Preservation Methods at the Smithsonian Text Card 6-Pack

This item is estimated to be available in January 2025. Please contact customer service at orders@tcmpub.com or 800-858-7339 to pre-order.

Discover how museums protect and preserve the artifacts they have on display! Anything from temperature to how a person handles an object can cause damage. Learn about the techniques museum staff use to preserve items in this 6-pack of STEAM text cards.

Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack boosts secondary students’ literacy skills while inspiring curiosity, creativity, and innovation. The lesson plan includes a hands-on STEAM challenge that takes students through each step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities.

Preservation Methods at the Smithsonian 6-Pack

• Explore how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems
• Dive into content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics
• Build visual literacy with dynamic images and text features that enhance the reading experience
• Develop creative and critical thinking skills with questions on the backs of the cards

This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.