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Home > History Museum > History Lab Learning Center
HISTORY LAB LEARNING CENTERInvestigation. Inquiry. Research. Fun?The History Lab Learning Center is a one of a kind exhibit that is quickly becoming the place to be. You must see the History Lab at the Washington State History Museum so that you can experience the enjoyment and excitement along with your students!
The hands-on History Lab teaches students how to learn about history through engaging interactive exhibits based upon the historical concepts — Time, Place, Viewpoint, Biography, Exploration, Causation, and Precedent,— and introduces students to the Tools of the History Trade. Students, in teams of two, explore the lab as Time Detectives to solve a History Mystery relating to Washington State. In the process, they research clues throughout the History Lab using computer stations, educational games, and hands-on learning. This approach helps students get a different look at history and realize it's actually fun! They always leave wanting more. Discovering the Tools of the History Trade is entertaining as well as challenging. Investigating pictures, researching books, listening to stories, navigating maps, and discovering ephemera stimulate children's minds as history becomes real. The Time and Place galleries are hands-on experiences that utilize computer games, puzzles and videos to tell the stories of our state's past. Whether students are evaluating "Transportation Through Time" while standing in an Oregon Trail wagon or testing their steady hands at Hanford as they listen to various eastern Washington viewpoints, their minds are expanding with a new appreciation for history. And it's not just kids and teachers who give History Lab rave reviews. History Lab catches the attention of scholarly institutions as well. The History Lab Learning Center won the 2002 award of merit for making excellent use of new technology and history from the American Association of Local and State History. In 2003, the History Lab To Go! outreach kit earned first prize for educational resources from the American Association of Museums. Check out Inquiry in Action by Stephanie Lile for further information on the groundwork for the History Lab Learning Center. Take a Virtual Tour of the History Lab Learning Center online. Reserve time for a class visit to the History Lab today using our online reservation form! For more information please contact: |
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