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Museum Educator for a Day
K–12 Resource: Field Trip Activities
Post-Visit Activity: Step into the role of a museum educator and have a conversation about your favorite field trip memory with your classmates
Project Details
- Grade Level 3–5
- Subject Visual Arts
- Resource Type Field Trip Activities
Learning Objectives
In this activity, you will:
- think about your Getty Museum field trip and reflect on your favorite moments
- share what you learned or enjoyed most during your visit
- practice leading a discussion by asking questions and listening to others' ideas
Materials Needed
- Pencils
- Paper
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Assignment
Become a Museum Educator
Have you ever taught someone something new? Museum educators do that every day! They help museum visitors learn by inviting them to observe, think, wonder, and discuss together.
You'll be a museum educator for the day by teaching your classmates about your favorite part of your Getty Museum visit.
To get ready, think back to your field trip. Write down four things you did, saw, or learned. For each one, write a sentence explaining why it was special to you.
Plan Your Talk
Of the four things you wrote about, choose one to draw and talk to your class about. If your favorite part of the visit was an artwork, draw what you remember about it.
Museum educators share information, but they also help visitors think, ask questions, and share their own ideas. As you prepare your talk, think about what you want to teach your classmates and what questions you’ll ask to get them to share their ideas.
What will you teach them?
You’ll start your talk by sharing and explaining your drawing of your favorite part of the museum visit. Then, choose two things to teach your classmates about that part of the field trip.
Some options:
- Why the moment was special to you
- What you learned
- Something interesting or surprising about it
- One detail you remember most
What questions will you ask them?
After talking about your favorite field trip memory, think of two questions you can ask your classmates to get them thinking and talking.
Some examples:
- What details in the drawing stand out to you?
- Does this remind you of something you saw during our visit?
- What would you like to know more about?
You’re On!
It’s time for your museum educator talk.
- Share and describe your drawing.
- Explain why this part of the museum visit was special to you.
- Share the two things you chose to teach your classmates.
- Ask them the two questions you prepared.
- Listen to their ideas and discuss them together.
Great job, museum educator! You shared something important to you and helped your classmates look closely, ask questions, and have a thoughtful discussion together.
Glossary
museum educator
A person who helps visitors learn about and understand artworks, objects, and history in a museum.