history personal and to practice those essay-writing skills. Good luck to all
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Curriculum Resource: American Geography
OK, so maybe this one is a little dubious...but I thought it was fun.
Someone has come up with a map of the United States with each state represented by a TV show. Alas, as a former DC resident, I have to point out that they did not include the capitol city, although perhaps that was due to the difficulty in choosing just one--what with 24, Bones, Get Smart, Murphy Brown, X-files, Commander in Chief, and West Wing (among others) all in the running.
So your media-fixated child could watch episodes from all these shows and do a report on what s/he found was different between all these states--and what was the same. Actually, I would LOVE to read a report on something like that. If anyone ever does anything like that, or hear of anyone who does, PLEASE let me know.
The link to the USA-TV map is: http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2010/11/12/tv-america-full.jpg
Someone has come up with a map of the United States with each state represented by a TV show. Alas, as a former DC resident, I have to point out that they did not include the capitol city, although perhaps that was due to the difficulty in choosing just one--what with 24, Bones, Get Smart, Murphy Brown, X-files, Commander in Chief, and West Wing (among others) all in the running.
So your media-fixated child could watch episodes from all these shows and do a report on what s/he found was different between all these states--and what was the same. Actually, I would LOVE to read a report on something like that. If anyone ever does anything like that, or hear of anyone who does, PLEASE let me know.
The link to the USA-TV map is: http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2010/11/12/tv-america-full.jpg
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