QUEENS COUNTY MUSEUM

Giving the past a future

Last updated November 1st, 2009

What’s It????
Using items from the Museum collection, your class will  observe and reason to identify the items and their uses. This is a fun way to have show and tell.

Program Length: 1 hour       Gr. K - 6
 

Try this quiz and see if you are a “What’s It” wiz. Answers are at the bottom of the page

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Am I a(n):
a.     bottle opener

b.     woodworking tool

c.     ice pick

d.     tooth extractor

Am I a(n):
a.     Victorian ash tray

b.     patch box

c.     ladies make up holder

d.     snuff box

Am I a(n):
a.     fossil

b.     jumble jug (a hobby project)

c.     garbage

d.     none of the above

Am I a(n):
a.     arrow head

b.     a sharks tooth

c.     none of the above

d.     both a and b

ANSWERS
1.d is a tooth extractor 2.b is a ladies patch box (fake moles for your body) 3.b is a jumble jug, a form of hobbying where an individual would collect all his or her junk and stick it to a jug or basket. 4.d is a 63 million year old sharks tooth used for a scraper.