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gallery activity sheet<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> <strong>Museum</strong><br />
Te Papa Whakahiku<br />
MUSEUM GALLERY ACTIVITY SHEET YR 4-6 (continued)<br />
By … Women's Work<br />
Many tools especially those made from iron have lasted to tell us about <strong>the</strong> <strong>past</strong>.<br />
· Sketch 2 objects and write what <strong>the</strong>y were for.<br />
This was for: This was for:<br />
Today we use: Today we use:<br />
GO TO THE WILD CHILD GALLERY<br />
On <strong>the</strong> verandah display close to <strong>the</strong> elephant's head end of <strong>the</strong> gallery.<br />
· Choose an item that you think would not rot away.<br />
· What job was this for?<br />
· How did it work?<br />
Walk through <strong>the</strong> nursery area (with <strong>the</strong> pram) and stop by <strong>the</strong> gravestone.<br />
Graveyards give us important historical evidence.<br />
· How old were <strong>the</strong> two babies who died?<br />
Sharing <strong>the</strong> Past<br />
· Fewer babies die young today. Why do you think so many more babies died in <strong>the</strong> 1870's?<br />
Walk to <strong>the</strong> bedroom end of <strong>the</strong> gallery.<br />
Collectors often leave <strong>the</strong>ir collections to a museum.<br />
· Look carefully at <strong>the</strong> things people have made collections of. Have you ever collected any of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
things?<br />
· Choose which collection you think would be <strong>the</strong> most useful to a museum. Why?<br />
Gallery Activity Sheet<br />
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