Launch
Students will launch the inquiry by examining paired 1963 and today artifacts, sorting evidence into math and humanities categories, hearing how an archivist uses sources, and generating early questions about how numbers can reveal differences in daily life.
Day 1
🖼️ Then and Now Snapshot Studio
Launch 45m
Research & Empathy
Students will gather community-grounded evidence, organize observations into math and humanities patterns, and draft a focused inquiry plan that connects historical sources, quantitative comparison, and audience-centered research for their 1963 expo work.
Days 2 - 4
🗂️ Archivist Source Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📊 Ratio Clues From 1963
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧭 Inquiry Plan and HMW Draft
Deliverable 45m
Prototype & Validate
Students will turn their research and data analysis into low-fidelity expo station prototypes, test those prototypes through structured peer critique and a stakeholder check, and revise their slide flow, annotated graphs, and evidence-based claim using documented feedback.
Days 5 - 6
🧩 Expo Station Prototype Sprint
Project Work 45m
🔁 Graphs and Claims Critique Round
Assessment 45m
Showcase
Students will present their final 1963 Time Capsule Expo stations to families and community guests, explain how ratios, percents, and historical sources reveal differences in daily life in 1963, respond to audience questions, and close with a brief partner check-in on success, challenge, and next step as presenters.
Day 7
🕰️ 1963 Time Capsule Expo
Assessment 45m