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1.04- What do the Kentucky Derby, French Fries, and the 13th Amendment have in common? Activity: Artifact-Based Inquiry/Jigsaw/ Group Discussion

For this lesson students will be learning about the Columbian Exchange through different artifacts of the time. Students will learn about the triangle trade among Europe, Africa, and the Americas and its impact on each of its players. I would like students to see each of the cultures and economies independently as well as interdependently in the setting of the Columbian trade. My activity will be to have students in groups from each of the three economies and then give them a few artifacts from each of the geographical areas to learn about and from there each student will choose one artifact to teach to their classmates. Then the students will be put into groups of three, with each of the areas represented and with their artifacts, students will teach those in their group about their artifact and how it affected their economy and the economies of their peers. The assessment I would use is a group discussion of what they've learned from their peers, and then I will show them other artifacts and have them tell me where it might have come from and what place it might have had in the Columbian Exchange.