1. Welcome to the Title Museum
Setting
Plot
Story cover
Museum Entrance
Theme
Press
for Curator
Research Room
Story Room
HF Room

2. Room 2 Story Elements Theme Historic fact from story Interactions
Insert story photo representing Character Traits & theme
Artifact 6
Insert story photo representing characters interactions Artifact 5
Interactions
Insert story photo representing historical fact from story
Artifact 8
Room 2
Historic fact from story
Other perspective
Insert story photo representing other character’s perspective Artifact 7
Museum Entrance

3. Insert picture representing historical fact from author’s note
idtoric
Historical Facts Room
Historic fact from story
Insert picture representing historical fact from author’s note
Artifact 10
Insert primary source
Artifact 12
Room 3
Insert picture representing historical fact from author’s note Artifact 11
Historic fact
From authors note
Primary source
Historic fact
From authors’s
note
Museum Entrance

4. Historical Fact from story or author’s note
Research Room
Picture representing other historical fact from research Artifact 16
Room 4
Picture representing
Historical Fact from story or author’s note
Artifact 13
Additional fact
Additional fact
Our Artifact
to learn more about great depression .com
Search empire state
Building.
Museum Entrance

5. Artifact 1 Setting/ Point of View
Author tells the story narrated in first person through the main character, a 12 year old who is unnamed. The setting of this story is in New York City at the time when people were building the Empire State Building during the Great Depression.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

6. Artifact 2 Story Plot Return to Room
At the beginning of the story, the boy is sad and upset because he is looking for wood because his dad lost his job like many people because of the depression. He then sees the men starting to build the Empire State Building. He sees it as a symbol of hope. It was the beginning of a change because people finally getting jobs. He was happy because his pop got a job building the Empire State Building. At the end, the boy was happy because he went up into the Empire State building.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

7. Artifact 3 Book Citation & Author’s Style
Sky Boys, by Deborah Hopkinson, James E Ransome, 2006
Fictional characters in documented historical situations.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

8. Artifact 4 Theme Return to Room
He learns even in the worst of times something good can happen (the theme of the story). He learns this because even in the Great Depression they built the Empire State Building.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

9. Artifact 5 Character Interactions
The author uses the kid interactions to help readers understand the desperate times of the Great Depression. He shows how many people had a job working in the Empire State Building and many people did not. He also explains how millions of people waited in lines to get a job. He uses the interactions to explain how exciting it was to be working on the Empire State Building at that time. The tallest building in the world. .
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

10. Artifact 6 Character Traits & Theme
The boy is curious, adventures and excited. He was excited when they were building the Empire State Building even though his pop lost his job. He was curious to see if the Empire State Building is going to be finished in time like the builders told. He learns even in the worst of times something good can happen (the theme of the story). He learns this because even in the Great Depression they built the Empire State Building.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

11. Artifact 7 Other Character’s Perspective
The story would have been differently from the dad's point of view. It would be different because the dad would be depressed and sad because he lost his job. He probably would have told about the desperate times. He would explain the hard time about him needing a job to support his family. He would talk about how he saved money to take his son to the Empire State Building.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

12. Artifact 8 Historical Fact from the Story
In the story it states that the Empire State Building was built in the The historic fact from the story is ture. The facts that prove the information in the story is true are:
''The Empire State Building, as a skyscraper, in New York City was the tallest building in the world from
The entire building went up in just over a year. It was completed in 1931.
The Empire State Building opened in 1931.
Empire state building hershowantz
history. com
The empire state building Sarah Tieck
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

13. Artifact 9 Historical Fact from the Story
In the story it states that the Great Depression was when a lot of people lost their jobs. This historic fact from the story is true. The facts that prove the information in the story is true are:
''Depression-- that means full quarter of a labor force was unable to find work.
Great Depression was when many city residents were unemployed.
history.com-day in history/empire state building
Gooleimages.com
Return to Room

14. Artifact 10 Historic Fact from Author’s Note
In the author's note it states the Empire State building it self is 1,250 feet high with a total height of 1,440 feet if you add the 204 feet television antenna. The historic fact from the historic fact from the author's note is true. The facts that prove the information in the author's note are true:
''Millions of people have visited its observation deck on the 86th floor. The top of the tower is 1,440 feet.
The Empire State Building is 102 stories high.
of new york.com/blog/how- boys-was-the-empire-state-building.
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

15. Artifact 11 Historical Fact from Author’s Note
In the author's note it states that the people working on the Empire State Building are called skyboys because they are like spiders working in the sky. The historic fact from the author's note is true. The facts that prove the information in the author's note are truth:
''Empire State Building was built by construction workers who toiled at the height of up to 1,440 feet above the city streets. No wonder they were called skyboys or airtreaders.
They were working 1,440 feet above ground.
of new york.com/blog/how- boys-was-the-empire-state-building.
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

16. Artifact 12 Primary Source
The primary source shows how dangerous it
was a person hanging hard hoping you won’t
fall. That shows why they are called sky boys .
That representatives them really being feels
above ground. And that’s why they are called
Skyboys or air treaders.
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

17. Artifact 14 Other Historical Facts
There were government programs to feed people or keep them in their homes. Private charities tried to help, but the number of people in need was over whelming.
The Great Depression, Mellisa McDaniel
Goggleimages.com
Return to Room

18. Artifact 15 Other Historical Facts
In the Great Depression there were anxious people waiting outside the doors of banks, hoping to withdraw their money before the bank goes out of business
The Great Depression, Mellissa McDaniel,.
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

19. Artifact 13 Other Historic Facts
President Roosevelt offered a different approach under his New Deal, the government would establish new programs to help people.
The Great Depression ,Melissa McDaniel
Googleimages.com
Return to Room

20. Artifact 17 Our Artifact Return to Room
The artifact that represents the story and the time period is our version of the Empire State Building. It relates to the time period because the Empire State Building was built during the Great Depression. It relates to the story because the story talks how they built it.
Image acquired at:
Place URL here
Return to Room

21. Creator Names Return to Room
We are 5th graders from Lowe Elementary in Mrs. Herp
class. Our names are Joshua, Aadi,Bryce.Aadi is from
India. Joshua and Bryce are from America. All of us like
Basketball. Joshua is on the basketball team. And I like sports. Bryce is good at basketball and likes a lot of sports.
Aadi likes soccer a lot .Aadi is very good at tennis. We are the CREATORS.
Return to Room
Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler based on one of the sample virtual museums provided by the Keith Valley staff at ISTE’s NECC Contact Dr. Keeler for more information about virtual museums or visit